HL7 Terminology (THO)
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: FHIR Device Specialization Category

Active as of 2026-06-01 Maturity Level: 2

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{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "device-specification-category",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2026-05-28T22:17:06.96+00:00"
  },
  "language" : "en",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<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><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Last updated: 2026-05-28 22:17:06+0000</p></div><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/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>"
  },
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      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
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    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger" : 2
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-specification-category",
  "identifier" : [
    {
      "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
      "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2054"
    }
  ],
  "version" : "1.0.0",
  "name" : "FHIRDeviceSpecializationCategory",
  "title" : "FHIR Device Specialization Category",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-06-01",
  "publisher" : "Health Level Seven International",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "http://hl7.org"
        },
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "hq@HL7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "The kind of standards used by the device.",
  "jurisdiction" : [
    {
      "coding" : [
        {
          "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
          "code" : "001",
          "display" : "World"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "copyright" : "This material derives from the HL7 Terminology (THO). THO is copyright ©1989+ Health Level Seven International and is made available under the CC0 designation. For more licensing information see: https://terminology.hl7.org/license",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/device-specification-category",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [
    {
      "code" : "communication",
      "display" : "Communication",
      "definition" : "A communication standard."
    },
    {
      "code" : "performance",
      "display" : "Performance",
      "definition" : "A performance standard."
    },
    {
      "code" : "measurement",
      "display" : "Measurement",
      "definition" : "A measurement standard."
    },
    {
      "code" : "risk-class",
      "display" : "Risk Class",
      "definition" : "Class or category of risk."
    },
    {
      "code" : "electrical",
      "display" : "Electrical",
      "definition" : "Electrical classification."
    },
    {
      "code" : "material",
      "display" : "Material",
      "definition" : "Classification related to materials."
    },
    {
      "code" : "exchange",
      "display" : "Exchange",
      "definition" : "Exchange category."
    }
  ]
}