title: Millions to benefit from the Safe Medical Devices Act (SMDA) of 1990.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Medic Alert Foundation International, Turlock, CA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: 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