A recent regulation push for UDI in the U.S., EU, Australia/New Zealand, and China paves to way for the deployment of Surgical Tracking (SIT) systems in hospitals. The U.S. FDA is several years into its Unique Device Identifier (UDI) program for medical device tracking. Several other countries and regions have since been rolling out similar medical device tracking programs.
The goal of these programs is to improve safety, increase efficiency, and provide unambiguous accountability when it comes to controlling and tracking medical devices and surgical instruments. RFID has rapidly emerged as a viable solution for tracking reusable devices like surgical instruments across these initiatives.
