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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the DeviceUseStatement resource.
| DeviceUseStatement | |
| Definition | A record of a device being used by a patient where the record is the result of a report from the patient or another clinician. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Summary | true | 
| DeviceUseStatement.bodySite[x] | |
| Definition | Indicates the site on the subject's body where the device was used ( i.e. the target site). | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept|Reference(BodySite) | 
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] | 
| Requirements | Knowing where the device is targeted is important for tracking if multiple sites are possible. | 
| Summary | true | 
| DeviceUseStatement.whenUsed | |
| Definition | The time period over which the device was used. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Period | 
| Summary | true | 
| DeviceUseStatement.device | |
| Definition | The details of the device used. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Device) | 
| Summary | true | 
| DeviceUseStatement.identifier | |
| Definition | An external identifier for this statement such as an IRI. | 
| Note | This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion) | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | Identifier | 
| Summary | true | 
| DeviceUseStatement.indication | |
| Definition | Reason or justification for the use of the device. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| DeviceUseStatement.notes | |
| Definition | Details about the device statement that were not represented at all or sufficiently in one of the attributes provided in a class. These may include for example a comment, an instruction, or a note associated with the statement. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | true | 
| DeviceUseStatement.recordedOn | |
| Definition | The time at which the statement was made/recorded. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | dateTime | 
| Summary | true | 
| DeviceUseStatement.subject | |
| Definition | The patient who used the device. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Patient) | 
| Summary | true | 
| DeviceUseStatement.timing[x] | |
| Definition | How often the device was used. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Timing|Period|dateTime | 
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] | 
| Summary | true |