A long, hand-held, manual surgical instrument designed to tunnel an artificial passageway along ligament and/or tendon tissue to create a connecting channel. It can have a variety of designs: 1) a long, round, stiff rod that tapers to a rounded point at the...

Bone nail guidewire, reusable

716 GUDID devices

A long, thin, metal rod designed to guide intramedullary canal devices for performing the implantation of an intramedullary nail to treat damaged bone. The rod is usually manually inserted into the canal to typically guide a surgical instrument (e.g., a rea...

Bone nail guidewire, single-use

56 GUDID devices

A sterile, long, thin, metal rod designed to guide intramedullary canal devices for performing the implantation of an intramedullary nail to treat damaged bone. The rod is usually manually inserted into the canal to typically guide a surgical instrument (e....

Vascular graft tunneller

377 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...

Orthopaedic bone-reduction tool

76 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument that is fed down the intramedullary canal of a long bone (e.g., the femur) to help reposition a fracture where the two sections are out of alignment to achieve reduction for consequent reaming and nailing of the bone. ...

Haemostasis valve obturator

60 GUDID devices

A sterile device designed to seal the sheath of a haemostasis valve to maintain sheath patency (i.e., to prevent blood from coagulating in the sheath and blocking access through the haemostasis valve). It is typically a long, thin, rod-like device made of p...

Intrauterine curette, manual

1,398 GUDID devices

A heavy, hand-held, surgical instrument with an open ring-shaped or fenestrated tip at the distal end of a long shaft that is used to scrape the lining of the uterus for the removal of tissue during a gynaecological procedure, typically for the removal of a...

Laparoscopic blunt dissector

163 GUDID devices

A sterile, rigid, manual instrument designed to facilitate blunt dissection between tissue planes during laparoscopic procedures, and may additionally be used during open surgical interventions of the abdomen. It is typically made of high-grade stainless st...

Temperature-monitoring indwelling urethral drainage catheter

159 GUDID devices

A sterile, flexible tube with an inflatable balloon on its distal tip for retention in the urinary bladder, after its insertion through the urethra, where it functions as a long-term indwelling device for continuous urinary drainage and simultaneous monitor...

Direct-percutaneous-access endoscopic tissue manipulation forceps

52 GUDID devices

A rigid, hand-held, manual surgical instrument with a sharp tip designed for direct penetration of skin and soft tissues to access an endoscopic surgical site (e.g., laparoscopic), without need of a traditional insertion conduit, where it is intended to gra...

Eustachian catheter, reusable

47 GUDID devices

A long, flexible tube used for middle ear drainage and/or temporary equalization of the pressure on both sides of the eardrum via insufflation. The distal tip is passed along the floor of the nose and guided into the Eustachian tube; air may be blown from a...

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 ...

Bone curette, reusable

16,824 GUDID devices

A manual surgical instrument designed for cutting and excising bone tissue typically during an orthopaedic or a plastic surgery procedure. It is typically designed as a long, slender instrument with a handle at the proximal end and a concave, spoon-like tip...

Cardiac/peripheral vascular guidewire, single-use

4,242 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...

Vascular dilator, reusable

2,298 GUDID devices

A hand-held surgical instrument designed for insertion into a blood vessel (the vasculature) to unblock, enlarge or measure the internal diameter of the vessel during a surgical intervention. It is a rod-like device with a long, slender, body that terminate...

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

1,750 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...

Vascular dilator, single-use

1,240 GUDID devices

A sterile, hand-held, surgical instrument designed for insertion into a blood vessel (the vasculature) to unblock, enlarge or measure the internal diameter of the vessel during a surgical intervention. It is a rod-like device with a long, slender, body that...

Nasoenteral tube

974 GUDID devices

A sterile, thin, flexible, hollow cylinder designed to access the small intestines (duodenum or jejunum) through the nose and nasopharynx for examination (e.g., of intestinal contents), treatment (e.g., decompression, short-term feeding), or other purposes....

Orthopaedic feeler

900 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to identify the position and/or shape of bone structures and/or cavities created within these structures, e.g., the angle of a drilled hole, during surgery. It is typically designed as a long, thin, shaft with...

Stereotactic surgery system probe, reusable

645 GUDID devices

A long, slender, rod-like device made of metal, used during image guided surgery (e.g., neurosurgical or orthopaedic surgery procedures) to accurately position implantable devices (e.g., shunts), or to correlate the position of its tip to that of a targeted...

Gastrointestinal/biliary dilation balloon catheter, non-medicated

555 GUDID devices

A long, thin, flexible tube with an inflatable balloon at its distal tip intended to be used for gastrointestinal and/or biliary intraluminal dilation; it is typically used to endoscopically dilate strictures of the oesophagus, pylorus, colon and/or biliary...

Fascial tissue dilator, single-use

377 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)...

Adenoid curette, reusable

350 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed for cutting and excising adenoid tissue (hypertrophic lymphoid tissue in the nasopharynx) during an adenoidectomy (adenectomy). It is typically designed as a long, slender instrument with a handle at the proxi...

Gastrointestinal/biliary dilation balloon catheter

265 GUDID devices

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...

Intravascular extraction catheter-snare

152 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 ...

Stereotactic surgery system probe, single-use

102 GUDID devices

A long, sterile, slender, rod-like device made of metal and/or plastic, used during image guided surgery (e.g., neurosurgical or orthopaedic surgery procedures) to accurately position implantable devices (e.g., shunts), or to correlate the position of its t...

Salpingeal curette

87 GUDID devices

A slender, hand-held, surgical instrument that is used to clear blockages of the Eustachian tube during an ear/nose/throat (ENT) procedure. It is typically made of high-grade stainless steel and can be either rigid or malleable (bendable) and has a small, h...

Adenoid curette, single-use

86 GUDID devices

A sterile, hand-held manual surgical instrument designed for cutting and excising adenoid tissue (hypertrophic lymphoid tissue in the nasopharynx) during an adenoidectomy (adenectomy). It is typically designed as a long, slender instrument with a handle at ...