Thing > MedicalEntity > MedicalDevice

Any object used in a medical capacity, such as to diagnose or treat a patient.

Property	Expected Type	Description
Properties from Thing
additionalType	URL	An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
description	Text	A short description of the item.
image	URL	URL of an image of the item.
name	Text	The name of the item.
url	URL	URL of the item.
Properties from MedicalEntity
alternateName	Text	Any alternate name for this medical entity.
code	MedicalCode	A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.
guideline	MedicalGuideline	A medical guideline related to this entity.
medicineSystem	MedicineSystem	The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.
recognizingAuthority	Organization	If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.
relevantSpecialty	MedicalSpecialty	If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.
study	MedicalStudy	A medical study or trial related to this entity.
Properties from MedicalDevice
adverseOutcome	MedicalEntity	A possible complication and/or side effect of this therapy. If it is known that an adverse outcome is serious (resulting in death, disability, or permanent damage; requiring hospitalization; or is otherwise life-threatening or requires immediate medical attention), tag it as a seriouseAdverseOutcome instead.
contraindication	MedicalContraindication	A contraindication for this therapy.
indication	MedicalIndication	A factor that indicates use of this therapy for treatment and/or prevention of a condition, symptom, etc. For therapies such as drugs, indications can include both officially-approved indications as well as off-label uses. These can be distinguished by using the ApprovedIndication subtype of MedicalIndication.
postOp	Text	A description of the postoperative procedures, care, and/or followups for this device.
preOp	Text	A description of the workup, testing, and other preparations required before implanting this device.
procedure	Text	A description of the procedure involved in setting up, using, and/or installing the device.
purpose	MedicalDevicePurpose	The purpose or purposes of this device, for example whether it is intended for diagnostic or therapeutic use.
seriousAdverseOutcome	MedicalEntity	A possible serious complication and/or serious side effect of this therapy. Serious adverse outcomes include those that are life-threatening; result in death, disability, or permanent damage; require hospitalization or prolong existing hospitalization; cause congenital anomalies or birth defects; or jeopardize the patient and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes in this definition.

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