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Glossary

The key terms around master data, medical devices and procurement, explained simply.

Article master
The register of every article a facility carries: one record per product that everything builds on.
Procurement practice
Batch release
The check of a production batch of a medical device before it may be delivered.
Regulation
Demand pooling
The demand of several facilities for the same article becomes one quantity, with better terms.
Procurement practice
EUDAMED and SwissDAMED
The European and the Swiss databases for medical devices and the companies behind them.
Regulation
GTIN
The globally unique article number under GS1, one per packaging level.
Data standard
MDR
EU Regulation 2017/745 on medical devices: requirements for products and duties of everyone involved.
Regulation
Registered importer
Whoever brings medical devices from a third country into the EU or Swiss market and answers for them.
Regulation
Reorder point
The stock level at which a reorder must be placed so that goods arrive in time.
Procurement practice
UDI
The unique identifier for medical devices under the MDR, on the label and in EUDAMED.
Data standard

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