Datatypes

GMDN term code

ID gmdn_term_code

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Five-digit code of a generic device term in the Global Medical Device Nomenclature, maintained by the GMDN Agency. Each term has a name, a definition and a code; regulators and UDI databases such as the FDA GUDID record the code. Collective term codes are a different scheme and are not covered.

Categories
Medical/pharma identifiers
Countries
Global (not tied to a country)
Languages
Common to most languages
Quality
75/100 · missing: mapping (Wikidata, Schema.org, ...), translation, detector coverage
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Regular expression

^\d{5}$

Python re syntax.

Examples

ValueDescription
47569Scalpel, single-use
47017General-purpose syringe, single-use
4756 invalidFour digits

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