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UDI stands for a worldwide unique identification of medical devices or their packaging. The necessary marking must be machine-readable in order to ensure automatic error-free detection. UDI is based on defined ISO-compliant standard codes that have been used successfully for a long time.

There are many good reasons to introduce UDI that bring benefits to all involved, including:

• Clearly labelled medical devices are easier to trace – from the user to the manufacturer.
• In the event of an incident, it is possible to identify and locate the affected products more quickly – for example, within the users.
• Illegally marketed medical devices are easier to find.

and many others.