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Tonsillectome

44 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to remove tonsils during a toncillectomy. It can be designed as either a flexible loop for grasping and holding the tonsil or a metal frame which holds and guides a sliding knife blade (a guillotine). The loop...

Cartilage knife

281 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed for cutting, shaving or shaping cartilage during a surgical intervention. It is typically a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged, cutting blade at the distal end which is normally very long, similar...

Skin grafting knife

178 GUDID devices

A hand-held, one-piece, manual surgical instrument designed to cut donor-site skin strips intended for grafting. It has a knife-like design with a flat broad blade and a sharp cutting edge; it is usually made of stainless steel. This device may reflect old ...

Water jet knife system handpiece, single-use

75 GUDID devices

A sterile, hand-operated device that is a component of a water jet knife system and designed to direct a concentrated stream of high-pressure water (typically sterile saline) to a surgical site to cut/dissect tissue. This handpiece is connected to a generat...

Tympanotomy knife, reusable

66 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut or pierce the eardrum (tympanic membrane) during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery, frequently for insertion of a drainage tube in cases of inflammation of the middle ear. Otherwise known as myringotomy kni...

Haemostatic knife

64 GUDID devices

A hand-operated surgical instrument, similar in appearance to a surgical scalpel, designed for simultaneous cutting of tissues and cauterization (haemostasis) of blood vessels by applying an electrically-heated blade. It typically consists of a high-resista...

Skin grafting knife

58 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut skin strips at the donor-site that are intended for grafting. It has a one-piece, knife-like design with a flat broad blade with a sharp cutting edge. It is usually made of stainless steel. This is a re...

Tympanotomy knife, single-use

52 GUDID devices

A hand-held, manual surgical instrument designed to cut or pierce the eardrum (tympanic membrane) during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery, frequently for insertion of a drainage tube in cases of inflammation of the middle ear. Otherwise known as myringotomy kn...

Tympanotomy knife, reusable

49 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut or pierce the eardrum (tympanic membrane) during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery, frequently for insertion of a drainage tube in cases of inflammation of the middle ear. Otherwise known as myringotomy kni...

Tympanotomy knife, single-use

28 GUDID devices

A sterile, hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut or pierce the eardrum (tympanic membrane) during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery, frequently for insertion of a drainage tube in cases of inflammation of the middle ear. Otherwise known as myring...

Water jet knife system generator

11 GUDID devices

A mains electricity (AC-powered) device that is a component of a water jet knife system and that generates and regulates a stream of high-pressure water to cut/dissect soft tissues, leaving hard/elastic tissues intact. The pressurized water (typically steri...

Water jet knife system pump-cartridge

3 GUDID devices

A sterile, non-electrical component of a water jet knife system intended to be inserted into the system’s generator to pressurize a fluid medium, typically sterile saline, and conduct the resulting high-pressure stream to the system’s handpiece for soft-tis...

Tympanotomy knife handle

1 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to mount a tympanotomy knife blade (not included) intended for cutting or piercing the eardrum (tympanic membrane) during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery. The procedure is frequently followed by insertion of a d...

Ophthalmic knife, reusable

2,207 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual ophthalmic surgical instrument designed to make precise incisions in the eye and surrounding tissues during ophthalmic surgery. It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged cutting blade at the distal tip ...

Ophthalmic knife, single-use

1,523 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual ophthalmic surgical instrument designed to make precise incisions in the eye and surrounding tissues during ophthalmic surgery. It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged cutting blade at the distal tip ...

Ear knife

936 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument intended to cut and dissect tissues of the ear during a surgical intervention. It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged, cutting blade at the distal end; this is normally quite smal...

Orthopaedic knife

803 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed for cutting/shaping bone during an orthopaedic surgical intervention. It is typically a heavy, one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged, strong cutting blade at the distal end available in various shape...

Tenotome

623 GUDID devices

A small, narrow-bladed knife mounted on a slender handle; usually used to cut a tendon. This GMDN code is sometimes applied to fine scissors, often adapted with a spring-like mechanism to keep the scissors open, used to cut tendons. This is a reusable device.

Periodontal knife

620 GUDID devices

A hand-held dental instrument used to excise the gums and other oral soft tissue during a periodontal intervention (e.g., a gingivectomy involving the excising of the soft tissue wall of a pocket). It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a s...

Nasal knife

577 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut and dissect internal nasal tissue, including the nasal septum, during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery. It is typically a one-piece instrument made of high-grade stainless steel with a long, slender shaft ...

Ophthalmic knife, single-use

496 GUDID devices

A sterile, hand-held manual ophthalmic surgical instrument designed to make precise incisions in the eye and surrounding tissues during ophthalmic surgery. It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged cutting blade at the di...

Resectoscope

294 GUDID devices

An endoscope with a slender rigid inserted portion intended to be used to perform a resection (i.e., the electrosurgical removal of tissue within an organ). It is typically used for the transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for the treatment of ben...

Meniscus knife

220 GUDID devices

A surgical instrument designed to apply pressure to and/or cut the crescent-shaped disk of fibrocartilage that borders and partly covers the articulating surfaces of the tibia and femur at the knee (meniscus). At the proximal end is a handle, sometimes T-sh...

Laryngeal knife

125 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut and dissect laryngeal tissue, including the vocal cords, during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery. It is typically a one-piece instrument made of high-grade stainless steel with a long, slender shaft with a...

Urethrotome

118 GUDID devices

A surgical instrument designed like a long catheter or thin flexible endoscope shape with a lateral moveable small knife at the distal end which is used for incising strictures in the urethra, (the duct by which urine is discharged from the bladder). This o...

Syndesmotome

116 GUDID devices

A hand-held, dental, surgical instrument designed for cutting desmodontal fibres and for detaching the alveolodental ligaments (the fibrous connective tissue surrounding the root of a tooth that separates it from and attaches it to the alveolar bone). It is...

Tonsil knife

112 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument intended for the removal of the tonsils during a surgical intervention. It is typically designed as a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged, scythe-like, cutting blade at the distal end (the internal radius o...

Amputation knife

65 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument with a handle and a heavy single-edged or double-edged blade, of various shapes and sizes, used in surgery for the amputation of a limb. It is typically a one-piece instrument made of high-grade stainless steel. This i...

Assistive cutlery

43 GUDID devices

A device designed as an eating utensil (e.g., a specialized knife, spoon, or fork) used by a person with a disability to cut food and/or to transfer food into their mouth. This is a reusable device.

Dura mater knife

30 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to cut or incise the dura mater without damaging the underlying structures during a surgical intervention. It is typically a one-piece instrument with a sharp, single-edged, cutting blade terminating in a hook...