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# Guidance on Device Patient-Specific Info
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/guidance-on-device-patient-specific-info/
- Published: 2016-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:09:06.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5135904

*Federal Register* Notice: FDA is making available a draft guidance entitled *Dissemination of Patient-Specific Information from Devices by Device Manufacturers*. The agency intends to facilitate the appropriate and responsible dissemination of patient-specific information recorded, stored, processed, retrieved, and/or derived from medical devices from manufacturers to patients. The guidance provides recommendations to industry, healthcare providers, and FDA staff about the mechanisms and considerations for device manufacturers sharing such information with patients. To download this guidance, click [here](http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM505756?ref=fdaweb.com). To view this notice, click [here.](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-06-10/pdf/2016-13787.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com)