Needle, spinal

Type of medical device or related product
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Intended population age
Intended population sex
Level of technical knowledge
Capital
Reusable
Requirements
None
EMDN related code(s)
A01030101
SPINAL ANAESTHESIA NEEDLES AND KITS 
GMDN related code(s)
35212
Spinal needle, single-use (A sharp bevel-edged, hollow tubular instrument designed for short-term use to withdraw a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), assist introduction of a spinal guidewire or catheter (e.g., lumboperitoneal shunt, intrathecal catheter), and/or deliver contrast media and/or anaesthetic or analgesic agents intrathecally (subarachnoid) or into a vertebral disc, either directly or using the needle-through-needle technique. It is typically fenestrated, spring-tipped, and made of metal and/or plastic materials; some types may be semi-rigid and include a stylet for support during handling. This is a single-use device.)