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On September 24, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0090] to establish a system to adequately identify devices through distribution and use. This rule requires the label of medical devices to include a unique device identifier (UDI), except where the rule provides for an exception or alternative placement. The labeler must submit product information concerning devices to FDA’s Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID), unless subject to an exception or alternative. The system established by this rule requires the label and device package of each medical device to include a UDI and requires that each UDI be provided in a plain-text version and in a form that uses automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technology. The UDI will be required to be directly marked on the device itself if the device is intended to be used more than once and intended to be reprocessed before each use.
The rule is effective December 23, 2013, except §§ 801.55, 830.10, 830.100, 830.110, 830.120, and 830.130 are effective October 24, 2013. The incorporation by reference of § 830.20 listed in the rule is 2 approved by the Director of the Office of the Federal Register as of December 23, 2013. The incorporation by reference of §§ 830.10 and 830.100 listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Office of the Federal Register as of October 24, 2013. Certain provisions have later compliance dates as discussed in section VII. B. of the Federal Register document (“Compliance Dates”). A notice [Docket No. FDA–2013–D–0636] announcing the availability of a Draft Guidance for Industry on the Global Unique Device Identification Database was also published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2013. |
