HL7 Terminology (THO)
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CodeSystem: FHIR Device Specialization Category

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-specification-category Version: 1.0.0
Active as of 2026-06-01 Maturity Level: 2 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: FHIRDeviceSpecializationCategory
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2054

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The kind of standards used by the device.

This Code system is referenced in the definition of the following value sets:

Last updated: 2026-05-28 22:17:06+0000

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-specification-category defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
communication Communication A communication standard.
performance Performance A performance standard.
measurement Measurement A measurement standard.
risk-class Risk Class Class or category of risk.
electrical Electrical Electrical classification.
material Material Classification related to materials.
exchange Exchange Exchange category.

Description of the above table(s).

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2026-06-01 02:59:39+0000createMarti VelezisOrders and Observations WGMigrate http://hl7.org/fhir/device-specification-category from FHIR Core