Stream: implementers
Topic: USCore ImplantableDevice UDI
Christopher Vitale (Feb 01 2021 at 13:58):
Hi. I'm hoping to get some clarification re: Implantable device UDI.
1) Is it acceptable to capture the UDI as both an Identifier and udiCarrier? Or can a UDI only be placed in the udiCarrier element?
2) The cardinality udiCarrier is 0..1, but the definition (here: https://www.hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition-us-core-implantable-device-definitions.html#Device.udiCarrier) states: "Note that the Device may include multiple udiCarriers as it either may include just the udiCarrier for the jurisdiction it is sold, or for multiple jurisdictions it could have been sold." In this case, where would be the appropriate place to put 2 UDI's?
Thanks in advance for any help given!
Jose Costa Teixeira (Feb 01 2021 at 20:48):
Hi.
- Yes, I think so, you can put it in both places. What UDI are you capturing? The Device Identification or also the production identifiers such as lot, batch...?
- Can you give an example of where you'd have 2 UDIs?
Christopher Vitale (Feb 01 2021 at 21:53):
Thanks Jose! We take data from multiple sources and will capture UDI with whatever portions are available (e.g., lot, batch, etc). And we have not seen a device with more than one UDI yet, but it is called out in the FHIR spec so we want to be sure to account for this scenario if it is possible.
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