Release 5

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Example CodeSystem/device-category (XML)

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Definition for Code SystemFHIRDeviceCategory

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="device-category"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"/> 
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> This code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/device-category</code>  defines the following codes:
      </p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">active
            <a name="device-category-active"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Active</td> 
          <td> Device where the operation depends on a source of energy.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">communicating
            <a name="device-category-communicating"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> communicating</td> 
          <td> Device communicates electronically to peer information systems or possibly another
             device.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">dme
            <a name="device-category-dme"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Durable Medical Equipment</td> 
          <td> Equipment and supplies that provides therapeutic benefits to a patient.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">home-use
            <a name="device-category-home-use"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Maintenance</td> 
          <td> Medical device intended for users in a non-medical setting.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">implantable
            <a name="device-category-implantable"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Implantable</td> 
          <td> A device that is placed into a surgically or naturally formed cavity of the human
             body.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">in-vitro
            <a name="device-category-in-vitro"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> In vitro</td> 
          <td> Tests done on samples such as blood or tissue that have been taken from the human
             body.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">point-of-care
            <a name="device-category-point-of-care"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Point of Care</td> 
          <td> a class of communicating devices that are used by medical providers for various
             purposes (e.g., monitoring, delivering or measuring).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">single-use
            <a name="device-category-single-use"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Single Use</td> 
          <td> A device use on one individual during a single procedure.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">reusable
            <a name="device-category-reusable"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Reusable</td> 
          <td> A device that healthcare providers can use to diagnose and treat one or more patients.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">software
            <a name="device-category-software"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Software</td> 
          <td> A device that may include a software component or consist exclusively of software
             e.g. data transformer or converter, clinical support algorithms, clinical apps</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="trial-use"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="0"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/device-category"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2105"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="5.0.0"/> 
  <name value="FHIRDeviceCategory"/> 
  <title value="FHIR Device Category"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2022-03-28T10:01:24+11:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="email"/> 
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="The category of the device."/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/device-category"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="active"/> 
    <display value="Active"/> 
    <definition value="Device where the operation depends on a source of energy."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="communicating"/> 
    <display value="communicating"/> 
    <definition value="Device communicates electronically to peer information systems or possibly another
     device."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="dme"/> 
    <display value="Durable Medical Equipment"/> 
    <definition value="Equipment and supplies that provides therapeutic benefits to a patient."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="home-use"/> 
    <display value="Maintenance"/> 
    <definition value="Medical device intended for users in a non-medical setting."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="implantable"/> 
    <display value="Implantable"/> 
    <definition value="A device that is placed into a surgically or naturally formed cavity of the human
     body."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="in-vitro"/> 
    <display value="In vitro"/> 
    <definition value="Tests done on samples such as blood or tissue that have been taken from the human
     body."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="point-of-care"/> 
    <display value="Point of Care"/> 
    <definition value="a class of communicating devices that are used by medical providers for various
     purposes (e.g., monitoring, delivering or measuring)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="single-use"/> 
    <display value="Single Use"/> 
    <definition value="A device use on one individual during a single procedure."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="reusable"/> 
    <display value="Reusable"/> 
    <definition value="A device that healthcare providers can use to diagnose and treat one or more patients."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="software"/> 
    <display value="Software"/> 
    <definition value="A device that may include a software component or consist exclusively of software
     e.g. data transformer or converter, clinical support algorithms, clinical apps"/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.