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Introduction : The Saudi Food and Drug Authority represented by the
Medical devices sector is working among it objectives to provide technical
support and information pertaining to medical devices to hospitals and health
care institutes in Saudi Arabia. The SFDA is very pleased to offer to Saudi
Arabia hospital both public and private (6) highly specialized databases that
contain valuable information related to medical devices in a very attractive
and encouraging prices to enable them to explore these databases and benefit
from them.
Health Device System : A database that provides hazard reports, product
evaluations, precautions for use and other important information to support
accident investigation and continuing investigation.
Health Devices Alerts and MAUDE : Two searchable databases of worldwide
reports on medical device problems, recalls and evaluations. The two databases
currently have over 1.5 million reports. They are updated weekly .
Healthcare Product Comparison System : A searchable database for 450
types of capital equipment, provides definitions, operating principles, a
general description of risks, specialized terminology, supplier data,
applicable standards and comparative specifications.
Health Devices Sourcebase and UMDNS : A searchable database of medical
device manufacturers worldwide with contact numbers, standard UMDNS
nomenclature and device definitions. This database is updated monthly.
TARGET : A technology assessment database of emerging healthcare
technologies and their state of "ripeness" for adoption and the reliability of
related clinical studies. Useful for physicians and healthcare planners.
Healthcare Standards : A searchable database of 38,000 standards,
regulations and laws related to healthcare., This database is updated monthly.
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