Wire passer, Demel

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)
Specific
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Specialized clinical
Capital
Yes
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Trauma and Emergency Surgery Kit (2019)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Specialized surgery
EMDN related code(s)
L031309
SUTURE NEEDLE PASSERS, REUSABLE
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GMDN related code(s)
32864
Wire/ligature passer, reusable (A hand-held, manual surgical instrument designed for passing a length of a flexible material/device, typically a wire, ligature, or orthopaedic graft gauge, through a surgical site by creating a pathway through tissue and facilitating the introduction and handling of the material/device. It may also be referred to as a carrier and is typically in the form of a shaft with a distal clasp, grasping arm, or cannulated hook to hold the material being passed through the tissue. This is a reusable device.)
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