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FDA Issues Proposed Rule for Unique Device Identifiers

Ken Terry | FierceHealthIT | July 5, 2012

Five years after a request from Congress, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally issued a proposed rule that would mandate the placement of unique device identifiers (UDI) on medical devices. Among other things, the use of UDIs will facilitate the reporting of adverse events related to these devices so that the FDA can more quickly address them and recall devices if necessary. Read More »