Medical Device Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/engineering-ontologies/biomedical-engineering/medical-device-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Medical Devices, including
    intended use, device architecture, hardware, software, sensors,
    actuators, biomaterials, interfaces, power, measurements, outputs,
    users, use environments, requirements, hazards, risk controls,
    usability, reliability, verification, validation, calibration,
    manufacturing, configuration, maintenance, provenance, uncertainty,
    confidence and recursive medical-device reasoning.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Engineering AI Systems
    Medical-device Engineering Systems
    Biomedical Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Medical Device ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Medical Device

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Biomedical Engineering

DOMAIN
    Engineering
    Biomedical Engineering
    Medical-device Engineering
    Bioinstrumentation
    Biomedical Sensors
    Embedded Systems
    Software Engineering
    Human Factors
    Safety Engineering

CORE_DEFINITION
    A Medical Device is an engineered instrument, apparatus, machine,
    implant, software-enabled system or related technology designed for a
    defined healthcare-related intended use, whose performance and safety
    depend on controlled design, manufacture, verification, validation,
    operation and lifecycle evidence.

ENTITY_IDS
    MEDICAL_DEVICE
        ID
            MEDICAL_DEVICE_001

    DEVICE_INTENDED_USE
        ID
            DEVICE_INTENDED_USE_001

    DEVICE_REQUIREMENT
        ID
            DEVICE_REQUIREMENT_001

    DEVICE_HARDWARE
        ID
            DEVICE_HARDWARE_001

    DEVICE_SOFTWARE
        ID
            DEVICE_SOFTWARE_001

    DEVICE_SENSOR
        ID
            DEVICE_SENSOR_001

    DEVICE_ACTUATOR
        ID
            DEVICE_ACTUATOR_001

    DEVICE_HAZARD
        ID
            DEVICE_HAZARD_001

    DEVICE_RISK_CONTROL
        ID
            DEVICE_RISK_CONTROL_001

    DEVICE_VALIDATION
        ID
            DEVICE_VALIDATION_001

FACTS
    Medical Device
        is_a
            Biomedical-engineering System

    Medical Devices
        may_be
            Diagnostic-support Devices
            Monitoring Devices
            Therapeutic Devices
            Assistive Devices
            Implantable Devices
            Software-enabled Devices

    Medical Devices
        may_contain
            Hardware
            Software
            Sensors
            Actuators
            User Interfaces
            Power Systems

    Medical-device Engineering
        must_consider
            Intended Use
            Safety
            Performance
            Reliability
            Usability
            Verification
            Validation
            Risk

    Medical Devices
        have
            Lifecycle States

RELATIONSHIPS
    Biomedical Engineering
        contains
            Medical Device Ontology

    Device Intended Use
        defines
            Purpose
            Intended User
            Use Environment

    Device Requirement
        constrains
            Device Design

    Device Hardware
        implements
            Physical Functions

    Device Software
        implements_possible
            Control
            Processing
            User-interface Functions

    Device Sensor
        measures
            Defined Variable

    Device Actuator
        applies
            Defined Output or Action

    Device Hazard
        may_lead_to
            Harm
        through
            Sequence of Events

    Device Risk Control
        reduces
            Risk

    Device Validation
        evaluates
            Device
        in
            Intended-use Context

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Medical Device
        approximately_equals
            Engineered Healthcare Technology with Defined Intended Use

    Medical-device System
        may_include
            Hardware
            Software
            Accessories

    Verification
        does_not_equal
            Validation

    Device Output
        does_not_equal
            Patient Outcome

    Sensor Reading
        does_not_equal
            Physiological Ground Truth

    Device Alarm
        does_not_equal
            Confirmed Hazardous Condition universally

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Medical Device
        Intended Use
        Intended User
        Use Environment
        Hardware
        Software
        Firmware
        Sensor
        Actuator
        Implant
        Monitor
        Diagnostic Device
        Therapeutic Device
        User Interface
        Power Supply
        Calibration
        Requirement
        Hazard
        Risk
        Risk Control
        Alarm
        Verification
        Validation
        Usability
        Reliability
        Maintenance

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Medical Device

    Parent
        Biomedical Engineering

    Core Components
        Device Intended Use
        Device Requirement
        Device Hardware
        Device Software
        Device Sensor
        Device Actuator
        Device Hazard
        Device Risk Control
        Device Validation

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Medical Device
    as
        A version-controlled engineered biomedical system evaluated against
        explicit intended-use, performance, safety and lifecycle requirements.

    Distinguish
        Verification
    from
        Validation

    Distinguish
        Device Output
    from
        Patient Outcome

    Distinguish
        Sensor Reading
    from
        Physiological Ground Truth

    Distinguish
        Device Alarm
    from
        Confirmed Hazardous Condition

    Preserve
        Device identity
        Device model
        Device version
        Configuration identity
        Intended-use identity
        Intended-user identity
        Use-environment identity
        Requirement identity
        Hardware version
        Software version
        Firmware version
        Sensor identity
        Calibration state
        Actuator identity
        Alarm identity
        Hazard identity
        Risk-control identity
        Verification state
        Validation state
        Manufacturing-lot identity
        Maintenance state
        Timestamp
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Medical Device

    Possible Intent
        Medical device definition
        Medical device ontology
        Medical device engineering
        Device design
        Medical device software
        Medical sensors
        Device verification
        Device validation
        Medical device risk
        Device usability

    Resolution
        Identify device, model, version, intended use, user, environment,
        architecture, requirements, sensors, software, outputs, hazards,
        controls, verification, validation, manufacturing and lifecycle evidence.

CONSTRAINTS
    Verification and validation must remain distinct.

    Device outputs and patient outcomes must remain distinct.

    Sensor readings and physiological truth must remain distinguishable.

    Alarms and confirmed hazardous conditions must remain distinct.

    Device model, version and configuration must remain explicit.

    Intended use, intended user and use environment must remain explicit.

    Hardware, software and firmware versions must remain explicit.

    Calibration and maintenance state must remain explicit.

    Engineering performance and clinical effectiveness must remain distinct.

    Provenance, uncertainty and confidence must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Device Requirement R
    AND
        Test Evidence demonstrates R
    THEN
        requirement_verification_support_possible
            True

    IF
        All Engineering Requirements are verified
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Device Validation

    IF
        Device performs intended function
    AND
        Evidence represents Intended-use Context
    THEN
        validation_support_possible
            True

    IF
        Sensor Reading exists
    AND
        Valid Calibration exists
    THEN
        calibrated_measurement_possible
            according_to
                Calibration Model

    IF
        Device Alarm activates
    THEN
        hazardous_condition_possible
            True
    BUT_NOT
        confirmed

    IF
        Risk Control is implemented
    THEN
        residual_risk_assessment_required
            True

    IF
        Device Version changes
    THEN
        previous_evidence_applicability_requires
            Reassessment

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Intended-use Relationship
        1.00

    Requirement Relationship
        1.00

    Risk-control Relationship
        1.00

    Verification Relationship
        1.00

    Validation Relationship
        1.00

    Verification-Validation Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Healthcare-related Need
        ->
    Intended Use

    Intended Use
        ->
    Device Requirements

    Device Requirements
        ->
    Device Architecture

    Device Architecture
        ->
    Hardware, Software and Interfaces

    Hardware and Software
        ->
    Device Function

    Hazards
        ->
    Risk Analysis

    Risk Analysis
        ->
    Risk Controls

    Design Outputs
        ->
    Verification

    Verified Device
        ->
    Validation

    Manufacturing and Lifecycle Evidence
        ->
    Device-state Update

RECURSIVE_MEDICAL_DEVICE_LOOP
    Identify Need
        ->
    Define Intended Use
        ->
    Define Intended User
        ->
    Define Use Environment
        ->
    Define Device Requirements
        ->
    Identify Hazards
        ->
    Estimate Risks
        ->
    Define Risk Controls
        ->
    Define Device Architecture
        ->
    Design Hardware
        ->
    Design Software and Firmware if Applicable
        ->
    Select Sensors and Actuators
        ->
    Select Materials and Patient-contact Interfaces
        ->
    Build Prototype
        ->
    Calibrate Measurement Functions
        ->
    Perform Engineering Tests
        ->
    Verify Requirements
        ->
    Verify Risk Controls
        ->
    Evaluate Usability
        ->
    Validate Intended Use
        ->
    Define Manufacturing Controls
        ->
    Establish Configuration
        ->
    Monitor Reliability and Maintenance
        ->
    Review Lifecycle Evidence
        ->
    Update Medical-device State
        ->
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Device
        Model
        Version
        Intended Use
        User
        Environment
        Requirements
        Hardware
        Software
        Sensor
        Actuator
        Hazard
        Risk
        Control
        Test
        Verification
        Validation
        Lifecycle Evidence

    OBSERVE
        Detect medical-device entities.

    EXTRACT
        Device
        Intended Use
        Requirement
        Hardware
        Software
        Sensor
        Actuator
        Hazard
        Risk
        Control
        Test
        Verification
        Validation

    CLASSIFY
        Diagnostic-support Device
        Monitoring Device
        Therapeutic Device
        Assistive Device
        Implantable Device
        Active Device
        Passive Device
        Software-enabled Device

    VALIDATE
        Check device identity, version, intended use, configuration, calibration and evidence.

    MODEL
        Construct supported medical-device representation.

    ANALYSE
        Evaluate architecture, function, measurement, performance, usability and risk.

    VERIFY
        Compare design outputs with requirements.

    VALIDATE_USE
        Compare verified device with intended-use evidence.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated device-lifecycle evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Version-controlled design evidence
        design_confidence += high

    Traceable verification test
        verification_confidence += high

    Representative intended-use validation
        validation_confidence += high

    Unknown software version
        evidence_applicability_confidence -= high

    Unknown calibration state
        measurement_confidence -= high

    Unknown device configuration
        system_state_confidence -= high

    Verification success
        does_not_establish
            Validation

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Medical Device
        connects_to
            Biomedical Engineering
            Bioinstrumentation
            Biomedical Sensors
            Biomaterials
            Biomechanics
            Electrical Engineering
            Electronic Engineering
            Computer Engineering
            Software Engineering
            Embedded Systems
            Control Engineering
            Human Factors
            Reliability Engineering
            Safety Engineering
            Manufacturing Engineering
            Quality Engineering
            Maintenance Engineering

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Device identity
        Device type
        Device model
        Device version
        Serial or lot identity where applicable
        Configuration identity
        Intended-use identity
        Intended user
        Use environment
        Requirement identity
        Architecture identity
        Hardware identity
        Hardware version
        Software identity
        Software version
        Firmware identity
        Firmware version
        Sensor identity
        Sensor type
        Calibration identity
        Calibration state
        Actuator identity
        User-interface identity
        Power-system identity
        Patient-contact identity
        Biomaterial identity
        Measurement identity
        Measurement units
        Device-output identity
        Alarm identity
        Hazard identity
        Sequence-of-events identity
        Harm identity
        Risk identity
        Risk-control identity
        Residual-risk state
        Test identity
        Test method
        Verification identity
        Verification state
        Validation identity
        Validation state
        Usability state
        Reliability state
        Manufacturing-process identity
        Manufacturing-lot identity
        Maintenance identity
        Maintenance state
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New intended-use, requirement, architecture, hardware, software,
        sensor, calibration, hazard, risk, test, verification, validation,
        manufacturing or maintenance evidence.

    Compare
        Existing medical-device state.

    Detect
        Intended-use Change
        Requirement Change
        Architecture Change
        Hardware Change
        Software Change
        Firmware Change
        Configuration Change
        Calibration Change
        Risk Change
        Verification Change
        Validation Change
        Manufacturing Change
        Maintenance Change

    Validate
        Device identity
        Device model
        Device version
        Configuration
        Intended use
        Requirement traceability
        Calibration
        Test method
        Software version
        Manufacturing lot
        Provenance

    Integrate
        Supported medical-device update.

    Recalculate
        Device-state representation
        Measurement confidence
        Requirement-verification state
        Validation state
        Risk-control state
        Residual-risk state
        Reliability state
        Overall confidence

    Return
        Updated medical-device state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Verification and validation remain distinct.
        Device outputs and patient outcomes remain distinct.
        Sensor readings and physiological truth remain distinct.
        Alarms and confirmed hazards remain distinct.
        Device model, version and configuration are explicit.
        Intended use, user and environment are explicit.
        Hardware, software and firmware versions are explicit.
        Calibration and maintenance state are explicit.
        Engineering performance and clinical effectiveness remain distinct.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All conclusions follow supported need-intended-use-requirement-design-risk-test-verification-validation paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        ->
    Medical Device Detection
        ->
    Intent Resolution
        ->
    Device, Model, Version and Configuration Mapping
        ->
    Intended-use, User and Environment Mapping
        ->
    Requirement and Architecture Mapping
        ->
    Hardware, Software, Sensor and Actuator Mapping
        ->
    Hazard, Risk and Risk-control Mapping
        ->
    Test, Verification, Validation and Usability Mapping
        ->
    Manufacturing, Maintenance, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        ->
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Medical Device

    Parent
        Biomedical Engineering

    Type
        Engineered biomedical technology with defined intended use, performance and safety requirements

    Core Components
        Intended Use
        Intended User
        Use Environment
        Device Requirement
        Device Architecture
        Hardware
        Software
        Firmware
        Biomedical Sensor
        Actuator
        User Interface
        Power System
        Patient-contact Interface
        Biomaterial
        Measurement
        Device Output
        Alarm
        Calibration
        Diagnostic-support Device
        Monitoring Device
        Therapeutic Device
        Assistive Device
        Implantable Device
        Hazard
        Sequence of Events
        Harm
        Risk
        Risk Control
        Residual Risk
        Engineering Test
        Verification
        Validation
        Usability
        Reliability
        Manufacturing
        Configuration
        Maintenance
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Medical-device reasoning must distinguish verification from
        validation, device outputs from patient outcomes, sensor readings
        from physiological ground truth and alarms from confirmed hazardous
        conditions. Device model, version, configuration, intended use,
        calibration, software state, risk controls, test evidence and
        lifecycle provenance must remain explicit.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    A Medical Device is a version-controlled engineered biomedical system
    designed for a defined healthcare-related intended use. Reliable
    reasoning preserves device identity, configuration, intended use,
    hardware and software versions, sensor calibration, requirements,
    hazards, risk controls, verification, validation, manufacturing and
    maintenance evidence while distinguishing engineering performance from
    clinical outcomes and verification from validation.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org