Improving Patient Safety Using Unique Device Identification
Summary:
This white paper on Unique Device Identification (UDI) discusses the importance and impact of the FDA ruling on the medical device industry. The establishment of a UDI system will enable the healthcare industry to improve patient safety by facilitating more accurate adverse event reporting and recall management. Some of the more complex issues arise due to the required communication between FDA’s Global UDI database and medical device companies existing database systems.
