Millions to benefit from the Safe Medical Devices Act (SMDA) of 1990.
The need and desire for quality improvements in patient care, coupled with consumer desire to assume increasing responsibility for their own healthcare, signals a strong future for services like the International Implant Registry.
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Medic Alert Foundation International, Turlock, CA.
D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000145:classification*; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration