IMDRF Issues Proposed Guidances On Device Auditors, Global UDI System
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The International Medical Device Regulators Forum issued proposed guidance documents on monitoring of device auditing organizations, training for auditors and core elements of a global UDI system.
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