Smiths Medical uses a UDI system and product data that meets GS1 Standards.9 Standardization allows Smiths Medical to send fast, accurate product data updates to your system.
There are two different GS1 documents that govern barcoding and similar standards:
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The GS1 General Specifications document (https://www.gs1.org/docs/barcodes/GS1_General_Specifications.pdf
), which includes Global Location Numbers (GLN), Application Identifiers (AI), and Application Rules and Management Practices (GTIN rules, GLN rules, barcoding practices, etc.).
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The GS1 Healthcare GTIN Allocation Rules (https://www.gs1.org/docs/gsmp/healthcare/GS1_Healthcare_GTIN_Allocation_Rules.pdf) provide specific guidance on structure of GTINs, GTINs for primary and secondary packaging, use for configurable medical devices, medical device software, and others.