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Device (CDA Class) - Clinical Document Architecture v2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch

Logical Model: Device (CDA Class)

Official URL:http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Device Version:2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch
Active as of 2025-10-29 Computable Name:Device

A ManufacturedMaterial used in an activity without being substantially changed through that activity. This includes durable (reusable) medical equipment as well as disposable equipment. The kind of device is identified by the code attribute inherited from Entity.

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{
  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "Device",
  "extension" : [
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/logical-target",
      "_valueBoolean" : {
        "extension" : [
          {
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason",
            "valueCode" : "not-applicable"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/xml-namespace",
      "valueUri" : "urn:hl7-org:v3"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/xml-name",
      "valueString" : "device"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/logical-container",
      "valueUri" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/ClinicalDocument"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/type-profile-style",
      "valueCode" : "cda"
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Device",
  "version" : "2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch",
  "name" : "Device",
  "title" : "Device (CDA Class)",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2025-10-29T22:15:57+01:00",
  "publisher" : "Health Level 7",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "HL7 International - Structured Documents",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/structure"
        },
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "structdog@lists.HL7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "A ManufacturedMaterial used in an activity without being substantially changed through that activity.\n\nThis includes durable (reusable) medical equipment as well as disposable equipment. The kind of device is identified by the code attribute inherited from Entity.",
  "fhirVersion" : "5.0.0",
  "mapping" : [
    {
      "identity" : "rim",
      "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
      "name" : "RIM Mapping"
    }
  ],
  "kind" : "logical",
  "abstract" : false,
  "type" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Device",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/InfrastructureRoot",
  "derivation" : "specialization",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [
      {
        "id" : "Device",
        "path" : "Device",
        "min" : 1,
        "max" : "1"
      },
      {
        "id" : "Device.classCode",
        "path" : "Device.classCode",
        "representation" : ["xmlAttr"],
        "min" : 0,
        "max" : "1",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "code",
            "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/cs-simple"]
          }
        ],
        "defaultValueCode" : "DEV",
        "binding" : {
          "strength" : "required",
          "valueSet" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityClassDevice"
        }
      },
      {
        "id" : "Device.determinerCode",
        "path" : "Device.determinerCode",
        "representation" : ["xmlAttr"],
        "min" : 0,
        "max" : "1",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "code",
            "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/cs-simple"]
          }
        ],
        "fixedCode" : "INSTANCE",
        "binding" : {
          "strength" : "required",
          "valueSet" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer"
        }
      },
      {
        "id" : "Device.code",
        "path" : "Device.code",
        "min" : 0,
        "max" : "1",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/CE"
          }
        ],
        "binding" : {
          "strength" : "example",
          "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityCode"
        }
      },
      {
        "id" : "Device.manufacturerModelName",
        "path" : "Device.manufacturerModelName",
        "min" : 0,
        "max" : "1",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/SC"
          }
        ],
        "binding" : {
          "strength" : "example",
          "valueSet" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ManufacturerModelNameExample"
        }
      },
      {
        "id" : "Device.softwareName",
        "path" : "Device.softwareName",
        "min" : 0,
        "max" : "1",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/SC"
          }
        ],
        "binding" : {
          "strength" : "example",
          "valueSet" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-SoftwareNameExample"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}