Anatomy Of A Unique Device Identifier: It’s Flexible
This article was originally published in The Silver Sheet
Executive Summary
Manufacturers will have leeway when creating product labels under FDA’s proposed UDI rule. Firms would be allowed to purchase an identifier from a UDI-issuing agency of its choice, although the agency strongly endorses the use of identifiers from GS1 and HIBCC. FDA’s Jay Crowley describes three different types of UDI labels.