21 CFR 830.310
Information required for unique device identification.
- Inspections citing it: 29
- Of those classified, ended OAI: 17%
- Last cited: FY2026
Inspections Citing It by Fiscal Year
Sites in and outside the US, FY2017 to Oct 20, 2026.
Regulation Text
eCFR, as of Nov 6, 2026The contact for device identification designated under § 830.320(a) shall provide FDA with the following information concerning each version or model of a device required to bear a unique device identifier (UDI) on its label:
(a) Concerning the labeler:
(1) The name of the labeler;
(2) A telephone number or email address that will allow FDA to communicate with the contact for device identification designated under § 830.320(a); and
(3) The name of each issuing agency whose system is used by the labeler to assign UDIs used by the labeler.
(b) Concerning each version or model of a device with a UDI on its label:
(1) The device identifier portion of the UDI assigned to the version or model;
(2) When reporting a substitution of a new device identifier that will be used in lieu of a previously reported identifier, the device identifier that was previously assigned to the version or model;
(3) If § 801.45 of this chapter requires the device to bear a UDI as a permanent marking on the device itself, either:
(i) A statement that the device identifier that appears as a permanent marking on the device is identical to that reported under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, or
(ii) The device identifier portion of the UDI that appears as a permanent marking on the device;
(4) The proprietary, trade, or brand name of the device as it appears on the label of the device;
(5) Any version or model number or similar reference that appears on the label of the device;
(6) If the device is labeled as sterile, a statement to that effect;
(7) If the device is labeled as containing natural rubber latex that contacts humans, or is labeled as having packaging containing natural rubber latex that contacts humans, as described by §§ 801.437(b)(1), 801.437(b)(3), and 801.437(f) of this chapter, a statement to that effect;
(8) Whether a patient may be safely exposed to magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, or magnetic resonance tomography while using the device, or while the device is implanted in patient.
(9) If the device is available in more than one size, the size of the particular version or model, together with the unit of measure, as it appears on the label of the device;
(10) The type of production identifiers that appear on the label of the device;
(11) The FDA premarket submission number of a cleared or approved device, or a statement that FDA has by regulation exempted the device from premarket notification;
(12) The FDA listing number assigned to the device;
(13) The Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) term or code for the device;
(14) The total number of individual devices contained in the device package.
Recently Cited Sites
Newest inspections citing this section; each opens the site- RLS Interventional, Inc.United States · Sep 17, 2026
- FKA Distributing Co., LLCUnited States · Sep 1, 2026
- GUIDEMIA TECHNOLOGIES LLCUnited States · Jul 6, 2026
- QUANTA DIALYSIS TECHONLOGIES LIMITEDUnited Kingdom · Jun 11, 2026
Counts are inspections with posted citations that cite any paragraph of the section, once per inspection, from FDA's Data Dashboard. OAI share is over inspections FDA finally classified. Text from eCFR, the official online CFR. FDA Data Dashboard and eCFR