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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the DeviceUseRequest resource.
| DeviceUseRequest | |
| Definition | Represents a request for a patient to employ a medical device. The device may be an implantable device, or an external assistive device, such as a walker. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| DeviceUseRequest.bodySite[x] | |
| Definition | Indicates the site on the subject's body where the device should be used ( i.e. the target site). | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept|Reference(BodySite) | 
| Requirements | Knowing where the device is targeted is important for tracking if multiple sites are possible. | 
| DeviceUseRequest.status | |
| Definition | The status of the request. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Binding | DeviceUseRequestStatus: Required: http://hl7.org/fhir/device-use-request-status (Codes representing the status of the request) | 
| Type | code | 
| Is Modifier | true | 
| DeviceUseRequest.device | |
| Definition | The details of the device to be used. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Device) | 
| DeviceUseRequest.encounter | |
| Definition | An encounter that provides additional context in which this request is made. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Encounter) | 
| DeviceUseRequest.identifier | |
| Definition | Identifiers assigned to this order by the orderer or by the receiver. | 
| Note | This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion) | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | Identifier | 
| DeviceUseRequest.indication | |
| Definition | Reason or justification for the use of this device. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| DeviceUseRequest.notes | |
| Definition | Details about this request that were not represented at all or sufficiently in one of the attributes provided in a class. These may include for example a comment, an instruction, or a note associated with the statement. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | string | 
| DeviceUseRequest.prnReason | |
| Definition | The proposed act must be performed if the indicated conditions occur, e.g.., shortness of breath, SpO2 less than x%. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| DeviceUseRequest.orderedOn | |
| Definition | The time when the request was made. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | dateTime | 
| DeviceUseRequest.recordedOn | |
| Definition | The time at which the request was made/recorded. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | dateTime | 
| DeviceUseRequest.subject | |
| Definition | The patient who will use the device. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Patient) | 
| DeviceUseRequest.timing[x] | |
| Definition | The timing schedule for the use of the device The Schedule data type allows many different expressions, for example. "Every 8 hours"; "Three times a day"; "1/2 an hour before breakfast for 10 days from 23-Dec 2011:"; "15 Oct 2013, 17 Oct 2013 and 1 Nov 2013". | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Timing|Period|dateTime | 
| DeviceUseRequest.priority | |
| Definition | Characterizes how quickly the use of device must be initiated. Includes concepts such as stat, urgent, routine. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Binding | DeviceUseRequestPriority: Required: http://hl7.org/fhir/device-use-request-priority (Codes representing the priority of the request) | 
| Type | code |