A new method of tracking medical device malfunctions, the unique device identification (UDI) number, may lead to a curb in malfunctions of lifesaving devices such as the personal defibrillator. The ...

The healthcare supply chain has seen its share of ups and downs this year. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, product shortages were exacerbated by a lack of supply-chain visibility.

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 6, Novation submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the implementation of a Unique Device Identification (UDI) system ...

Members of the Premier alliance applaud recently introduced legislation that would require implementation of a unique device identification system for medical devices to improve medical device safety.

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The new bipartisan legislation, the Medical Device Patient Safety Act, or S.1995, was introduced last December by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), with co-sponsors Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), ...

Federal health regulators are proposing a new system to track millions of medical devices used in the U.S., an effort which they say will help protect patients by catching problematic implants earlier ...

The ideal way to protect the public from hazardous medical devices, the Food and Drug Administration says, is a brand-specific identification number on devices like implanted heart defibrillators and ...