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| Biomedical Research and Regulation  Work Group | Maturity Level: 0 | Draft | Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments | 
Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the MedicinalProductDeviceSpec resource.
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec | |
| Definition | A detailed description of a device, typically as part of a regulated medicinal product. It is not intended to relace the Device resource, which covers use of device instances. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.identifier | |
| Definition | Business identifier. | 
| Note | This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion) | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Identifier | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.type | |
| Definition | The type of device. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.tradeName | |
| Definition | Trade name of the device, where applicable. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.quantity | |
| Definition | The quantity of the device present in the packaging of a medicinal product. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Quantity | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.listingNumber | |
| Definition | Device listing number. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.modelNumber | |
| Definition | Device model or reference number. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.sterilityIndicator | |
| Definition | Whether the device is supplied as sterile. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.sterilisationRequirement | |
| Definition | Whether the device must be sterilised before use. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.usage | |
| Definition | Usage pattern including the number of times that the device may be used. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.nomenclature | |
| Definition | A nomenclature term for the device. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.shelfLife | |
| Definition | Shelf Life and storage information. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | ProductShelfLife | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.physicalCharacteristics | |
| Definition | Dimensions, color etc. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | ProdCharacteristic | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.otherCharacteristics | |
| Definition | Other codeable characteristics. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.batchIdentifier | |
| Definition | Batch number or expiry date of a device. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | Identifier | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.manufacturer | |
| Definition | Manufacturer of this Device. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | Reference(Organization) | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.material | |
| Definition | A substance used to create the material(s) of which the device is made. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.material.substance | |
| Definition | The substance. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.material.alternate | |
| Definition | Indicates an alternative material of the device. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | boolean | 
| Summary | true | 
| MedicinalProductDeviceSpec.material.allergenicIndicator | |
| Definition | Whether the substance is a known or suspected allergen. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | boolean | 
| Summary | true |