Electrical Vacuum Aspiration (EVA) unit

Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Medical equipment
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population age
All ages
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
General clinical
Capital
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
electricity (mains)
WHO list of priority medical devices
Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (2015)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Inpatient care
Specialized surgery
EMDN related code(s)
Z120105
SURGICAL MEDICAL ASPIRATORS
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GMDN related code(s)
63648
General-purpose surgical suction system, electric (A portable assembly of devices, which includes a surgically invasive component, intended to aspirate body cavities/wounds during a surgical procedure (e.g., general surgery, laparoscopy, urological surgical procedure); it may in addition have non-surgical applications. It is typically intended to remove debris, tissues and fluids, to clear a site and facilitate observation. It includes an electrically-powered suction pump, collection containers, tubing, and patient contact devices (e.g., handpiece/tip, catheter); it is not designed for irrigation.)
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