Unique Device Identification In 2008? FDA Decision Expected Soon
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
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
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