Prostheses, lower limb

Primary use
Assistive care / Rehabilitation
Type of medical device or related product
Assistive products
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population age
Later adults (over 64 years)
Adults (20 to 64 years)
Adolescent (10 to 19 years)
Childhood (28 days to 9 years)
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Specialized clinical
Capital
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (2021)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Community services for primary care
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Assistive technology provision
Rehabilitation
EMDN related code(s)
Y0624
LOWER EXTREMITY PROSTHESES
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GMDN related code(s)
64730
Multiple-joint external lower-limb prosthesis system (A prefabricated assembly of prosthetic devices designed to functionally replace, in part or total, an absent lower limb after amputation at any hip or knee level. The device comprises more than one joint replacement and associated segments (e.g., a hip-knee-ankle system, or a knee-ankle system) where the movement of the joints is controlled to provide an integrated and coordinated limb response. It may integrate different types of joint functional components (e.g., mechatronic, motorized).)
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