Clip applier

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
No
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
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
EMDN related code(s)
H02010299
CLIPS - OTHER
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GMDN related code(s)
46952
Scalp clip applier, single-use (A hand-held, manually-operated, surgical instrument used for the application (the attachment) of nonimplantable, single-use scalp clips to the margins of a scalp wound/incision during a surgical intervention on the cranium/scalp. Often referred to as a clip gun, it has a pistol-like design and holds an exchangeable, preloaded cassette of scalp clips that are fired into the scalp tissue, with the pull of a trigger, to approximate the margins of the wound/incision until it heals. This is a single-use device.)
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WHO related resources
Decommissioning
WHO resources on medical devices