title: The Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System.
abstract: To facilitate access to medical information, ECRI has developed and promulgated a hierarchical medical device nomenclature system containing over 4,800 valid terms and 3,100 cross-references. The Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System (UMDNS) is appropriate for a wide range of applications. It is used world-wide and is available in 5 languages (7 additional translations are in progress).
authors: ECRI, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1298, USA.
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Gaev
mesh_terms: D004869:Equipment Safety; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled