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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. See the [HL7 FHIR R4 spec](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/device.html) for full details.

**Tables in this resource:**

* **device** – Main device record (this page)
* [device\_type\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/device/type_coding)
* [device\_version](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/device/version) – Version information per device
* [device\_extension](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/device/extension)
* [device\_extension\_vcc\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/device/extension_vcc_coding)
* **device\_references** – Normalized references; see [Reference Tables](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/reference_tables)

**Primary Keys:**

* device\_id

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| Column             | Data Type | Description                                                 |
| ------------------ | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| device\_id         | varchar   | Unique identifier for the device                            |
| manufacturedate    | datetime  | Date of manufacture                                         |
| type\_text         | varchar   | Free-text device type                                       |
| manufacturer       | varchar   | Name of the device manufacturer                             |
| meta\_source       | varchar   | Source document filename from FHIR meta.source              |
| data\_source\_ext† | varchar   | Integration source of the data, derived from FHIR extension |

**Related Tables:**

**Child:**

* [device\_extension](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/device/extension)
* [device\_type\_coding](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/device/type_coding)
* [device\_version](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/device/version)