Needle, wire localization

Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Syringes and needles
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population age
All ages
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Specialized clinical
Capital
No
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Medical imaging
Specialized treatment
EMDN related code(s)
A019012
BREAST NODULES AND OTHER STRUCTURES LOCALISATION NEEDLES AND SYSTEMS
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GMDN related code(s)
61502
Vascular catheter introduction needle (A sterile, sharp bevel-edged, hollow tubular metal instrument designed to make the initial percutaneous puncture to access a vein and/or artery during vascular catheterization. It is available in a variety of forms to enable a catheter to be introduced directly, or a guidewire to be introduced (Seldinger technique); the therapeutic or diagnostic aspiration of fluids may be achieved during its placement. Its lumen is not intended to be filled with an obturator/dilator and it does not include additional access devices. This is a single-use device.)
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