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Cardiac ventriculography catheter

30 GUDID devices

A flexible tube with specific tip configurations designed to enter the left or right ventricle to perform diagnostic haemodynamic/angiographic procedures with contrast media. The distal tip may have an end hole and/or several side holes. The tube is introdu...

Filiform urethral bougie

29 GUDID devices

An extremely thin, wire-like, manual surgical instrument designed for traversing and exploring urethral strictures and/or dilating the urethra, introduced directly or through an appropriately-threaded urethral catheter. The tip of the device can be bent or ...

Indwelling urethral drainage catheter

1,341 GUDID devices

A sterile, flexible tube with an inflatable balloon at its distal tip intended to be inserted through the urethra and retained in the urinary bladder, or prostatic bed, to function as an indwelling therapeutic device for urinary drainage; it might be design...

Indwelling urethral drainage balloon catheter, non-antimicrobial

926 GUDID devices

A flexible tube with an inflatable balloon at its distal tip intended to be inserted through the urethra and retained in the urinary bladder, or prostatic bed, of an adult or paediatric patient to function as an indwelling therapeutic device for urinary dra...

Bronchial balloon catheter

122 GUDID devices

A sterile flexible tube designed with a balloon at or near the distal tip that may be introduced directly (usually under fluoroscopic guidance) or through a bronchoscope so that its distal tip reaches the bronchi, permitting the inflation of the balloon aft...

Pulmonary artery balloon catheter, standard

56 GUDID devices

A flexible tube with an inflatable balloon at its distal tip designed to be introduced percutaneously into the venous system via a central vein (e.g., jugular, subclavian) and advanced from the superior vena cava to the pulmonary artery, to measure/monitor ...

Pulmonary artery catheter, standard

23 GUDID devices

A flexible tube with an inflatable balloon at its distal tip designed to be introduced percutaneously into the venous system via a central vein (e.g., jugular, subclavian) and advanced from the superior vena cava to the pulmonary artery, to measure/monitor ...

Encapsulating-tissue dilation sheath

8 GUDID devices

A sterile, hand-held, manual surgical instrument designed for the percutaneous dilation of tissue surrounding a device or object that has been previously placed or found within a patient's body (e.g., cardiac leads, indwelling catheter, foreign object). It ...

Indwelling urethral drainage catheter, non-antimicrobial

5 GUDID devices

A flexible tube with an inflatable balloon at its distal tip intended to be inserted through the urethra and retained in the urinary bladder, or prostatic bed, to function as an indwelling therapeutic device for urinary drainage; it might be designed to als...

Ultrasound imaging cardiac catheter, steerable, single-use

2 GUDID devices

A sterile, steerable, flexible tube with an ultrasonic phased-array imaging transducer at its distal tip designed for intracardiac echocardiography to enable intracardiac and/or intraluminal visualization to assess cardiac anatomy and physiology, as well as...

Pleuroscopic/mediastinoscopic access cannula, reusable

45 GUDID devices

A rigid, single-lumen, surgical instrument intended to be percutaneously inserted through the chest to provide access to the pleural and/or mediastinal cavity to facilitate the introduction of surgical instruments as part of a minimally-invasive procedure; ...

Eyelid fascia-introduction needle

2 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument intended for the introduction of autologous fascia, or synthetic material, into the upper eyelid during a temporalis sling operation for the treatment of ptosis. Otherwise known as Wright’s fascia needle, it has a very...

Ossicular prosthesis introducer tip

2 GUDID devices

A sterile surgical instrument intended to be fitted to an ossicular prosthesis introducer handpiece for suction-lifting/manipulation of an ossicular prosthesis during implantation. It typically consists of a piece of metal tubing with a distal end designed ...

Pleuroscopic/mediastinoscopic access cannula, single-use

2 GUDID devices

A rigid, single-lumen, surgical instrument intended to be percutaneously inserted through the chest to provide access to the pleural and/or mediastinal cavity to facilitate the introduction of surgical instruments as part of a minimally-invasive procedure; ...

Cardiac/peripheral vascular guidewire, single-use

2,260 GUDID devices

A long, thin, sterile wire intended to be percutaneously placed into the cardiac vasculature (ventricles or coronary vessels) to function as a guide for the introduction, positioning, and/or operation of a device (e.g., catheter, pacing lead); it may also b...

Peripheral vascular guidewire, manual

1,839 GUDID devices

A long, thin, sterile wire intended to be percutaneously placed into the peripheral vasculature (not heart or central nervous system) to function as a guide for the introduction of devices (e.g., catheters). It is made of metal (e.g., stainless steel, Nitin...

Peripheral vascular guidewire, manual

582 GUDID devices

A long, thin wire intended to be percutaneously placed into the peripheral vasculature (not heart or central nervous system) to function as a guide for the introduction of devices (e.g., catheters). It is made of metal (e.g., stainless steel, Nitinol), with...

Endoscopic-access dilator, single-use

566 GUDID devices

A device intended to be used to dilate a body lumen or access channel to facilitate the introduction of endoscopic instruments percutaneously (through the skin) or through a natural orifice (e.g., urethra). It may be a flexible or rigid rod/tube with a tape...

Ureteral catheter

481 GUDID devices

A flexible tube designed for introduction into the ureters through a cystoscope, ureteroscope or nephroscope. It is typically a 3 to 12 Fr radiopaque tube with one of several tip configurations (e.g., straight, bent, olive). It may have a single or double-l...

Fascial tissue dilator, single-use

321 GUDID devices

A surgical instrument used for stretching or enlarging the fascial tissue covering a cavity, tract, or opening typically prior to the introduction of a catheter during an invasive diagnostic or interventional procedure (e.g., femoral artery catheterization)...

Vascular graft tunneller

306 GUDID devices

A long, surgical instrument used to tunnel an artificial passageway along vascular tissue planes to create a connecting channel typically for the introduction of a vascular graft or a vascular prosthesis. It can have a variety of designs, but basically it w...

Endoscopic-access dilator, reusable

272 GUDID devices

A device intended to be used to dilate a body lumen or access channel to facilitate the introduction of endoscopic instruments percutaneously (through the skin) or through a natural orifice (e.g., urethra). It may be a flexible or rigid rod/tube with a tape...

Fluid/device delivery cardiac catheter

221 GUDID devices

A sterile, steerable, flexible tube containing electrodes intended to be introduced percutaneously into the heart chambers in order to provide a pathway for the controlled delivery and support of a selective infusion of fluids or transvenous devices to the ...

Intravascular catheter-snare

173 GUDID devices

A sterile, flexible, end- and/or side-hole tube with a long snaring device (e.g., a wire loop or noose) inserted through its lumen, designed to be introduced into a blood vessel or similar structure to manually retrieve or manipulate a foreign body. It is t...

Pulmonary artery catheter, thermal dilution

132 GUDID devices

A flexible tube with an inflatable balloon at its distal tip designed to be introduced percutaneously into the venous system via a central vein and advanced to the pulmonary artery, to measure/monitor haematological parameters (e.g., pulmonary arterial pres...

Peripheral nerve-block blunt needle

103 GUDID devices

A sterile slender hand-held metal tube with a dull, straight or bent (coude) tip designed to atraumatically access a peripheral nerve for the injection of an anaesthetic/analgesic agent for nerve-block/pain control (e.g., sleeve blocks, deep muscle blocks, ...

Cholangiopancreatography catheter, single-use

84 GUDID devices

A flexible tube inserted through a flexible endoscope, after its placement in the duodenum via the oral cavity, for the endoscopic cannulation of the gastrointestinal ductal system (i.e., the pancreatic, hepatic, and/or common bile ducts) during endoscopic ...

Percutaneous radio-frequency ablation system generator

70 GUDID devices

An electrically-powered, noninvasive device designed to generate radio-frequency (RF) electrical current used to create heat via a percutaneously (through the skin) introduced electrode(s) in a precise location, at a controlled temperature, for focal ablati...

Intravascular extraction catheter-snare

67 GUDID devices

A flexible, end- and/or side-hole tube with a long snaring device (e.g., a wire loop or noose) inserted through its lumen, designed to be introduced into a blood vessel or similar structure to manually retrieve or manipulate a foreign body. It is typically ...

Phacoemulsification system

60 GUDID devices

An assembly of ophthalmic devices intended to deliver energy (e.g., ultrasonic, piezoelectric) through a dedicated handpiece tip, which is introduced through an incision made in the lens capsule, to perform phacoemulsification (a procedure for the liquefact...