Abstract: Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used in the production of medical instruments, and has direct or indirect contacts with the human body through the digestive tract, respiratory tract, blood and other ways to enter the body. At present, the main regulatory for bisphenol A is focus on the food packaging and products for babies. There is no clear limits made for the use of bisphenol A in medical instruments. Government lacks the safety evaluation for the application of bisphenol A in the medical instruments. There are imperfections in the regulation and supervision of the potential risks in the application of bisphenol A. The release of bisphenol A when using medical instruments could lead to potential harmful impact on human's health, it is necessary to evaluate the safety of bisphenol A in medical instruments.