(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new rule on Friday requiring medical device makers to include a unique identifier on their products to track devices, monitor them for safety and facilitate recalls.
Companies will be required to mark their devices with a code corresponding to its make and model. Medical device records will have to include the identifier.
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