Release date: 2016-01-05
Blood pressure meters, blood glucose meters, thermometers... These medical devices are becoming more and more popular in daily life, and the potential risks are not negligible while bringing convenience to life. Yesterday, the reporter heard that a grandfather Zhang was worried that his blood sugar was too high, and he later realized that it was a false alarm. Correspondent Xuan Wen reporter Yu Linfeng
If your blood sugar is too high, it’s just a false alarm.
Uncle Zhang, I have a blood glucose meter at home. His blood glucose values ​​are usually around 5.2. Not long ago, because the original blood glucose test paper was used up, he bought some new blood glucose test strips, and the blood sugar value measured turned out to be 7.0. For this reason, Zhang Daye was worried, on the one hand, he worried that he had bought fake goods, on the other hand, Worried about whether your body really shows up.
After investigation by the Jiangdong District Market Supervision Bureau, it was found that the newly purchased blood glucose test strip of Zhang Daye did not match the blood glucose meter, which led to the loss of the measured blood sugar level.
"Household self-examination medical devices as medical diagnostic instruments are generally suitable for home use due to their simple operation, small size and convenient carrying, such as electronic blood pressure monitors, electronic thermometers, blood glucose testers, etc. Their main function is to be able to observe patients at any time. In order to seek medical treatment in time, but if the detection data is distorted, the patient will be misdiagnosed and the treatment will be delayed. The consequences are serious." The staff of the Market Supervision Bureau introduced.
Reminder: Consumers should consult a specialist before purchasing and using a self-test medical device, and follow the advice to purchase from a regular channel. Store in strict accordance with the storage conditions specified in the product manual. Long-term use of Medical Equipment should pay attention to maintenance, keep the external (probe) of the instrument clean and lubricated, replace consumable parts and batteries in time, and pay attention to the test and debugging of operation performance and safety performance. If it expires, deteriorates or fails, please stop using it immediately.
Experiential medical devices should be used accurately
Medical devices "free experience" are also very common. Not to mention whether the medical device "free experience" business operation is legal, there is a big security risk in its "free experience" approach.
In general, medical devices sold in the form of free experiences belong to the physical therapy and rehabilitation equipment in the medical device classification, such as warm physiotherapy (bed), high-potential therapy device, low-frequency therapy device, pulse therapy device, Meridian therapy device Medical laser equipment, such as various laser therapeutic instruments, etc., mostly achieve the effect of rehabilitation physiotherapy through the thermal action of the human body. The functions mainly include auxiliary treatment for diseases such as cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, arthritis, lumbar muscle strain or Relief function, but there are many contraindications, such as banned for organic diseases, heart, lung, renal insufficiency, malignant tumors, acute or some chronic infectious diseases, bleeding disorders, women during pregnancy, use (operation Improper can damage the health of the experiencer and even endanger life.
The risks of experiencing medical devices are mainly reflected in: exaggerating the efficacy and misleading consumers. Operators do not have a medical professional background and relevant medical basic knowledge, can not correctly guide patients to use, there are great security risks in operation. Most of the temporary free experience points are located in market entrances and exits, residential quarters, etc., the activity time is short, the mobility is large, and the after-sales service is not guaranteed at all.
Reminder: There is a risk in using any medical device, and the public is cautious to participate in the free experience of medical devices. Purchase of medical devices for such physical therapy and rehabilitation should also pay attention to check whether the operator has obtained the "Medical Device Business License" or "Second Class Medical Device Business Recording Certificate". It is illegal to operate medical devices without a license. Participate and report. It should be confirmed whether the product indicates the medical device registration certificate number and confirm the validity of the product registration certificate. Pay attention to the scope of application of the product, it is best to be guided by the hospital's professionally trained medical staff.
Source: Hyundai
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