bin: Binary Data - Clinical Document Architecture v2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch

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Data Type Profile: bin: Binary Data

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

Binary data is a raw block of bits. Binary data is a protected type that MUST not be used outside the data type specification.

Usages:

• Use this Primitive Type Profile: ED: EncapsulatedData (V3 Data Type)

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Template Content

Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Resource Content

{
  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "bin",
  "extension" : [
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/xml-namespace",
      "valueUri" : "urn:hl7-org:v3"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/logical-container",
      "valueUri" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/ClinicalDocument"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-type-characteristics",
      "valueCode" : "has-size"
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/bin",
  "version" : "2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch",
  "name" : "bin",
  "title" : "bin: Binary Data",
  "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" : "Binary data is a raw block of bits. Binary data is a protected type that MUST not be used outside the data type specification.",
  "fhirVersion" : "5.0.0",
  "kind" : "primitive-type",
  "abstract" : false,
  "type" : "base64Binary",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/base64Binary",
  "derivation" : "constraint",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [
      {
        "id" : "base64Binary.id",
        "path" : "base64Binary.id",
        "max" : "0"
      },
      {
        "id" : "base64Binary.extension",
        "path" : "base64Binary.extension",
        "max" : "0"
      }
    ]
  }
}