The Global Harmonization Task Force is soliciting public comment on a proposed worldwide tracking system for medical devices it says will increase patient safety, improve corrective actions and better fight against counterfeiting.
The 17-year-old task force, which is made up of “a voluntary group of representatives from medical device regulatory agencies and the regulated industry,” will be soliciting public comment until March 31. The 13-page paper, released last month, was disseminated by the Food & Drug Administration Jan. 6. “Unique Device Identification (UDI) System” can be downloaded online.