Retractor, Weitlaner

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
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (2021)
Trauma and Emergency Surgery Kit (2019)
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
Specialized treatment
EMDN related code(s)
N/A
N/A
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GMDN related code(s)
45182
Self-retaining surgical retractor, reusable (A hand-operated, self-retaining, one-piece surgical instrument intended to be used to separate/draw aside the margins of a wound/incision to allow access to tissues/organs during open surgery; it is not intended to retract the ribs and is not dedicated to ophthalmic surgery, but may otherwise be clinically dedicated. It is designed as a one-piece device (i.e., not a mounting ring, or table-fixed assembly) having two legs with distal hooked blades and a self-retaining mechanism to maintain the legs in an open position for retraction. This is a reusable device.)
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WHO related resources
Decommissioning
WHO resources on medical devices