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<section id="main"><div id="title-container"><div class="center clear" style="display:none;"><ul class="vb breadcrumb"><li><a href="/">Home</a><span class="divider">/</span></li><li><a href="/global-enterprise-labeling-system">Global Enterprise Labeling System</a><span class="divider">/</span></li></ul><h1 class="vb">GS1 Standards</h1></div><hr style="display:none;" ><div style="height:35px;background-color:white;"></div></div><div id="alerts-container" class="vb center"><noscript><div class="alert"><h4>JavaScript is currently not supported or is disabled by this browser.  Please enable JavaScript for full functionality.</h4></div></noscript></div><div class="clearfix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><a href="#sideNav"></a><div class="center"><section id="outlier" class="two-column clearfix vb"><section id="sideNav"><h5>Global Enterprise Labeling System</h5><nav><ul><li><a class="" href="/global-enterprise-labeling-system">Global Enterprise Labeling System</a><ul><li><a class="selected" href="/global-enterprise-labeling-system/gs1-standards">GS1 Standards</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-enterprise-labeling-system/support-documentation">GELS Brochure</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-enterprise-labeling-system/gels-faq">Labeling FAQ</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-enterprise-labeling-system/label-interpretation">Label Interpretation</a></li><li><a class="" href="/global-enterprise-labeling-system/contact-gels-team">Contact GELS Team</a></li></ul></li></ul></nav></section><section><article><div class="contributor-content"><p>Arthrex complies with the GS1 system of standards which provides a more efficient and responsive way of trading to our customers. Distinct numbers are used in this system to identify goods, services, assets and locations worldwide. These numbers can be represented in barcodes to enable their electronic reading wherever required in business processes.</p><p>GS1 Identification Keys include:</p><ul><li><strong>GTIN</strong> &ndash; Global Trade Item Number for product identification</li><li><strong>GLN</strong> &ndash; Global Location Number for identification of corporate entities, functional departments, and physical locations (Arthrex and Agency locations)</li></ul><p>                                                                                                        <img alt="Arthrex, Inc." class=" lazyload" data-src="https://d30s4oigopvds.cloudfront.net/images/1258/1258_512.jpg" lazyload="true" ></p><p>Adoption of GS1 in the health care industry is intended to:</p><ul><li>Enhance traceability, fight counterfeiting and facilitate authentication systems</li><li>Effective and efficient product recalls</li><li>Improve supply chain efficiency</li><li>Enable AIDC (bar code) systems all the way from manufacturing to the point of care</li><li>Facilitate health care provider initiatives to fulfill Center for Medicare Services meaningful use requirements</li><li>Reduce medical errors</li><li>Provide global support for product registration and notifications</li></ul><p><strong>For more information about </strong>GS1 standards, access the GS1 global site: <a href="https://www.gs1.org/"><strong>https://www.gs1.org/</strong></a>.</p></div></article></section></section></div></div></section>