title: [The German Medical Devices Information System containing over 100,000 documents].
abstract: The legal foundations, the aims, and the set up of the German Medical Devices Information System are presented. The functioning of the online registration system is demonstrated on hand of the electronic reports relating to certification with respect to section sign 18 Medical Devices Act (MPG). Using the email-based message system, the electronic routes for information are explained. The large amount of data in the medical devices database illustrates the high performance of the continuously developing information system. The future national and European perspectives of the German Medical Devices Information System are described.
authors.affiliation: DIMDI - Deutsches Institut für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information, Informationssystem Medizinprodukte, Waisenhausgasse 36-38a, 50676 , Köln, Deutschland. renate.laby@dimdi.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laby
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hummel
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005858:Germany; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors