Surgical or other medical devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm in therapeutic use

Definition

A medical device is any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, including any component, part, or accessory, intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or intended to affect the structure or any function of the body, and which does not achieve its primary intended purposes through chemical action within or on the body and which is not dependent upon being metabolized for the achievement of its primary intended purposes.

Coding note

Code first injury or harm associated with device. Code also the mode or mechanism that explains the main way the cause leads to injury or harm.

Exclusions

• medical devices associated with adverse incidents due to external causes classified elsewhere (PL12)

13 subordinate codes

• PK90Anaesthesiology devices associated with injury or harm
• PK91Cardiovascular devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm
• PK92Otorhinolaryngological devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm
• PK93Gastroenterology or urology devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm
• PK94General hospital or personal use devices associated with injury or harm
• PK95Neurological devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm
• PK96Obstetric or gynaecological devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm
• PK97Ophthalmic devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm
• PK98Radiological devices associated with injury or harm
• PK99Orthopaedic devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm
• PK9APhysical medicine devices associated with injury or harm
• PK9BGeneral or plastic surgery devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm
• PK9COther or unspecified medical devices, implants or grafts associated with injury or harm

Nearby in Causes of healthcare related harm or injury

• PK80-PK8ZSurgical or other medical procedures associated with injury or harm in diagnostic or therapeutic use
• PL00-PL0ZSubstances associated with injury or harm in therapeutic use
• PL10Other health care related causes of injury or harm
• PL11Mode of injury or harm associated with a surgical or other medical procedure
• PL12Mode of injury or harm associated with a surgical or other medical device, implant or graft
• PL13Mode of injury or harm associated with exposure to a drug, medicament or biological substance
• PL14Mode of injury or harm associated with other health care related causes