If you are a company that produces, resells, creates inventory lists or catalogs for any medical device, you know the struggle of obtaining the essential UDI provided by the Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID) administered by the Food and Drug Association(FDA). It can be very time consuming and frustrating. What is GUDID?

GUDID is the database that provides a comprehensive reference catalog for medical devices with Unique Device Identifier (UDI). In collaboration with the FDA, the National Library of Medicine(NLM) has created the AccessGUDID portal, which facilitates easy access to hospitals, clinicians, patients, researchers, and interested stakeholders for information on particular medical devices. The GUDID includes information about the identification of devices and no information about the patient. The benefit of GUDID is the accurate identification of medical devices to avoid confusion about device usage. Top-tier device manufacturers are pairing the UDI together with the digital thread for end-to-end traceability of their data. Medical devices cover many products- implants, CT Scanner, surgical instruments, wheelchairs, and blood glucose test kits. UDI system provides a consistent and standard way to identify medical devices throughout their distribution and use by healthcare providers and patients.

If your company deals with any type of healthcare devices, you are familiar with needing this UDI for each and every device whether it is a tooth implant or instruments such as tidal flow non-coring needle. In most situations you will receive the catalog number, version model number, brand name and company, but not the UDI that is essential to sell or use. Finding 1-50 may not be a hassle, but when you get 1,000 imagine having to spend 15 hours searching for these one by one then multiply those hours per thousand after. That is a daunting task no one wants to endure.

Tronitech can eliminate this time by at least half with our automation tool utilizing Tronitech’s document capture software and medical records indexing services that have automated this process with Access GUDID using brand reference numbers, and other device information to generate a CSV file with all medical device information along with FDA ID. Healthcare providers and researchers can get medical device information quickly, efficiently, accurately and with ease.

Contact Tronitech to find out how we can eliminate a drastic amount of time obtaining the UDI’s your company needs.