Device Category Dossier

Spring-loaded pneumoperitoneum needle, single-use

Device Category Dossier for Spring-loaded pneumoperitoneum needle, single-use. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

Pneumoperitoneum needles are long, slender, sharply pointed hollow instruments used to introduce gas to or remove gas from the peritoneal space , with a spring-loaded stylet that retracts backward whilst the needle is pushed through abdominal tissue and then advances forward once the needle exits the anterior wall of the abdomen . These devices are intended to establish pneumoperitoneum prior to abdominal endoscopy , facilitating endoscopic surgery .