The reporter learned from Haidian District food and drug administration that at present, the traceability of implanted and interventional medical devices of medical device users is being promoted throughout the region.

With the promotion of this work, patients who will use implantable and interventional medical devices in the future can use the barcode on the medical record or the name of medical devices and other key information to query the medical department of the hospital to clearly and intuitively understand the relevant information of medical devices implanted in the body.

It is reported that the traceability of medical devices is to track the processing, sales and use of medical devices, which can be traced back to the production, sales and use of each specific implantable and interventional medical device and the resulting adverse reactions. On the one hand, it can fully protect the rights and interests of consumers. In case of quality problems of implantable or interventional medical devices, it can immediately recall the defective products and monitor the patients who have used the defective products; On the other hand, it can prevent the re-use, counterfeit implantable and interventional medical devices from being used in clinic, and put an end to counterfeit products and the re-use of high-risk medical devices.