FDA Examines Unique Identifiers; Industry Pushes Voluntary System
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA asks for comments on the potential for unique device identifier coding and offers details of its vision for such a system in a document published in the Aug. 11 Federal Register
You may also be interested in...
Unique Device Identification In 2008? FDA Decision Expected Soon
FDA will decide soon whether to mandate unique device identification through rulemaking. Should the agency determine that compulsory device identifiers are warranted, a proposed rule could be introduced as early as 2007, according to FDA Office of Science & Engineering Laboratories Director Larry Kessler
Unique Device Identification In 2008? FDA Decision Expected Soon
FDA will decide soon whether to mandate unique device identification through rulemaking. Should the agency determine that compulsory device identifiers are warranted, a proposed rule could be introduced as early as 2007, according to FDA Office of Science & Engineering Laboratories Director Larry Kessler
UDI meeting scheduled
FDA will convene a public meeting to discuss the use of unique device identification (UDI) systems on Oct. 25 in Gaithersburg, Md. (1"The Gray Sheet" Aug. 14, 2006, p. 7)...