Global About us Sustainability Media Investors Careers Supplier portal Change location GS1 and UDI Initiatives Home Unique Device Identifier Labelling, GS1 and GDSN Standards Benefits of UDI Direct Part Marking Our GTINs Resources Unique Device Identification for medical devices Similar to a barcode on consumer products, the UDI is a series of numeric or alphanumeric characters created through a global coding standard In 2013, the US FDA released a final rule that most medical devices marketed in the U.S. bear a unique device identifier (UDI) Smith & Nephew has adopted the GS1 bar code standard and its GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) identifiers to serve as a foundation for achieving UDI compliance Labelling, GS1 and GDSN Standards Smith & Nephew is transitioning new production to GS1 barcoding, the commercial barcode standard More Benefits of UDI Read about the benefits of UDI to the industry, providers, and patients More Direct Part Marking Learn more about another mandate for UDI compliance, Direct Part Marking More Our GTINs Download a spreadsheet to cross reference our product item numbers and their corresponding GTINs More ◊ Trademark of Smith & Nephew Terms Privacy Statement Facebook @SmithNephewPlc