Global Medical DeviceNomenclature (GMDN)

Why is consistent naming important?

Medical Devices are traded internationally.

Regulators need to approve devices efficiently by identifying the product group and the related hazards / risks.

Regulators need to identify ‘systematic’ failures of medical devices.

Hospital scan identify the products they need and manage their inventory

What is the GMDN?

Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN)

The international standard for naming Medical Devices

Uses the ISO 15225structure

Used by over 60 national Medical Device Regulators

Translated into 25 languages
Over20,000

Preferred Terms with Definitions

Check the information about GMDN in below link.

https://www.gs1.org/docs/healthcare/13h_GMDN_MarkWasmuth.pdf