Forceps, biopsy

Forceps, biopsy
Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Surgical instruments, trays and bowls
Multiple vs. specific use (health condition)
Multiple
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Specialized clinical
Capital
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Specialized diagnostics
Specialized surgery
EMDN related code(s)
L031301
GENERAL SURGERY BIOPSY FORCEPS , REUSABLE
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GMDN related code(s)
11775
Open-surgery biopsy forceps, reusable (A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to obtain soft-tissue biopsy specimens from an open surgical wound or from within/near a large natural orifice (e.g., vagina, rectum) for histopathological examination; it is not intended for endoscopic or catheterized access. It is a metallic forceps-like instrument with a distal mechanism designed to bite/punch the biopsy sample and hold it for extraction when the handles are squeezed together. It is not designed for cutting bone (i.e., not a rongeur). This is a reusable device.)
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WHO related resources
Decommissioning
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