PL12
Mode of injury or harm associated with a surgical or other medical device, implant or graft
Modo de lesão ou dano associado a um dispositivo cirúrgico ou outro dispositivo médico, implante ou enxerto
CategoryCoding Note
Code first the injury or harm associated with the device. Code also the cause of harm which identifies the type of device.
Subcategories (7)
PL12.0Structural device failure, as mode of injury or harmPL12.1Functional device failure, as mode of injury or harmPL12.2Perforation or protrusion by device, as mode of injury or harmPL12.3Obstruction of device, as mode of injury or harmPL12.4Dislodgement, misconnection or de-attachment, as mode of injury or harmPL12.5Operator error, as mode of injury or harmPL12.6Combination or interaction of operator error and device failure, as mode of injury or harm