There has been a recent update related to how Unique Device Identification (UDI) will be applied to medical devices in the EU. It limits the number of characters that are used in a code and provides a check digit.

Requirements for Unique Device Identification (UDI) will ultimately apply to all medtech manufacturers selling products in Europe. The upcoming mandates are complex and technical both for those developing UDI standards and for industry. Medtech Insight looks at progress so far on an EU UDI system, and sheds light on developments, terminology and how the system links together.

Those marketing products covered under the EU’s MDR and IVD Regulations have plenty of reading this month to help them prepare. More details have also emerged about the UK’s regulatory future.