得病是人所不能避免的,在我们就医过程中,也不可避免地要接触很多医疗器械。从最简单的镊子到复杂的医疗检验仪器,还有很多植入人体的器械。对于这些器械我们的了解远远不及对药品的了解。药品因为有详细的说明书和成熟的品牌,所以人们在选择的时候可以根据自身的特点和需要理性地选择药品,并能清楚了解药品会对自己的健康造成什么样的影响。相比较,患者对医疗器械的“知情权”则存在严重缺失的情况。 Being sick is something that people cannot avoid. In the course of our medical treatment, we also have to contact many medical devices inevitably. From the simplest tweezers to sophisticated medical test instruments, there are many devices implanted in the human body. Our understanding of these devices is far less than the understanding of drugs. Drugs have detailed specifications and mature brands, so people can choose drugs based on their own characteristics and needs, and can clearly understand the impact of drugs on their own health. In comparison, the patient’s “information right” of medical devices is seriously missing.