---
id: "gmdn_term_code"
kind: "datatype"
status: "draft"
is_pii: false
categories: ["medical"]
langs: ["common"]
quality: 75
url: "https://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/gmdn_term_code"
---

# GMDN term code (`gmdn_term_code`)

> **Draft.** Draft records have not been reviewed yet and may be incomplete or wrong; do not treat them as authoritative for legal or compliance decisions.

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.

- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Medical/pharma identifiers (medical)
- Countries: global
- Languages: Common to most languages (common)
- Classification: categorical

## Detection

Regular expression (Python `re`):

```
^\d{5}$
```

## Examples

- `47569` — Scalpel, single-use
- `47017` — General-purpose syringe, single-use
- `4756` (invalid example) — Four digits

## Sources

- wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Medical_Device_Nomenclature>
- doc: <https://www.gmdnagency.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GMDN-User-Guide-Basic-Membership-1.pdf>

## Quality

Score 75/100. Missing: mapping (Wikidata, Schema.org, ...), translation, detector coverage.

JSON: <https://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/gmdn_term_code.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/medical/gmdn_term_code.yaml>