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# Device

> A type of a manufactured item that is used in the provision of healthcare without being substantially changed through that activity. The device may be a medical or non-medical device.

## Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | Instance identifier |
| definition | No | Reference\<[DeviceDefinition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/devicedefinition)> | The reference to the definition for the device |
| udiCarrier | No | DeviceUdiCarrier | Unique Device Identifier (UDI) Barcode string |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - deviceIdentifier | No | string | Mandatory fixed portion of UDI |
| - issuer | No | uri | UDI Issuing Organization |
| - jurisdiction | No | uri | Regional UDI authority |
| - carrierAIDC | No | base64Binary | UDI Machine Readable Barcode String |
| - carrierHRF | No | string | UDI Human Readable Barcode String |
| - entryType | No | code | barcode / rfid / manual + |
| status | No | code | active / inactive / entered-in-error / unknown |
| statusReason | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | online / paused / standby / offline / not-ready / transduc-discon / hw-discon / off |
| distinctIdentifier | No | string | The distinct identification string |
| manufacturer | No | string | Name of device manufacturer |
| manufactureDate | No | dateTime | Date when the device was made |
| expirationDate | No | dateTime | Date and time of expiry of this device (if applicable) |
| lotNumber | No | string | Lot number of manufacture |
| serialNumber | No | string | Serial number assigned by the manufacturer |
| deviceName | No | DeviceDeviceName | The name of the device as given by the manufacturer |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - name | Yes | string | The name of the device |
| - type | Yes | code | udi-label-name / user-friendly-name / patient-reported-name / manufacturer-name / model-name / other |
| modelNumber | No | string | The model number for the device |
| partNumber | No | string | The part number of the device |
| type | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | The kind or type of device |
| specialization | No | DeviceSpecialization | The capabilities supported on a device, the standards to which the device conforms for a particular purpose, and used for the communication |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - systemType | Yes | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | The standard that is used to operate and communicate |
| - version | No | string | The version of the standard that is used to operate and communicate |
| version | No | DeviceVersion | The actual design of the device or software version running on the device |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - type | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | The type of the device version |
| - component | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier) | A single component of the device version |
| - value | Yes | string | The version text |
| property | No | DeviceProperty | The actual configuration settings of a device as it actually operates, e.g., regulation status, time properties |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - type | Yes | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Code that specifies the property DeviceDefinitionPropetyCode (Extensible) |
| - valueQuantity | No | [Quantity](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/quantity)\[] | Property value as a quantity |
| - valueCode | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Property value as a code, e.g., NTP4 (synced to NTP) |
| patient | No | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient)> | Patient to whom Device is affixed |
| owner | No | Reference\<[Organization](/medical-api/fhir/resources/organization)> | Organization responsible for device |
| contact | No | [ContactPoint](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/contactpoint)\[] | Details for human/organization for support |
| location | No | Reference\<[Location](/medical-api/fhir/resources/location)> | Where the device is found |
| url | No | uri | Network address to contact device |
| note | No | [Annotation](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/annotation)\[] | Device notes and comments |
| safety | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Safety Characteristics of Device |
| parent | No | Reference\<[Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device)> | The parent device |

## Search Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
| - | - | - | - |
| device-name | string | A server defined search that may match any of the string fields in Device.deviceName or Device.type. | Device.deviceName.name |
| identifier | token | Instance id from manufacturer, owner, and others | Device.identifier |
| location | reference | A location, where the resource is found | Device.location |
| manufacturer | string | The manufacturer of the device | Device.manufacturer |
| model | string | The model of the device | Device.modelNumber |
| organization | reference | The organization responsible for the device | Device.owner |
| patient | reference | Patient information, if the resource is affixed to a person | Device.patient |
| status | token | active / inactive / entered-in-error / unknown | Device.status |
| type | token | The type of the device | Device.type |
| udi-carrier | string | UDI Barcode (RFID or other technology) string in *HRF* format. | Device.udiCarrier.carrierHRF |
| udi-di | string | The udi Device Identifier (DI) | Device.udiCarrier.deviceIdentifier |
| url | uri | Network address to contact device | Device.url |

## Inherited Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | [Meta](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/meta) | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | [Narrative](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/narrative) | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource\[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |

To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see [Device](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device).


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