Before the pandemic hit in March of 2020, the U.S. was buying around 50 million N95 masks per year. Fast forward to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis and it’s no surprise that the nation’s consumption of N95 masks increased significantly. During a 90-day peak-use period, demand for those masks jumped to a record 140 million. As the pandemic continues, …
What are UDIs, or Unique Device Identification?
Simply put, a UDI is a unique device identification. This system was created and is regulated by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), and is designed to identify medical devices and their distribution/use through a label/packaging and/or device identifier that is readable by both humans and machines. What is considered a medical device? Syringes, knee prostheses, dental floss, elastic …