A loudspeaker intended to be used by a patient when lying in bed or resting in a chair by putting it close to their ear or between a pillow and their ear. It is typically designed as a small pillow-like device that contains a loudspeaker and that has a cabl...

Acupuncture needle, single-use

6,385 GUDID devices

A sterile, long, slender, sharply-pointed instrument used to stimulate peripheral nerves in order to produce surgical anaesthesia, relieve pain, and to promote other therapeutic effects. It is widely used in complementary therapy. This is a single-use device.

Air-filled chair cushion

3,021 GUDID devices

A static-air-inflated pad designed to be placed on the seat of a chair to distribute an occupant's body weight over the surface of the buttocks, typically to relieve pressure points for comfort and to prevent pressure sores. It is commonly used for elderly ...

Alternating-pressure bed mattress overlay system

1,662 GUDID devices

An assembly of devices consisting of an alternating-pressure bed mattress overlay and a dedicated pump, which also functions as the control unit, designed to actively alternate a bed occupant's bed-contact points, typically to relieve pressure points for co...

Electric pad localized-body heating system

824 GUDID devices

An assembly of mains electricity (AC-powered) devices designed for the transcutaneous application of heat to a localized body site (e.g., joint, limb) to relieve musculoskeletal pain. It consists of an electric heating pad typically made of synthetic fabric...

Bone-resection orthopaedic reamer, reusable

773 GUDID devices

An orthopaedic surgical instrument intended to resect bone (cut out part of the bone), and in some cases hypertrophic tissue [e.g., ligamentum flavum], to: 1) accept a prosthetic implant, typically at or within a joint (e.g., condyle of knee, neck of humeru...

Tracheostomy kit, single-use

726 GUDID devices

A collection of sterile surgical instruments, dressings/swabs, syringe, dilators, tracheostomy tubes and other items intended to be used to create a percutaneous opening in the trachea (tracheotomy) for the insertion of a tracheostomy tube to relieve upper ...

Foam bed mattress

709 GUDID devices

A large, durable, fabric case filled with foam, which may be segmented/compartmentalised, designed to be placed on a bed mattress support platform to provide a comfortable surface on which an occupant can lie, rest, and sleep, and intended to distribute bod...

Alternating-pressure bed mattress system

552 GUDID devices

An assembly of devices consisting of an alternating-pressure bed mattress (inflation-patterned air cells with or without foam component) and a dedicated electric pump, which also functions as the control unit, designed to actively alternate a bed occupant's...

Analgesic spinal cord electrical stimulation system

548 GUDID devices

An assembly of devices that applies an electrical stimulus to all or part of the spinal cord to relieve pain (analgesia). It includes an implanted lead/electrode system located in the epidural space of the spinal cord attached to either an implanted passive...

Gel-filled chair cushion

466 GUDID devices

A gel-filled pad designed to be placed on the seat of a chair to distribute an occupant's body weight over the surface of the buttocks, typically to relieve pressure points for comfort and to prevent pressure sores. It is commonly used for elderly immobiliz...

Oxygen/air/nitrous oxide breathing gas mixer

403 GUDID devices

An independent mechanical device designed for accurate mixing of oxygen (O2) and air or O2 and nitrous oxide (N2O) in pre-set concentrations appropriated for breathing. The mixer receives all three gases from either the hospital gas pipeline or from compres...

Foot friction/impact protector

391 GUDID devices

A device designed to be worn over/on the foot, often while wearing shoes, to provide a cushion to protect the whole foot or parts of the foot (e.g., toes, metatarsal heads, heel) from friction against surfaces or knocks against objects, to relieve pain duri...

Foam-filled chair cushion

348 GUDID devices

A foam-filled pad designed to be placed on the seat of a chair to distribute an occupant's body weight over the surface of the buttocks, typically to relieve pressure points for comfort and to prevent pressure sores. It is commonly used for elderly immobili...

Bone-resection orthopaedic reamer, reusable

314 GUDID devices

An orthopaedic surgical instrument intended to resect bone (cut out part of the bone) and precisely shape a specific area of bone to accept a prosthetic implant, typically at or within a joint (e.g., condyle of knee, neck of humerus, olecranon of ulna); som...

Wheelchair cushion

301 GUDID devices

A padded device designed to provide support, comfort, and assistance to the occupant of a wheelchair. It may be used to improve posture, provide back and/or side support, compensate for seat height, relieve stress points, and provide pressure alleviation fo...

Alternating-pressure bed mattress overlay, reusable

270 GUDID devices

A pad or thin mattress, usually full-body length, which is placed on top of a bed mattress and designed with parallel chambers that are alternately filled with forced-air to actively change an occupant's bed contact points, typically to relieve pressure poi...

Foam-filled bed mattress overlay

205 GUDID devices

A foam-filled pad or thin mattress, usually full-body length, which is placed on top of a bed mattress to distribute an occupant's body weight over a large surface area, typically to relieve pressure points for comfort and to prevent pressure sores. It is c...

Electric pad localized-body heating system

164 GUDID devices

Lumbar cushion

158 GUDID devices

A soft pillow or pad used to provide support and comfort to the user's lower back, often during the treatment and/or prevention of musculoskeletal disorders or injuries. The device may be used to support the natural curvature of the lower spine, improve pos...

Bone-resection orthopaedic reamer, single-use

150 GUDID devices

Alternating-pressure bed mattress

142 GUDID devices

A mattress-like device consisting of an arrangement of alternating-pressure air cells designed to be placed on a bed mattress support platform to provide a comfortable surface on which an occupant can lie, rest, and sleep, and intended to distribute body we...

Spinal cord/peripheral nerve implantable analgesic electrical stimulation system pulse generator, implantable

137 GUDID devices

An electrically-powered, implantable component of a spinal cord/peripheral nerve implantable analgesic electrical stimulation system intended to deliver electrical impulses to the epidural space of the spinal cord and/or in/near a peripheral nerve (e.g., lu...

Toe separator

87 GUDID devices

A foot-worn device designed to space the toes of the foot to relieve pain, pressure/friction between toes, and/or to facilitate realignment of the toes to a natural position. It is made of soft materials (e.g., silicone, polymer gel) and may be available in...

Alternating-pressure chair cushion, reusable

80 GUDID devices

A pad intended to be placed on the seat of a chair and designed with parallel chambers that are alternately filled with forced-air to actively change an occupant's buttocks-chair contact points, typically to relieve pressure points for comfort and to preven...

Red-light phototherapy unit, line-powered

79 GUDID devices

A mains electricity (AC-powered) device designed to emit a low-level narrow-band (LLNB) red light in the visible and invisible wavelength around 600-940 nm, with the intent to modify cellular metabolism and/or improve blood flow through increased vasodilati...

Gel-filled bed mattress

69 GUDID devices

A large, durable, fabric case filled with various densities of foam that support a gel structure, designed to be placed on a bed mattress support platform to provide a comfortable surface on which an occupant can lie, rest, and sleep, and intended to distri...

Air-filled bed mattress overlay

67 GUDID devices

A static-air-inflated pad or thin mattress, usually full-body length, which is placed on top of a bed mattress to distribute an occupant's body weight over a large surface area, typically to relieve pressure points for comfort and to prevent pressure sores....

Nasal/paranasal balloon catheter

64 GUDID devices

A sterile flexible tube with an inflatable balloon at its distal tip designed to gently restructure nasal passages and dilate obstructed sinus ostia during a surgical procedure (sinuplasty), typically to treat sinusitis, and/or to gently restructure nasal p...

Bare-metal colonic stent

62 GUDID devices

A sterile non-bioabsorbable tubular device intended to be implanted in the lumen of the colon for the palliative treatment of colonic strictures caused by malignant neoplasms typically in the descending or sigmoid colon, or rectum. It is typically inserted ...