Type of medical device or related product
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Intended population sex
Level of technical knowledge
Capital
Reusable
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Healthcare unit
EMDN related code(s)
L01040502
OCULAR ENUCLEATION SCISSORS, REUSABLE
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GMDN related code(s)
13487
Enucleation scissors, reusable (A hand-held, manual, ophthalmic surgical instrument intended to be used to cut tissue during surgery involving enucleation of the eye and/or its related structures (i.e., the removal of the eyeball to, e.g., remove a malignant tumour or to relieve intolerable pain in a blind eye). It comprises two pivoted blades that are usually provided with a finger and thumb ring-handle and which cut with a shearing action (i.e., the blades cut as the sharpened edges pass one another as they are closed). It is typically made of high-grade stainless steel and is available in various designs and sizes; some designs may additionally be used for cutting sutures and drapes. This is a reusable device.)
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WHO resources on medical devices
Interagency list of priority medical devices for essential interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
WHO list of priority medical devices for cancer management
WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
WHO List of Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications
Package of eye care interventions
Trauma and Emergency Surgery Kit (TESK) 2019
WHO medical devices website
WHO priority medical devices website
WHO essential in vitro diagnostic website