ScanCARE Blog

Posts about UDI:

Introducing ScanCARE QuickShots

Michael Stanton 05-Apr-2023 14:56:49

Busy Nurse

ScanCARE QuickShots offer a condensed version of our in-depth blog posts, summarising the key takeaways and presenting them in a quick, easy-to-read format. Each QuickShots blog will cover essential information on surgical instrument tracking, sterilization, and management, helping you stay up to date on industry best practices and innovations.

Unique Surgical Instrument Identification – AU and NZ update

Michael Stanton 09-May-2019 20:11:50
Unique Surgical Instrument Identification – AU and NZ update

In July 2018 I published a blog about being ready for unique surgical instrument identification (UDI) and its implications for Australia and New Zealand.

Since then, the therapeutic goods administration (TGA) in Australia has released a consultation paper relating to the implementation of UDI.

The purpose of this blog is to look at the document and provide an update on what’s happening with the implementation of UDI in Australia.

Get ready for Unique Surgical Instrument Identification.

Michael Stanton 23-Jul-2018 13:13:02
Get ready for Unique Surgical Instrument Identification.

In September 2013 the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) implemented regulations establishing a system to identify surgical devices through distribution and use. Under this rule, each medical device must be labelled with a Unique Device Identifier (UDI).

The UDI needs to be directly marked on the device itself if the device is intended to be used more than once and to be reprocessed before each use.