Device Dossier

Pleural catheter

Device Dossier for Pleural catheter (Pleural catheter, Class IIa, sponsor Tacmed). ARTG record, intended purpose, GMDN category — compiled by arcimedes.

Intended purpose

A sterile needle designed to be inserted through an intercostal space and into the pleural cavity (potential space between the serous membranes covering the lungs) to establish a channel for the removal of air causing a pneumothorax to permit full expansion of the lungs. This is a single-use device.

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