China Hopes To Implement Unique Device Identifier System By Year End

China has been talking about implementing a UDI system to track distribution of medical devices for years. Former CFDA and U.S. FDA experts now suggest that China plans to implement such as system by year end.

A new regulation on Unique Device Identification is likely to come out in 2014, which could impact the local medical device industry as well as foreign companies that want to export their products to China, according to experts.

U.S. FDA released its much-anticipated UDI final rule in September 2013, which requires device companies to ensure all Class III...

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