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Medical instrument data for AI tray and identity checks

FDA publishes UDI basics for medical-device identification.

By Fiund · Updated 2026-11-05

NAICS 339112 · Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

FDA publishes UDI basics for medical-device identification. A manufacturer can define an original administrative task around the instrument variant, tray position and records supplied. FDA UDI basics

Design fictional instrument silhouettes, neutral identifiers and an original tray map. Use paper props to stage a complete set and another set with one similar-looking variant. Ask the assistant which configuration matches the issued list. Include a top view that hides one identifier and a record whose variant suffix is missing. The key should preserve those identity gaps.

Annotate instrument, variant, tray position, source list, revision and visible region. Hold out a new layout for evaluation. Score shape similarity used as exact identity, correct count accepted despite a wrong variant and obscured text guessed independently. A complete case should support each association with its list entry and view.

Use original paperwork and inert props reviewed by an appropriate specialist. Actual product records, regulatory artwork, licensed designs and customer material require explicit authority for their intended AI use. A licensing brief should identify the identity-review task and checked examples, with no clinical conclusion inferred from the staged set. Confirm buyer requirements before preparing commercial material.

Discuss this original manufacturing sample with Fiund

Original Fiund exercise

A similar silhouette belongs in a different tray slot

Original paper instrument shapes carry fictional tags. The tray is a nonclinical identification exercise.

Fictional records supplied to the evaluator
RecordSourceWhat it records
1Tray mapSlot 1 uses mock item A2; slot 2 uses A3, same outline.
2Tray imageBoth slots filled; stamps A3 in slot 1, A2 in slot 2.
3Count recordTwo objects present.

Question for the model

What do the observed tags support?

Show the reference answer and checks

The mock items are transposed: record 2 places A3 in slot 1 and A2 in slot 2 against record 1. Record 3 verifies count only. Keep the location-specific identity discrepancies and do not infer actual instrument readiness or safety.

  • Using shape to override readable identifiers
  • Treating two filled slots as a verified tray

Fields to preserve

tray_slot
Matches item to its location
visible_item_id
Disambiguates lookalikes
count_status
Tracks completeness separately from order

Test another case

Hide one stamp and require leaving that slot's exact identity unresolved even if the other is known.

No real instruments, clinical use, sterilization advice, patient information or release decisions.

Download this fictional example and answer key (JSON)

Discuss a contribution

Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.

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