Type of medical device or related product
General 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
EMDN related code(s)
L03130401
TISSUE AND ORGAN GRASPING FORCEPS, REUSABLE
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GMDN related code(s)
38661
Rigid endoscopic grasping forceps, reusable (A rigid hand-held, manual device used in combination with a compatible endoscope to grasp tissue (typically atraumatically) or foreign bodies. It is typically constructed as a very long instrument with one sliding and one stationary rod whose distal ends are equipped with grasping tongs or claws which are operated by scissors-like ring handles at the proximal end of the instrument; it is not an electrosurgical instrument. It is typically made of high-grade stainless steel and is introduced into the body through the working channel of the endoscope to grasp internal structures for observation, excision, and/or biopsy procedures. This is a reusable device.)
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WHO related resources
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