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: FHIR Device Specialization Category

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

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="device-specification-category"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2026-05-28T22:17:06.96+00:00"/>
  </meta>
  <language value="en"/>
  <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><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>
  </text>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="2"/>
  </extension>
  <url
       value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/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="1.0.0"/>
  <name value="FHIRDeviceSpecializationCategory"/>
  <title value="FHIR Device Specialization Category"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2026-06-01"/>
  <publisher value="Health Level Seven International"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="hq@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>
  <copyright
             value="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 value="true"/>
  <valueSet
            value="http://terminology.hl7.org/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>