Health care centre or doctor (doctor with a cross)
The standard’s wording, as the sources below reproduce it:
“To indicate the address of the health care centre or doctor where medical information about the patient may be found.”
ISO 15223-1:2021, 5.7.5
What it means for you
The name and address next to it is the hospital or doctor that holds your records for this device — usually where it was implanted. Other clinicians can contact them for details.
Whether a device is right for you is a question for your pharmacist, nurse or doctor.
- What it looks like
- A figure wearing a stethoscope with a small cross beside the head.
- Where you see it
- Implant cards given to patients after an implant (EU MDR Article 18), and some patient-specific labels.
- Other names
- hospital; doctor with stethoscope; implanting centre
What it does not tell you
It is not an emergency contact and does not mean that centre must do your follow-up.
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Sources
ISO 15223-1 is a paid standard, so the wording above is quoted as 3 publishers’ public documents reproduce it. Each was fetched and read on the date shown:
- Boston Scientific: Symbols Glossary — ISO 15223-1 5.7.5 “Health care centre or doctor — To indicate the address of the health care centre or doctor where medical information about the patient may be found.” Checked 2026-09-28.
- NE Scientific: Master Symbol Glossary (CTF-100011 Rev 01) — Shows the mark for reference no. 5.7.5 with the same description. Checked 2026-09-28.
- Cook Medical: Glossary of standard symbols — ISO 15223-1 5.7.5 “Health care centre or doctor”, same description. Checked 2026-09-28.
Plain-language parts are in our own words; quotations are the sources’ wording.