This article systematically reviews the current situation of quality management,cleaning and sterilization of loaner medical devices at home and abroad, and compares the differences between them. All levels of medical institutions in China attach importance to the management of loaner medical devices, but management links and details need to be improved, medical institutions should incorporate loaner medical devices into procedural management of hospital, standardize the behavior of suppliers, attach importance to the quality management of devices in various processes and links, learn from foreign advanced management concepts and disposal methods, and improve management quality of loaner medical devices in China, effectively control healthcare-associated infection to ensure safety of patients.