Physical medicine devices associated with injury or harm, surgical instruments, materials or devices

Definition

Physical medicine related surgical instruments like materials and devices (including sutures) were involved in an adverse related incident.

Coding note

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

Exclusions

• Circumstances associated with a surgical or other medical device influencing the episode of care without injury or harm

Also indexed as

Nearby in Physical medicine devices associated with injury or harm

• PK9A.0Physical medicine devices associated with injury or harm, diagnostic or monitoring devices
• PK9A.1Physical medicine devices associated with injury or harm, therapeutic, nonsurgical or rehabilitative devices
• PK9A.2Physical medicine devices associated with injury or harm, prosthetic or other implants, materials or accessory devices
• PK9A.4Physical medicine devices associated with injury or harm, miscellaneous devices, not elsewhere classified
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified