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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="device-category"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2026-04-01T17:59:15.240+00:00"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
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      <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>
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    <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"/>
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  <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>