<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><id value="device-category"/><meta><lastUpdated value="2026-03-16T22:59:53.445+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-category</b></p><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:</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="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-ballot4"/><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>