The import of medical devices increased significantly, and the existing system defects restricted the development of domestic industry

The import of medical instruments increased significantly. The existing system defects restricted the development of the domestic industry. It was learned from Shenzhen Customs that after the introduction of the national medical reform policy, the country increased the investment in medical instruments and equipment and the domestic market demand warmed up. Since this year, the import of medical instruments and equipment at Shenzhen Port has shown a rapid growth trend. According to statistics, in the first half of this year, Shenzhen port imported 74.923 million dollars of medical instruments and apparatuses, an increase of 34.6% compared with the same period last year (the same below). The insiders believe that China's huge population base and rapidly developing economy have made the domestic medical device market demand continue to grow at a high rate with the continuous improvement of residents' life expectancy, the aging population and the improvement of the public's expectations for quality of life and health. Since the introduction of the medical reform policy this year, the country has increased the construction of the social security system. Canada's investment in medical equipment and device manufacturing has led to rapid expansion of domestic medical equipment market demand. On July 3, the Ministry of Health said that by 2011, the country plans to invest about 100 billion yuan to improve the construction plan of the grass-roots medical and health service system, and improve the standard level of medical equipment configuration in grass-roots hospitals. The above factors promoted the rapid growth of the import of medical instruments and instruments at Shenzhen Port in the first half of this year. The insiders pointed out that with the improvement of China's medical security system and the active promotion of the new national medical reform policy, the domestic medical device market will continue to grow, which will bring good opportunities for the development of the industry. However, it is worth noting that the existing medical equipment system defects in China also restrict the development of the domestic pharmaceutical equipment industry. On the one hand, the product structure is unreasonable, the degree of subdivision is low, and traditional and primary products account for the majority. Except for some domestic medical equipment such as gamma knife, which has certain competition, most other high-end products are still mainly imported; In addition, industrial R&D is dominated by imitation, and there is a lack of independent innovative products, so the competitiveness of the industry is weak. On the other hand, if large-scale medical equipment is to be used in hospitals in China, it is necessary to apply for and obtain the configuration certificate issued by the health department, otherwise the hospital cannot purchase and use it for clinical use. Although the performance of some domestic equipment can meet the requirements, it is difficult to obtain the configuration certificate in actual operation, and cannot enter the procurement scope of domestic hospitals, resulting in a virtual high degree of dependence on imported equipment. A large part of the huge benefits brought by the medical reform policy are absorbed by foreign high-end products. Unreasonable access threshold leads to serious survival pressure for domestic medical equipment manufacturers. For this reason, Shenzhen Customs suggested that we should take the medical reform as an opportunity to give policy support to high-end product research and development of domestic enterprises, improve the independent innovation ability of medical equipment enterprises, and encourage enterprises to actively carry out industrial transformation and upgrading; In order to smooth the entry of domestic medical instruments and apparatuses into the market, it is necessary to clear the hidden danger and threshold of the system, guide hospitals to give priority to the procurement of domestic products, and provide greater space for the development and expansion of domestic equipment.