Definition for Code SystemFHIRDeviceCategory

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      This code system 
         defines the following codes:
      
      
        
          
            
          
          
            
          
          
            
          
        
        
          active
            
          
          
          
        
        
          communicating
            
          
          

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  <id value="device-category"/> 
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    <lastUpdated value="2025-11-24T20:46:00.100+00:00"/> 
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  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
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        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem device-category</b> 
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      <a name="device-category"> </a> 
      <a name="hcdevice-category"> </a> 
      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/device-category</code>  defines the following codes:
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        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
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          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
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          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
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          <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.
        
        
          dme
            
          
          
          
        
        
          home-use
            
          
          
          
        
        
          implantable
            
          
          

             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.
        
        
          in-vitro
            
          
          

             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.
        
        
          point-of-care
            
          
          

             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).
        
        
          single-use
            
          
          
          
        
        
          reusable
            
          
          
          
        
        
          software
            
          
          

             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
        
      
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
      
    
    
      
      
    
  
  
  
    
      
      
      
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    

             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="informative"/>   </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="6.0.0-ballot3"/>   <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.
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    

     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.
  
  
    
    

     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.
  
  
    
    

     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).
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    

     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
  

     e.g. data transformer or converter, clinical support algorithms, clinical apps"/> 
  </concept> 


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