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You have a verifier and so does your customer, but the two don’t agree. What to do? Different verifiers will produce varying results. This is not uncommon. Expect slight discrepancies. [...]

There is an old saying I heard years ago—I don’t know where it came from: “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Having the right tool is important, and not all of them [...]

Packaging a medical device is the final step in a long process. The device’s form factor, dimensions, and marketing are considerations in packaging, but FDA regulations do not simply [...]

Some companies verify their barcodes, while others don’t. Whatever side of the divide they occupy, all of them have their reasons. Those who do not are the most interesting. Here are some of the [...]

Medical devices are highly regulated and the marketplace is very competitive. A broad range of expertise is necessary, from design, development, and regulatory, to patent, legal, and [...]

Will GS1 Digital Link eliminate the need for barcode verification? It seems that scanning with a smartphone is nearly foolproof—customers often report that when their verifier fails to read the [...]