FDA proposals for a medical-device ID system
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is nearing the end of the
research phase in its development of a unique-device-identifier (UDI)
system for medical devices.
The FDA said that with the growing number and complexity of medical
devices, it and other medical-device regulatory agencies need to be able
to identify new risks quickly and to isolate affected systems.
Full story in bjhc&im December 2006 (231 words)
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