XExtension Codes
Dimensions of external causes
Aspects of incidents related to devices
XE4XWContamination or decontamination problem
XE9L2Contamination during use
XE4VF
category
Device contamination with body fluid
Definition Problem associated with the undesired presence of body fluid in/on the device, which is not part of the documented device specifications and requirements.
Also indexed as
Device contamination with body fluid
Nearby in Contamination during use
International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11), World Health Organization (WHO) 2019/2021, https://icd.who.int/browse11. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 IGO (CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO).
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