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PL12.0 category

Structural device failure, as mode of injury or harm

Definition

Harm arising due to mechanical or material device failure not related to the installation of the device.

Coding note

Code first the injury or harm associated with the device. Code also the cause of harm which identifies the type of device.

Inclusions

  • Breakdown of intraocular lens
  • Leakage from device, as mode of injury or harm
  • Wear, breakage or breakdown of device, as mode of injury or harm

Exclusions

Also indexed as

Breakdown of intraocular lensLeakage from device, as mode of injury or harmStructural device failure, as mode of injury or harmWear, breakage or breakdown of device, as mode of injury or harmbroken devicechip in devicecrack in devicedefective component as mode of injurydefective device as mode of injuryleakage of a devicemanufacturing fault of a structural device as a mode of injurymechanical breakdown of intraocular lens as mode of injurypart failure of a structural device as a mode of injurystructural device component failure as a mode of injurystructural device design failure as a mode of injury

Nearby in Mode of injury or harm associated with a surgical or other medical device, implant or graft