UPDATE: MDCG 2025-7 Rev. 1 MDCG Position Paper: Timelines of the implementation of ‘Master UDI-DI’ to contact lenses and spectacle frames, spectacle lenses and ready-to-wear reading spectacles
The MDCG has recently updated a guidance document concerning the timelines of the implementation of ‘Master UDI-DI’ to contact lenses and spectacle frames, spectacle lenses and ready-to-wear reading spectacles. To offer some background to this document, the Unique Device Identification (UDI) system under Article 27 MDR ensures the traceability of medical devices by requiring manufacturers ...
UPDATE: MDCG 2024-14 – rev.1 – Guidance on the implementation of the Master UDI-DI solution for contact lenses
The MDCG guidance document 2024-14 has recently been updated to reflect regulatory changes. This document provides clarification on the application of the Master UDI-DI for contact lenses under the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR). To offer some background to this document, the Unique Device Identification (UDI) system, as outlined in Article 27 of Regulation (EU) ...
MDCG 2025-7 MDCG Position Paper: Timelines of the implementation of ‘Master UDI-DI’ to contact lenses and spectacle frames, spectacle lenses and ready-to-wear reading spectacles
The MDCG has released a position paper regarding the timelines of the implementation of ‘Master UDI-DI’ to contact lenses and spectacle frames, spectacle lenses and ready-to-wear reading spectacles. To offer some background to this position paper, the introduction of the Unique Device Identification (UDI) system, outlined in Article 27 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical ...
Deadline of UDI Carrier on Labelling has Arrived for Certain Devices
By 26thMay 2025, manufacturers of certain medical devices must ensure that the UDI carrier is correctly affixed to the device, label or packaging. These include: This deadline is a critical step in the full implementation of the Unique Device Identification (UDI) system, aimed at enhancing the traceability, safety, and post-market surveillance of medical devices across ...
EU Commission has Released Draft Regulation regarding UDI Assignment for Certain Medical Devices
The EU Commission has published the draft regulation regarding the assignment of Unique Device Identifiers for spectacle frames, spectacle lenses and ready-to-wear reading spectacles. The aim of this regulation is to resolve the implementation issue concerning the registration of UDI-DI data elements in EUDAMED for the mentioned devices, similar to what was done for contact ...
MDCG 2024-14 Guidance on the implementation of the Master UDI-DI solution for contact lenses
The MDCG has recently published a guidance document regarding the implementation of the Master UDI-DI solution for contact lenses. To offer some background to this document, the Unique Device Identification (UDI) system, outlined in Article 27 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR), is designed to ensure robust identification and traceability of medical devices. ...
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2120 of 30 July 2024 renewing the designation of issuing entities designated to operate a system for the assignment of Unique Device Identifiers (UDIs) in the field of medical device has been published in the OJEU
At the end of July, the EU Commission implemented decision (EU) 2024/2120 regarding the renewal of issuing entities who are designated for the assignments of UDI (Unique Device Identifier) for medical devices. The regulation states that the issuing entities listed in the Annex of Decision (EU) 2019/939 will be renewed for the next 5 years ...
European Commission Decides to Ease UDI Requirements for Contact Lenses
A revision to the MDR has been published by the EU in which they intended to streamline the UDI requirements for certain products, starting with contact lenses. This new revision sees an easing of the UDI requirements for contact lenses and hence a reduction in the associated administrative burdens by allowing for manufacturers to assign ...
Unique Device Identifier
EU Unique Device Identifier (UDI) Both the EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (MDR) and the EU IVD Regulation 2017/746 (IVDR) now require that all devices being placed on the market in accordance with these Regulations will need to be assigned a Unique Device Identifier (UDI) in order to facilitate product identification and traceability on the ...
EU Basic UDI-DI
In accordance with the new EU Regulations, the Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (MDR) and the EU IVD Regulation 2017/746 (IVDR), manufacturers must assign a Basic UDI-DI (BUDI) to each of their devices (apart from custom-made devices). The Basic UDI-DI is an alphanumeric code assigned by the manufacturer which indicates a particular device group and is ...
