This resource identifies an instance or a type of a manufactured item that is used in the provision of healthcare without being substantially changed through that activity. The device may be a medical or non-medical device. Medical devices includes durable (reusable) medical equipment, implantable devices, as well as disposable equipment used for diagnostic, treatment, and research for healthcare and public health. Non-medical devices may include items such as a machine, cellphone, computer, application, etc.

Allows institutions to track their devices.

Unique instance identifiers assigned to a device by manufacturers other organizations or owners.

The barcode string from a barcode present on a device label or package may identify the instance, include names given to the device in local usage, or may identify the type of device. If the identifier identifies the type of device, Device.type element should be used. For UDI, this element corresponds to the variable portion of the UDI that identifies the serial number of a specific device. See UDI mappings for a complete mapping of UDI parts to Device.

Unique device identifier (UDI) barcode or rfid string assigned to device label or package.

The udiCarrier string may identify an unique instance of a device, or it may only identify the type of the device. The Human Readable format (HRF) is required in FHIR. AIDC identifiers cannot be conveyed in FHIR, Because of limitations on character sets in XML and the need to round-trip JSON data through XML. See UDI mappings for a complete mapping of UDI parts to Device.

Status of the Device availability.

Code or identifier to identify a kind of device.

There can be different code values thath may correspond to different granularities of the same concept. These can be represented as translations using the codeableConcept datatype. For UDI, this element corresponds to the UDI device identifier (DI) part. See UDI mappings for a complete mapping of UDI parts to Device.

Lot number assigned by the manufacturer.

Alphanumeric. For UDI, this element corresponds to the variable portion of a UDI that identifies the lot or batch number within which a physical instance of a device was manufactured. See UDI mappings for a complete mapping of UDI parts to Device.

A name of the manufacturer.

The date and time when the device was manufactured.

For UDI, this element corresponds to the variable portion of a UDI that identifies the date a physical instance of a device was manufactured. See UDI mappings for a complete mapping of UDI parts to Device.

The date and time beyond which this device is no longer valid or should not be used (if applicable).

For UDI, this element corresponds to the variable portion of a UDI that identifies the expiration date of a physical instance of a device. See UDI mappings for a complete mapping of UDI parts to Device.

The "model" is an identifier assigned by the manufacturer to identify the product by its type. This number is shared by the all devices sold as the same type.

The version of the device, if the device has multiple releases under the same model, or if the device is software or carries firmware.

Patient information, If the device is affixed to a person.

If the device is implanted in a patient, then need to associate the device to the patient.

An organization that is responsible for the provision and ongoing maintenance of the device.

Contact details for an organization or a particular human that is responsible for the device.

used for troubleshooting etc.

The place where the device can be found.

Device.location can be used to track device location.

A network address on which the device may be contacted directly.

If the device is running a FHIR server, the network address should be the root URL from which a conformance statement may be retrieved.

Descriptive information, usage information or implantation information that is not captured in an existing element.