The initial results, using laser technology to identify small instruments, were very promising. However, the project highlighted the necessity for regulation of the UDI. For this project EAN 128 codes were chosen, but other hospitals in France chose to use their own code. A regulation of the use of UDI would provide clarity and avoid a situation where every hospital develops its own UDI.
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