Device

Overview

The Device resource represents medical devices used in patient care. This includes implanted devices, durable medical equipment, and monitoring devices.

FHIR R4 Specification

See the official HL7 specification: https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/device.html

Supported Fields

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Logical ID of the resource
meta	Meta	Resource metadata
identifier	Identifier[]	Business identifiers
definition	Reference	Device definition
udiCarrier	BackboneElement[]	UDI barcode info
status	code	active, inactive, entered-in-error, unknown
statusReason	CodeableConcept[]	Why current status
distinctIdentifier	string	Instance identifier
manufacturer	string	Manufacturer name
manufactureDate	dateTime	Manufacturing date
expirationDate	dateTime	Expiration date
lotNumber	string	Lot number
serialNumber	string	Serial number
deviceName	BackboneElement[]	Device names
modelNumber	string	Model number
partNumber	string	Part number
type	CodeableConcept	Device type
specialization	BackboneElement[]	Device specializations
version	BackboneElement[]	Device versions
property	BackboneElement[]	Device properties
patient	Reference(Patient)	Patient using device
owner	Reference(Organization)	Device owner
contact	ContactPoint[]	Contact details
location	Reference(Location)	Device location
url	uri	Device network URL
note	Annotation[]	Notes
safety	CodeableConcept[]	Safety information
parent	Reference(Device)	Parent device

Search Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
_id	token	Resource ID	_id=dev-001
identifier	token	Business identifier	identifier=DEV-12345
patient	reference	Patient using device	patient=Patient/123
status	token	Device status	status=active
type	token	Device type	type=43770009
manufacturer	string	Manufacturer	manufacturer=Acme
model	string	Model number	model=BPM-2000
udi-carrier	string	UDI carrier HRF	udi-carrier=01234
udi-di	string	UDI device identifier	udi-di=09876
device-name	string	Device name	device-name=Monitor
organization	reference	Owner organization	organization=Organization/456
location	reference	Device location	location=Location/789

Examples

Create a Device

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/baseR4/Device \
  -H "Content-Type: application/fhir+json" \
  -d '{
    "resourceType": "Device",
    "status": "active",
    "udiCarrier": [{
      "deviceIdentifier": "09876543210987",
      "carrierHRF": "(01)09876543210987(17)240101(10)LOT123"
    }],
    "manufacturer": "Acme Medical Devices Inc.",
    "manufactureDate": "2023-06-15",
    "expirationDate": "2028-06-15",
    "lotNumber": "LOT-2023-456",
    "serialNumber": "SN-2023-12345",
    "deviceName": [{
      "name": "Acme Blood Pressure Monitor Pro",
      "type": "user-friendly-name"
    }],
    "modelNumber": "BPM-PRO-2000",
    "type": {
      "coding": [{
        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
        "code": "43770009",
        "display": "Sphygmomanometer"
      }],
      "text": "Blood Pressure Monitor"
    },
    "patient": {
      "reference": "Patient/patient-001"
    },
    "owner": {
      "reference": "Organization/organization-001"
    },
    "location": {
      "reference": "Location/location-001"
    },
    "note": [{
      "text": "Device assigned for home monitoring"
    }]
  }'

Search Devices

# By patient
curl "http://localhost:8080/baseR4/Device?patient=Patient/123"

# By status
curl "http://localhost:8080/baseR4/Device?status=active"

# By type
curl "http://localhost:8080/baseR4/Device?type=43770009"

# By manufacturer
curl "http://localhost:8080/baseR4/Device?manufacturer=Acme"

Patient Compartment

# Get all devices for a patient
curl "http://localhost:8080/baseR4/Patient/123/Device"

Status Codes

Code	Display	Description
active	Active	Device is available for use
inactive	Inactive	Not currently available
entered-in-error	Entered in Error	Data entry error
unknown	Unknown	Status unknown

Device Types (SNOMED CT)

Code	Display
43770009	Sphygmomanometer
19257004	Defibrillator
303607000	Cochlear implant
272265001	Bone prosthesis
417425009	Artificial eye
304070002	Wheelchair
37299003	Glucose monitor
53350007	Pacemaker
462894001	Insulin pump
360063003	Continuous positive airway pressure unit

Device Name Types

Code	Display
udi-label-name	UDI Label Name
user-friendly-name	User Friendly Name
patient-reported-name	Patient Reported Name
manufacturer-name	Manufacturer Name
model-name	Model Name
other	Other