In recent years, China's medical device industry has developed rapidly, but it also faces a series of problems such as low level of technological innovation and high-end medical equipment being largely monopolized by foreign countries.
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Medical equipment is the supporting industry of the health service industry, and it can best reflect the innovation ability of a country. In recent years, China's medical device industry has developed rapidly. In 2013, the annual sales reached 200 billion yuan. But behind the prosperity, China's medical device industry is still facing a low level of scientific and technological innovation, high-end medical devices are basically monopolized by foreign countries, and the independent innovation field has encountered a series of problems such as loans and financing difficulties, which seriously affect the development of the entire industry.
"Original things are not in our hands"
"Insufficient original innovation capability has become a bottleneck restricting the development of domestic medical devices." The Chinese Medical Association cardiovascular system was recently held at the "National Medical Device Innovation and Development" Salon jointly sponsored by the Chinese Medical Association Cardiovascular Branch and the People's Political Consultative Conference Newspaper. Huo Yong, chairman of the Sickness Branch, said that in 2013, China had more than 450,000 cardiac interventions and nearly 700,000 stents. “Three out of 4 used domestically produced stents, but the original things are not in our hands. ".
Huo Yong said frankly that although there are many medical device products in China and there are certain markets, most products are being followed abroad. “Although there will be some partial or detailed improvements, such as the earliest stents for the production of degradable drug coatings in the world, there is currently no real original product in the true sense. What we lack is the source innovation. ."
“I have visited Israel many times in recent years and found that the gap with them is very large.†Huo Yong said that there are only eight million people in Israel, but there are more than 800 medical device companies. Although these companies are not all large-scale or top-notch companies, they can provide a lot of useful information from the source, including the balloon, stent, and artificial valve that are commonly used in the world.
“Doctors don’t have time to innovateâ€
Where does innovation come from?
“While medical device companies have good ideas, R&D personnel cannot go to patients every day for surgery.†Huo Yong said, “And doctors are in the clinical line every day, knowing the needs of patients and the shortage of existing medical devices. Innovation in the source of the device does not allow clinicians to be 'watchers'."
"This is not to let doctors develop products, but to make doctors aware of innovation." Huo Yong found in Israel that doctors there are not always innovative, but they have a strong sense of innovation. If you have a good idea, you will turn it into a product as soon as possible.
In this regard, Huo Yong suggested that policies should be introduced at the national level to encourage clinicians to participate in medical device research and development, while encouraging social capital to participate in the research and development of medical devices, including the participation of venture capital. It is understood that the People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province has carried out a useful exploration, stipulating that the doctor's innovation results are owned by him, and 80% of the benefits are attributed to himself. "Of course, this policy should also cover all aspects of the environment, channels, and funds. The reality in our country is that doctors don't have enough patients every day, and they don't have time to innovate. Plus this lacks this atmosphere and knowledge. Insufficient protection of property rights and unscientific distribution of interests have made doctors lose the incentive to innovate."
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