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# Guidance on Device Patient Data Sharing
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/guidance-on-device-patient-data-sharing/
- Published: 2017-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T22:59:17.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5140006

*Federal Register* notice: FDA has made available a guidance entitled “Manufacturers Sharing Patient-Specific Information from Medical Devices with Patients Upon Request.” The document applies to, upon patient request, data from devices that are unique to an individual patient or patient’s treatment or diagnosis that has been recorded, stored, processed, retrieved, or derived from such devices. To view the notice, click [here](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-10-30/pdf/2017-23517.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).