Compare a foreign manufacturer's identity and U.S. Agent.
Spot registration or listing mismatches that can delay FDA entry review, then confirm the current official record before shipment.
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Search by legal name, FEI or registration number. Compare the facility, country, role and U.S. Agent in the latest available openFDA snapshot, then confirm the record in FDA's official database.
Establishment registration only. This does not verify device clearance, approval, authorization, quality or import admissibility. Verify in FDA's official database.
The free record
Generate a server-revalidated PDF with the query, matched establishment, FEI, registration number, roles, U.S. Agent, source date, records inspected and explicit data limitations.
The server checks the public source again when it generates the record. No payment or subscription starts.
Registration is not approval
What registration DOES mean
What it does NOT mean
Where it saves you
Spot registration or listing mismatches that can delay FDA entry review, then confirm the current official record before shipment.
See establishment type, registration status and listed proprietary device names in one lookup.
Use the establishment match as one evidence item, then check the relevant device-level pathway and applicable exemptions.
How to look up an FEI number
An FEI is an FDA Establishment Identifier for a facility. Use the lookup above to search medical-device establishment records, then check that the result belongs to the supplier you mean.
Enter the 7 to 10 digit FEI if you have it. If you do not, enter the supplier's legal name and look for the FEI in a matching record. See the FEI lookup guide for help with the identifier.
Check the returned legal name, address, country, FEI and establishment roles against the supplier's documents. A similar company name alone is not enough to confirm the facility.
Read the source date and any limitations, then verify in FDA's Registration & Listing database. Registration does not establish device approval or clearance.
No match? Check the identifier and legal name before drawing a conclusion. A missing result is not proof that the facility is unregistered. For a drug manufacturer, use the drug establishment registration guide and FDA's separate DECRS source.
Source
The latest available public snapshot from FDA's registration and listing data. It is not represented as real-time.
Use FDA's own search for the final current check. FDADeviceCheck discloses source date, inspected records and truncation.
See query logic, status-code interpretation, known data limits, report contents and the distinction from FDA certificates.
Dossier
Download a dated PDF at no charge. When the free lookup finds nothing, an automated cross-check of every public FDA source can be bought for US$29. Monitoring and bulk access remain invitation-only pilots; a request never starts service, payment or a subscription.
One server-checked PDF with identity, status, FEI, source date, inspected-record count and limitations.
Start free lookupOne supplier, one dated PDF by email within minutes: FDA's device registration & listing, DECRS drug establishment file, 510(k), PMA, recalls, MAUDE, GUDID and drug labels, each with its dataset date and exact query, plus the list of FDA records that have no public API and were not checked. Automated and not human-reviewed; not an FDA certificate. Offered after any lookup: when the registry finds nothing, and when it does and you want everything else FDA publishes about that firm.
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Run a lookup to orderProposed price, not an active service. Up to 25 distinct establishments (one FEI per facility), with an initial record and one comparison 30 days later. No automatic renewal.
Illustration only — invented supplier and data. This is an editorial example, not an FDA result or a delivered customer report.
A proposed report would include both source dates, the retrieval date, source links and any incomplete results. If the source snapshot has not advanced, we would say so — not call it a fresh check with no changes. No-match or unavailable data would require review, not be reported as deregistration.
Read the openFDA source documentation. Its published update frequency is monthly; this proposal is not real-time monitoring.
Request only. Tell us how many facilities you need to compare and what recurring task it would help with. An operator, delivery dates and the final scope must be confirmed in writing before any charge. Registration or listing is not FDA approval.
Proposed file review for up to 250 facilities. API access is scoped separately and is not currently self-serve.
Lookup guides
Each guide explains what the public establishment data can confirm, what it cannot confirm, and the next check to make before importing.
FAQ
No. Establishment registration and device listing do not mean FDA approval, clearance, authorization, certification or endorsement. Check a device-level 510(k), De Novo, PMA or applicable exemption separately.
The FEI, or FDA Establishment Identifier, identifies a facility in FDA systems. Enter the 7 to 10 digit number here, or search by legal company name, then compare the returned identity and address with the supplier's documents.
Treat the U.S. Agent as not confirmed by this result, not necessarily missing. Foreign establishments subject to registration generally designate a U.S. Agent, but you should confirm the current record in FDA's official Registration and Listing database.
Yes. Search by the legal company name and inspect the FEI in any matching establishment record. Compare the address and country with your supplier's documents; a similar name alone does not identify the right facility.
It means this lookup did not find a matching record in the source checked. It does not prove that a facility is unregistered. Check the number and legal name, review the source date and search FDA's official database. Drug establishments have a separate FDA registration source, DECRS.