[[File:MDS DEVICE.png|thumb|An image from the web GUI for the new MDS system, showing the Device section]]
[[File:MDS DEVICE.png|thumb|An image from the web GUI for the new MDS system, showing the Device section]]
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The Device screen is used to maintain device records, and has the following sections. Some
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The Device screen is used to maintain device records, and has the following sections - a tombstone section, with general characteristics about the device, accompanied by 6 sub sections:
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* Drug/NPN Assignment
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* Defined Material
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* Pre-market/licensing summary
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* Special Access Summary
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* Special Access Info
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* Incident Summary
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==== Drug/NPN Assignment ====
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This section is used to capture information about drugs that are part of the device; this could include eluted drugs (e.g., paclitaxel eluting stents) as well as drugs applied with the device (disinfecting wipes).
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==== Defined Material ====
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Defined materials are biologically sourced; this section captures information about the source of biological components, including the species (e.g., bovine), tissue (e.g., ligament), and if it is a derivative (e.g., collagen), as well as the country from which it is sourced and can have multiple records for different time periods.