The udi carrier shall be placed on the label of the device and on all higher levels of packaging and in case of reusable devices on the device itself direct marking.
Udi for reusable medical devices.
For additional information on udi see the imdrf udi guidance document of december 2013.
The udi system is intended to provide a single globally harmonized system for positive identification of medical devices.
In the case of reusable devices the udi is additionally required on the device itself but only two years after the date of application on the labelling for the respective class of device.
The udi or unique identification number europe as there is also one in the usa is one of the new things that come with the new eu mdr 2017 745 and ivdr 2017 746.
Healthcare professionals and patients will no longer have to access multiple inconsistent and incomplete sources in an attempt to identify a medical device and its key attributes.
The ministry of food and drug safety will introduce the udi system which will manage all information from production to distribution and final use of medical devices in 2019 project has phase approach starting in 2017 device identifier production identifier 32.
Medical devices and performance study investigational devices.
Under 21 cfr 801 45 a device that must bear a unique device identifier udi on its label must also bear a permanent marking providing the udi on the device itself if the device is intended to.
A class ii device that is required to be labeled with a udi must bear a udi as a permanent marking on the device itself if the device is a device.
All reusable devices subject to dm udi on the device itself dm udi may be provided through either or both.
This element will be key for the traceability of devices in europe.