FDA Struggles To Create A User-Friendly Device Identification System
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The hardest part about establishing a mandatory unique identification system for devices is crafting one that all users - from manufacturers to distributors to hospitals - will be able to implement, FDA says
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