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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the DeviceUseStatement resource.
| DeviceUseStatement | |
| Definition | A record of a device being used by a patient where the record is the result of a report from the patient or another clinician. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Summary | true |
| DeviceUseStatement.bodySite[x] | |
| Definition | Indicates the site on the subject's body where the device was used ( i.e. the target site). |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept|Reference(BodySite) |
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
| Requirements | Knowing where the device is targeted is important for tracking if multiple sites are possible. |
| Summary | true |
| DeviceUseStatement.whenUsed | |
| Definition | The time period over which the device was used. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Period |
| Summary | true |
| DeviceUseStatement.device | |
| Definition | The details of the device used. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | Reference(Device) |
| Summary | true |
| DeviceUseStatement.identifier | |
| Definition | An external identifier for this statement such as an IRI. |
| Note | This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion) |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Identifier |
| Summary | true |
| DeviceUseStatement.indication | |
| Definition | Reason or justification for the use of the device. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| DeviceUseStatement.notes | |
| Definition | Details about the device statement 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 |
| Summary | true |
| DeviceUseStatement.recordedOn | |
| Definition | The time at which the statement was made/recorded. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Summary | true |
| DeviceUseStatement.subject | |
| Definition | The patient who used the device. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | Reference(Patient) |
| Summary | true |
| DeviceUseStatement.timing[x] | |
| Definition | How often the device was used. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Timing|Period|dateTime |
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
| Summary | true |