HL7 Terminology (THO)
7.2.0 - Publication
HL7 Terminology (THO)
7.2.0 - Publication
This page is part of the HL7 Terminology (v7.2.0: Release) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) v5.0.0. This is the current published version. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/device-category | Version: 1.0.0 | ||||
| Active as of 2026-06-01 | Maturity Level: 1 | Responsible: Health Level Seven International | Computable Name: FHIRDeviceCategory | ||
| Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.3307 | |||||
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The association state of the device.
References
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Last updated: 2023-03-26 15:21:02+1100
Profile: Shareable ValueSet
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-category version 📦1.0.0
Expansion performed internally based on codesystem FHIR Device Category v1.0.0 (CodeSystem)
This value set contains 10 concepts
| System | Code | Display (en) | Definition | JSON | XML |
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-category | active | Active | Device where the operation depends on a source of energy. | ||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-category | communicating | communicating | Device communicates electronically to peer information systems or possibly another device. | ||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-category | dme | Durable Medical Equipment | Equipment and supplies that provides therapeutic benefits to a patient. | ||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-category | home-use | Maintenance | Medical device intended for users in a non-medical setting. | ||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-category | implantable | Implantable | A device that is placed into a surgically or naturally formed cavity of the human body. | ||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-category | in-vitro | In vitro | Tests done on samples such as blood or tissue that have been taken from the human body. | ||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-category | point-of-care | Point of Care | a class of communicating devices that are used by medical providers for various purposes (e.g., monitoring, delivering or measuring). | ||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-category | single-use | Single Use | A device use on one individual during a single procedure. | ||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-category | reusable | Reusable | A device that healthcare providers can use to diagnose and treat one or more patients. | ||
http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/device-category | software | Software | A device that may include a software component or consist exclusively of software e.g. data transformer or converter, clinical support algorithms, clinical apps |
Description of the above table(s).
History
| Date | Action | Custodian | Author | Comment |
| 2026-06-01 03:43:04+0000 | create | Orders and Observations WG | Marti Velezis | Migrate http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/device-category from FHIR Core |
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