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Lumbar interspinous decompression spacer, non-sterile

994 GUDID devices

A non-sterile device intended to be implanted between two adjacent lumbar spinous processes during a minimally-invasive procedure to decompress neural structures, typically to treat a patient with symptomatic degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). It i...

Orthopaedic cement spacer

288 GUDID devices

A prefabricated device made of orthopaedic bone cement [e.g., polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)], with an appropriate antibiotic, that is temporarily placed into a joint space to function as a carrier for the local delivery of antibiotic drugs and to prevent bo...

Orthopaedic cement spacer mould

151 GUDID devices

A moulding device designed to form an implantable provisional joint prosthesis component out of orthopaedic cement (otherwise known as a cement spacer), which is used in two-stage joint revision typically to treat joint arthroplasty infection. It is filled ...

Stationary x-ray grid

136 GUDID devices

"A component of an x-ray system used in diagnostic x-ray imaging applications, e.g., planar x-ray imaging or mammography. It typically consists of a housing containing lead foil strips separated by x-ray transparent spacers. These spacers or ""interspaces""...

Stationary x-ray grid

133 GUDID devices

A component of an x-ray system used in diagnostic x-ray imaging applications, e.g., planar x-ray imaging or mammography. It typically consists of a housing containing lead foil strips separated by x-ray transparent spacers. These spacers or "interspaces" ar...

Carpometacarpal interpositional spacer prosthesis trial

50 GUDID devices

A sterile copy of a final carpometacarpal interpositional spacer prosthesis designed to be used before primary or revision implant surgery to validate the proper size of the permanent prosthesis required by the patient, and to ensure its proper orientation ...

Humeral head spacer

49 GUDID devices

A sterile implantable component of a total shoulder prosthesis intended to be placed between a standard humeral body and a standard humeral head to serve as a spacer and to achieve the intended varus/valgus alignment. It is in the form of a thick disc with ...

Humeral head spacer prosthesis trial

45 GUDID devices

A copy of a final humeral head spacer designed to be used before primary or revision implant surgery to validate the appropriate size of the permanent prosthesis required by the patient, and to ensure its proper orientation and positioning. It is disk-like ...

Lumbar interspinous decompression spacer, sterile

25 GUDID devices

A sterile device intended to be implanted between two adjacent lumbar spinous processes during a minimally-invasive procedure to decompress neural structures, typically to treat a patient with symptomatic degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). It is ty...

Lumbar interspinous decompression spacer

23 GUDID devices

A device [interspinous process decompression (IPD) implant] intended to be implanted between two adjacent lumbar spinous processes during a minimally-invasive procedure to decompress neural structures, typically to treat a patient with symptomatic degenerat...

Lumbar decompression interspinous spacer

19 GUDID devices

A device intended to be implanted between two adjacent lumbar spinous processes during a minimally-invasive procedure to decompress neural structures, typically to treat a patient with symptomatic degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS). It is typically ...

Bone-nailing spacer

15 GUDID devices

A cylindrical rod-like device used as a precision reference to provide the correct spatial distance between an an intramedullary bone nail (femoral, humeral, tibial) to which it is interfaced, and an aiming arm, joining the two in a relative position. This ...

Bone-nailing spacer

10 GUDID devices

A nonimplantable, surgical device intended to provide the correct spatial distance between an intramedullary bone nail and another device (e.g., aiming arm, implantable spacer) during bone nail implantation. It is typically a rod-like device made of high-gr...

Paranasal sinus spacer

6 GUDID devices

A sterile device temporarily implanted into the sinus to maintain an opening and prevent obstruction. It is used for the local moistening of the sinuses through delivery of a selected fluid (e.g., saline or a drug) to treat sinusitis. It is typically design...

Laser beam-guide spacer

4 GUDID devices

A non-sterile device designed to fit over the distal end of a non-surgically-invasive laser applicator/beam-guide to function as a spacer to ensure correct distance is maintained between the laser applicator/beam-guide and tissues during laser surgery. It i...

Paranasal sinus spacer

2 GUDID devices

A sterile device temporarily introduced into the sinus to maintain an opening and prevent obstruction. It is used for the local moistening of the sinuses through delivery of a selected fluid (e.g., saline or a drug) to treat sinusitis. It is typically desig...

Endoscope working-channel depth spacer

1 GUDID devices

A rigid luminal device designed to proximally extend the lumen of an endoscope working-channel to restrict the insertion depth of an instrument (i.e., spacer functions between the endoscope and the instrument) typically to prevent unintentional injury. This...

Knee tibia prosthesis trial

12,334 GUDID devices

A copy of a final tibia prosthesis designed to be used during unicompartmental knee replacement surgery or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to determine the correct alignment, size, and fit of the final prosthesis. It is one of a set, or a set, of graduated si...

Vertebral body prosthesis

10,326 GUDID devices

An implantable device designed to replace one or more vertebral body(s) that has collapsed or been surgically removed due to trauma, tumour or degenerative disease. Also known as a corpectomy or vertebrectomy spacer, it is in the form of a one-piece or modu...

Knee tibia prosthesis trial, reusable

8,142 GUDID devices

A copy of a final tibia prosthesis designed to be used during unicompartmental knee replacement surgery or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to determine the correct alignment, size, and fit of the final prosthesis. It is one of a set, or a set, of graduated si...

Knee femur prosthesis trial

4,322 GUDID devices

A copy of a final femur prosthesis designed to be used during unicompartmental knee replacement surgery or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to determine the correct alignment, size, and fit of the final prosthesis. It is one of a set, or a set, of graduated si...

Knee femur prosthesis trial, reusable

3,183 GUDID devices

A copy of a final femur prosthesis designed to be used during unicompartmental knee replacement surgery or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to determine the correct alignment, size, and fit of the final prosthesis. It is one of a set, or a set, of graduated si...

Diaphysis prosthesis

573 GUDID devices

An artificial substitute for the diaphysis (shaft) of a humerus, femur, or tibia intended to be implanted for the long-term stabilization of segmental bone defects (e.g., due to osteomyelitis, trauma, bone tumours, or non-healed fractures after osteosynthes...

Lumbar interspinous decompression instrument set, reusable

564 GUDID devices

A collection of surgical instruments and devices intended to be used for the implantation of an interspinous process decompression (IPD) implant that is inserted between two adjacent lumbar spinous processes during a minimally-invasive procedure to decompre...

Total wrist prosthesis

371 GUDID devices

A sterile implantable artificial substitute for a wrist joint designed to replace both articulating surfaces of the damaged (e.g., fractured) and/or degenerative (e.g., arthritic) joint. It includes radial and carpal components, usually with an intervening ...

Spinal dynamic-stabilization system

333 GUDID devices

A sterile bone screw spinal implant assembly intended to be used for spinal dynamic stabilization (i.e., soft stabilization), a surgical method different from spinal fixation in that it allows slight mobility between the unstable vertebral segments in the s...

Temporary knee prosthesis, non-customized

300 GUDID devices

A prefabricated, implantable device that includes a pharmaceutical antibiotic agent (e.g., gentamicin) intended to be used as a temporary substitute for a knee prosthesis to: 1) provide a means for limited mobility/weight-bearing; and 2) release the antibio...

Medicine chamber spacer, reusable

289 GUDID devices

A device intended to be placed between a nebulizer or a metered dose inhaler (MDI) and the patient's mouth, to function as a reservoir into which an aerosol medication is dispensed in order to minimize delivery of large aerosolized particles. It is typicall...

Aerosol face mask, rebreathing, single-use

145 GUDID devices

A flexible, form-shaped device that is placed over the nose and mouth to deliver aerosolized particles/gases to a patient's airway. It is typically used in conjunction with a nebulizer or medicine chamber spacer for the delivery of medication in either a he...