Abstract: A system and method for tracking inventory levels and uses of a medical device. The system includes one or more medical devices having tags associated therewith, in which the tags include indicia containing information regarding the medical device to which it is attached, and at least one tag includes a tamper evident locking mechanism. The system also includes a storage device having a plurality of pockets of sufficient size and shape to receive at least one tag after it has been separated from the medical device to which it was previously associated. The plurality of pockets may he arranged to correspond to the position in the anatomy where the medical device is intended to be implanted, and each pocket is equipped with indicia to indicate the position in the anatomy where the medical device is intended to be implanted.