Scissors, vascular, Potts-Smith

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 sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Specialized clinical
Capital
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Trauma and Emergency Surgery Kit (2019)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
General surgery
Specialized surgery
Specialized treatment
EMDN related code(s)
L01040402
VASCULAR SCISSORS, REUSABLE
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GMDN related code(s)
44354
Vascular scissors (A hand-held, manual surgical instrument designed to cut a blood vessel (i.e., to cut over a blood vessel or cut longitudinally to split it open) during open vascular surgery; it is not intended for endoscopic use. Often referred to as micro-scissors, it is a metallic device with two small pivoted blades which cut with a shearing action. The blades are often pointed to penetrate the vessel wall, may be straight, curved sideways, or acutely angled, and may include carbide inserts along the cutting edges. This is a reusable device intended to be sterilized prior to use.)
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