Tight budgets must not hinder device tracking technologies uptake
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The US will soon move into the next phase of its plan to require all device manufacturers to have a system for identifying and tracking their devices. 30 September was the deadline for the CDRH’s test of Unique Device Identification (UDI) requirements. The FDA’s FY2010 planning document says that in less than three years – by 30 September 2013 – it plans to have implemented a UDI system.