Catheter, embolectomy, Fogart

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 sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Specialized clinical
Capital
No
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Trauma and Emergency Surgery Kit (2019)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Specialized surgery
Specialized treatment
EMDN related code(s)
C019002
EMBOLECTOMY CATHETERS
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GMDN related code(s)
58174
Thrombectomy balloon catheter (A flexible tube designed for the percutaneous, transluminal disruption and removal of clotted blood (i.e., a thrombus or thromboembolus) causing vascular obstruction in native and stented blood vessels, native and synthetic bypass grafts, and/or haemodialysis access grafts, through distension of a balloon intended to dilate the stenosis. It is a balloon catheter that may include valves for the injection of contrast media/thrombolytic agents and/or an embolectomy coil for mechanical removal of the obstruction. This is a single-use device.)
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