Type of medical device or related product
Multiple vs. specific use (health condition)
Intended population sex
Level of technical knowledge
Capital
Reusable
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Healthcare unit
GMDN related code(s)
11799
Forceps jar (A tall, slender, cylindrical vessel designed for holding various types of forceps prior to and during a surgical intervention or an examination in an operating room (OR) or examination room. It is typically made of high-grade stainless steel or sterilizable plastic material (e.g., polypropylene) and will have a wide or weighted base to give it stability. It may have a hinged lid with a semicircular notch in its forward edge so that the handles of the forceps can protrude. The jar may hold a disinfecting solution while in use. This is a reusable device.)
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Non WHO Technical specifications
WHO resources on medical devices
Interagency list of priority medical devices for essential interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
WHO list of priority medical devices for cancer management
WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
WHO List of Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications
Package of eye care interventions
Trauma and Emergency Surgery Kit (TESK) 2019
WHO medical devices website
WHO priority medical devices website
WHO essential in vitro diagnostic website