Can you determine the manufacturing date of a vial from the lot number? - WKB55459

ENVIRONMENT

• Vials 
• Logistics

ANSWER

Yes: 

• The first four digits of the vial lot number are the last four digits of the part number
• The fifth digit represents the manufacturing location (5 represents an outside vendor)
• The sixth digit is the last number of the year in which the vial was manufactured
• The seventh, eighth, and ninth digits represent the day of the year the vial was manufactured (001 = Jan 1, 365 = Dec 31)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION