Device

This topic describes information for the Device resource.

To interact with the REST endpoints in the Device resource, see Device.

Overview

The Device resource implementation is currently limited to devices implanted in a patient such as a pacemaker or insulin pump. As such, this resource currently exposes the known implant history for a patient at this site.

Terminology Mappings

  • Device.identifier.type

    Description: The type used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.

    Note:

    Currently returns SNO code from the system below

    Details: Identifier Type Codes

    System: https://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-type

  • Device.type

    Description: The type of device.

    Note:

    Currently not bound to any terminology and only 'Device.type.text' will be returned as of now.|

Extensions