Suture set

Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Surgical instruments, trays and bowls
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population age
Adolescent (10 to 19 years)
Later adults (over 64 years)
Adults (20 to 64 years)
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
General clinical
Capital
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (2015)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
General outpatient (health post, health center) and outreach services for primary care
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Emergency care
General surgery
Inpatient care
Intensive care
Medical imaging
Outpatient care
Specialized surgery
Specialized treatment
EMDN related code(s)
L0299
SUTURE INSTRUMENTS, REUSABLE - OTHER
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GMDN related code(s)
44058
General surgical procedure kit, non-medicated, reusable (A typically non-dedicated collection of various surgical instruments, sometimes with dressings and/or other materials, but that does not contain pharmaceuticals, intended to be used during: 1) open abdominal surgery; 2) a range of open surgical procedures across multiple clinical specialties (non-dedicated); 3) non-orthopaedic trauma surgery; 4) minor dermatological surgery; or 5) cosmetic surgery below the head. As a kit that includes procedural devices, it is neither dedicated to surgical scrubbing, surgical patient preparation, nor anaesthesia, and is not a dedicated biopsy kit. This is a reusable device.)
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WHO related resources
Decommissioning
WHO resources on medical devices