Shunt Naming and Modeling
This Editorial Guide is used for Education Purposes Only. It is used in the Authoring Courses and Certifications. It is based on the January 2026 Editorial Guide.
Naming
FSN
Use the following naming pattern for the FSN; align terming and case sensitivity with the FSN for the concepts selected as the attribute values, excluding the semantic tag.
[compositional material] [body structure] shunt (physical object)
For example,
Ventricular shunt (physical object)
Pleuroperitoneal shunt (physical object)
Preferred Term
Use the following naming pattern for the PT; align terming and case sensitivity with the PT for the concept that is selected as the attribute value.
[compositional material] [body structure] shunt
For example,
Ventricular shunt
Pleuroperitoneal shunt
Synonym
Synonyms are not generally added for concepts in this hierarchy.
Modeling
Stated parent concept(s)
257351008 |Shunt (physical object)|
Additional parent, if applicable:
258166002 |Custom made implant (physical object)
Semantic tag
(physical object)
Attribute:Has device intended site
Note this attribute is used to model the proximal site of the shunt only.
Range: <<123037004 |Body structure (body structure)|
NOTE: While the MRCM allowed range includes the top-level concept, 123037004 |Body structure (body structure)|, only the descendants should be used in modeling shunt concepts.
Cardinality: 0..1
Attribute: Has compositional material
Range: <<105590001 |Substance (substance)|
NOTE: While the MRCM allowed range includes the top-level concept, 105590001 |Substance (substance)|, only the descendants should be used in modeling shunt concepts.
Cardinality: 0..*
Exemplars
The following illustrates the stated view for 258593008 |Ventricular shunt (physical object)|:
The following illustrates the inferred view for 258593008 |Ventricular shunt (physical object)|:
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