Catheter, balloon tamponade, postpartum haemorrhage

Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Catheters and related
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Specific
Intended population age
Adolescent (10 to 19 years)
Adults (20 to 64 years)
Intended population sex
Female
Level of technical knowledge
Specialized clinical
Capital
No
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (2015)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
Pre-hospital emergency services
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Specialized surgery
EMDN related code(s)
U0801
GYNAECOLOGICAL CATHETERS
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GMDN related code(s)
32655
Intrauterine cannula, single-use (A sterile, semi-rigid or rigid, plastic or, less frequently metal, tube designed for insertion into the uterus. It is frequently connected directly or through an external tube or catheter to an irrigator and/or aspirator for irrigation, infusion, or withdrawal of substances. It may also provide a port through which instruments and/or probes are passed to perform a variety of gynaecologic/obstetric diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical procedures. This is a single-use device.)
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WHO related resources
Decommissioning
WHO resources on medical devices