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== Medical Device System (MDS) ==

== Medical Device System (MDS) ==

The Medical Device System (often abbreviated to MDS) is the data base (see MDS Database for information specific to the database tables) and graphical user interface used to house medical device program related data such as companies, company contacts, applications for authorization, lists of devices, and more. It is also the source of the data for the Medical Devices Active Licence Listing (MDALL), the outwardly visible database of licensed devices.   

The Medical Device System (often abbreviated to MDS) is the data base (see [[MDS Database]] for information specific to the database tables) and graphical user interface used to house medical device program related data such as companies, company contacts, applications for authorization, lists of devices, and more. It is also the source of the data for the Medical Devices Active Licence Listing (MDALL), the outwardly visible database of licensed devices.   

The MDS is divided up into sections; this related mostly to the function, but there is substantial communication between the sections (e.g., while the Company section maintains information about companies, other sections like Applications or Incidents will refer to the company entries.)

The MDS is divided up into sections; this related mostly to the function, but there is substantial communication between the sections (e.g., while the Company section maintains information about companies, other sections like Applications or Incidents will refer to the company entries.)