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Definition for Code SystemFHIRDeviceSpecializationCategory
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>This code system defines the following codes: communication performance measurement risk-class electrical material exchange<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="device-specification-category"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2025-11-27T16:48:47.349+00:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p class="res-header-id"> <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem device-specification-category</b> </p> <a name="device-specification-category"> </a> <a name="hcdevice-specification-category"> </a> <p> This case-sensitive code system <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/device-specification-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">communication <a name="device-specification-category-communication"> </a> </td> <td> Communication</td> <td> A communication standard.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">performance <a name="device-specification-category-performance"> </a> </td> <td> Performance</td> <td> A performance standard.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">measurement <a name="device-specification-category-measurement"> </a> </td> <td> Measurement</td> <td> A measurement standard.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">risk-class <a name="device-specification-category-risk-class"> </a> </td> <td> Risk Class</td> <td> Class or category of risk.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">electrical <a name="device-specification-category-electrical"> </a> </td> <td> Electrical</td> <td> Electrical classification.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">material <a name="device-specification-category-material"> </a> </td> <td> Material</td> <td> Classification related to materials.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">exchange <a name="device-specification-category-exchange"> </a> </td> <td> Exchange</td> <td> Exchange category.</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="2"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/device-specification-category"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2054"/> </identifier> <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/> <name value="FHIRDeviceSpecializationCategory"/> <title value="FHIR Device Specialization 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 kind of standards used by 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-specification-category"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="communication"/> <display value="Communication"/> <definition value="A communication standard."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="performance"/> <display value="Performance"/> <definition value="A performance standard."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="measurement"/> <display value="Measurement"/> <definition value="A measurement standard."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="risk-class"/> <display value="Risk Class"/> <definition value="Class or category of risk."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="electrical"/> <display value="Electrical"/> <definition value="Electrical classification."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="material"/> <display value="Material"/> <definition value="Classification related to materials."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="exchange"/> <display value="Exchange"/> <definition value="Exchange category."/> </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.
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