Catheter, interventional, femoral

Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Catheters and related
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Specific
Intended population age
Adolescent (10 to 19 years)
Later adults (over 64 years)
Adults (20 to 64 years)
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Specialized clinical
Capital
No
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (2021)
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)
C0104020205
PHARMACEUTICAL INFUSION AND ADMINISTRATION INTRAVASCULAR CATHETERS AND MICROCATHETERS
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GMDN related code(s)
15023
Femoral artery/vein access catheter (A thin, flexible tube intended to be surgically inserted into the femoral artery or the femoral vein to provide an alternative access to a patient's vasculature, typically when other access routes are not viable or are exhausted. It may be used for continuous arteriovenous (AV) haemofiltration, the delivery of chemotherapeutic agents, or for other chronic applications to avoid repetitive injections. This is a single-use device.)
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WHO related resources
Decommissioning
WHO resources on medical devices