Although the largest medical instrument markets are America, Europe and Japan now in the world, China is generally acknowledged the hugest potential market. In the developed countries, the output values between medical instruments and manufacture are 1: 19. It is only 1: 5 in China. There is a huge potential for medical instrument market in China.

 

 

The direction of Chinese medical system reform is fundamentally clear. The government will increase the investment in the constructions of public hygiene systems, community systems in urban areas and rural grass-root medical hygiene systems. It can be predicted that Chinese medical instrument market will be in a period of rapid growth in two to three years.

 

At present, the overall world faces the serious strikes of financial crisis. But investment opportunities still exist under international financial crisis. Because the developed countries are affected by the international financial crisis, they are bound to reduce the public welfare budgets and they have reached the agreements to find excellent quality and reasonable price substitutes, which provides growth opportunities for Chinese medical instruments.  

 

From the part of previous history, medicine industry showed their resistance to reduction in the economic depression period because of its fixed consumers. China was a large production and export country of medium and low quality diagnostic equipments, medical dressing and low and medium valued consumables in the world. Many varieties occupied comparative advantages in the international market. Some products had dominated a certain market share in the international market. It was impossible to replace them with substitutes from other countries in a short time. So far, Chinese medicine industry is comparatively steady under the influence of international financial crisis, keeping comparatively high profits in medical instrument industry. It is predicted that more attentions from domestic and international investors will be paid to Chinese medical instrument industry.

 

The author of this report paid attention to the development of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry for a long time and investigated into Chinese Medical Instrument Industry to write this report citing abundant valuable second ¨Chand information.

 

More following information can be obtained in this report:

- Production of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

-Analysis on the Domestic Demands of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Imports and Exports of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Development of Sub-sectors in Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Competitions in Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Major Competitive Manufacturers and Their Operations of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Influences of International Financial Crisis on Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

- Development Trends of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

 

At present, Chinese medical instrument industry is in its fast growth period, annual growth speed higher than the whole development level of medicine industry. China has been the third largest medical instrument market after America and Japan. In 2008, the market scale of Chinese medical instrument industry was about 10 billion USD, the annual growth speed past 10%, in which the sales growth speed of high quality medical instruments was over 20%.

 

But the market scale of Chinese medical instrument only accounts for about 10% of the whole medical manufactures, much lower than the international average level of 40%. Chinese medical instrument manufacturers are 13 thousand, most of which are medium and small companies. 

 

From the end of 2008, Chinese government increased the investments in basic public hygiene networks. Undoubtedly, it would bring development space for medical instrument producers. Government policies are preferential to fundamental medical organizations. Demands for low and medium quality medical instruments were rising by. The major points of medical reform were the perfection of fundamental medical hygiene service systems, speeding up the constructions of rural township clinics, county clinics and community hygiene service organizations in the cities. With more diagnostics in the community hygiene service organizations in the cities, the problems of difficulty and high cost of getting medical could be solved.

 

In recent years, not only patients but also medical sources would transfer from hospitals to community hygiene service centers and township clinics, driving the demands for low and medium quality medical instruments. During 2005-2008, the number of community hygiene service centers realized the growth speed of more than 20% under the circumstances of reduction in the total Chinese medical organizations. 

 

Under the circumstances of international financial crisis, diagnostic and cure instruments, as the major Chinese medical export instruments, kept a fast growth in 2008. The total export revenues of Chinese medical instruments were 11.07 billion USD with a YOY growth of 31.5%.

 

Medical products belong to inelastic consumption products. Generally speaking, they are comparatively less influenced by macro-economy, especially in developed countries, such as European Union. Most medical costs are paid by state revenues and social commercial insurance. Therefore, the demands for Chinese diagnostic and cure equipments are still high in the international market.

 

In 2008, the total import and export revenues of Chinese medical instruments reached to 16.28 billion USD, rising by 28.21% year on year. The export revenues were 11.067 billion USD, increased by 31.46%. The import revenues were 5.216 billion USD with a YOY growth of 21.81%. The medical instrument trade continually kept a trade surplus of 5.851 billion USD.

 

In 2008, Chinese medical instruments exported to 217 countries and regions. The top five trade partners of Chinese medical instruments were America, Japan, Germany, Hong Kong and Great Britain, accounting for 53.55%, turning down 1.58% compared with 2007. Among the top 20 export revenues of Chinese medical instruments in 2008, Brazil was the country with the largest export growth, reaching to 77.24%.

 

In 2008, China imported 5.216-billion USD medical instruments from 98 countries and regions, increased by 21.82% year on year. The import volumes from Europe were 2.009 billion USD, rising by 22.78% year on year. The import volumes from Asia were 1.545 billion USD with a YOY growth of 24.36%. The import volumes from North America were 1.543 billion USD, increased by 16.55% year on year. The import volumes from America were 1.5 billion USD, growing by 16.09%. The import volumes from Germany were 955 million USD, increased by 22.44%. The import volumes from Japan were 900 million USD, rising by 24.75%.

 

Among Chinese import medical instruments, the import volumes of 15 types were over billion USD, five more compared with 2007. 41 types passed the import volumes of hundred million USD, three more compared with 2007. China mainly imported high quality diagnostic equipments and lab equipments so as to fill the blank in Chinese high quality medical instrument market.

 

Chinese diagnostic and cure equipments, medical dressing and consumables had strong price advantages in the world market. In 2008, the export revenues of Chinese diagnostic and cure equipments reached to 3.616 billion USD, rising by 31.64% year on year. The export revenues of medical dressing were 3.113 billion USD, growing by 29.4% year on year. The export revenues of consumables were 1.854 billion USD, increased by 30.08% year on year.

 

Among the diagnostic and cure equipments, the export volumes over billion USD concluded: the export volumes of CT were 228 million USD, rising by 49.36% year on year. The export volumes of colored ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus were 203 million USD, increased by 51.54%. The export volumes of nuclear magnetic resonance therapy apparatus were 158 million USD, growing by 79.76%. The export volumes of type-B ultrasonic apparatus were 109 million USD, rising by 5.88%. The export volumes of patient monitoring apparatus were 154 million USD, rising by 26.39%.

1.1 Basic Concepts of Medical Instrument Industry

1.1.1 Definition    

1.1.2 Categories    

1.2 Characteristics of Medical Instruments  

1.2.1 Overviews

1.2.2 Analysis on the Characteristics

1.3 Analysis on the Development Environments and Characteristics of Medical Instrument Industry

1.3.1 Analysis on the Industry Chains  

1.3.2 Analysis on the Influential Factors

1.3.3 Analysis on the Industry Barriers

1.3.4 Analysis on the Policy Environments

 

2.1 Overall Situation of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

2.1.1 Development

2.1.2 Overview on Sales

2.1.3 Overview on Profits

2.2 Development Trends of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

2.2.1 Development Trends of the Products

2.2.2 Market Trends

2.3 Overview on the Development of Sub-sectors of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

2.3.1 Analysis on the Instrument Manufacture of Medical Diagnosis, Supervision and Cure

2.3.2 Analysis on the Oral and Dental Instrument Manufacture

2.3.3 Analysis on the Antisepsis Equipment and Apparatus Manufacture

2.3.4 Analysis on the Medical, Surgical and Veterinary Instrument Manufacture

2.3.5 Analysis on the Mechanotherapy and Hospital Nursing Equipments Manufacture

2.3.6 Analysis on the Artificial Limb, Artificial Organ and Implantation Instrument

Manufacture

2.3.7 Analysis on the other Medical Instrument Manufacture      

2.4 Analysis on the Policy Environment of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

2.4.1 Supervision Systems

2.4.2 Major Regulations

2.4.3 Guide Policies for Foreign Investment

 

3.1 Overview on Chinese Oral and Dental Instrument Market

3.1.1 Analysis on the Present Situation

3.1.2 Development of Dental Instruments and Dental Cures       

3.1.3 Analysis on the Market Share of Oral and Dental Instrument

3.1.4 Purchases and Usages of Dental Chairs and Dental Treatment Systems in Hospitals

3.1.5 Market Situation of Dental Materials  

3.2   Development Trends of Dental Instrument Market

3.2.1 Development Trends of Dentistry

3.2.2 Development Trends of Chinese Dental Instrument Market

 

4.1 Overview of Ultrasonic Diagnostic Industry

4.1.1 Development History   

4.1.2 Analysis on Chinese Ultrasonic Diagnostic Industry

4.2   Overview on Chinese Ultrasonic Diagnostic Instrument Market

4.2.1 Usages of Ultrasonic Diagnostic Instruments in Hospitals

4.2.2 Analysis on the Product Structure

4.2.3 Overview on the Colored Doppler Ultrasonic Diagnosis Instrument

4.2.4 Analysis on the Domestic Demands of Ultrasonic Cataract Emulsification Instruments

4.3 Analysis on the Competitions of Ultrasonic Diagnostic Instrument

4.3.1 Overview on the Major Brands   

4.3.2 Analysis on the Products of GE

4.3.3 Analysis on the Products of Philips

4.3.4 Analysis on the Domestic Manufacturers

4.4 Development Trends of Ultrasonic Diagnostic Instrument

4.4.1 Development Trends of the Products

4.4.2 Future Trends of Ultrasonography

 

4.4.3 Analysis on the Product Demands and Trends     

4.5 Analysis on the Main Manufacturers of Ultrasonic Diagnostic Instrument

4.5.1 Shenzhen Anke High -tech Co., Ltd

4.5.2 Analysis on the Operations of Shantou Institute of Ultrasonic Instruments Co., Ltd

4.5.3 Shanghai Madison Medical Instruments Co., Ltd

 

5.1 Overview on the Development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging System Industry

5.1.1 Development History   

5.1.2 Latest Technology Advancement

5.2 Situations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging System Market

5.2.1 International Situations

5.2.2 Domestic Situations  

5.3 Competitions of Magnetic Resonance Imaging System Market

5.3.1 Overview

5.3.2 Philips Global

5.3.3 International Business Machine Corporation

5.3.4 Siemens AG

5.4 Development Prediction of Magnetic Resonance Imaging System Market

5.4.1 Prediction of Technology

5.4.2 Prediction of Market Scale

 

6.1 Overview on Home Medical Instrument Market          

6.1.1 Overview

6.1.2 Analysis on the Traditional Chinese Home Medical Instrument Market    

6.1.3 Analysis on the Massage Apparatus  

6.1.4 Analysis on the Other Home Health and Care Products

6.1.5 Analysis on the Perspectives of Home Medical Instrument Market   

6.2 Analysis on the Sphygmomanometer Market

6.2.1 Present Situation

6.2.2 Development Trends

6.3 Analysis on the Glucometer Market

6.3.1 Present Situation

6.3.2 Analysis on Roche Diagnostic Glucometer Market    

6.3.3 Analysis on the Roche Diagnostic Glucometer Market      

6.3.4 Development Trends

 

7.1 Overview on the Cosmetic Medical Instrument Market

7.1.1 Present Situation

7.1.2 Market Pattern

7.1.3 Analysis on the Hotspots in Chinese Market

7.2 Development Trends of the Cosmetic Medical Instrument Market

7.2.1 Applications of IPL Quantum SR

7.2.2 New Cosmetic Market Explored by IPL Quantum SR

7.2.3 Future Trends of the Cosmetic Instruments

7.2.4 Laser Vision Correction Surgery

 

8.1 Overview on the Endoscope Market

8.1.1 Development of Chinese Endoscopes  

8.1.2 Present Situation of Chinese Endoscope Market

8.1.3 Development Trends

8.2 Analysis on the Endoscopes in Different Categories

8.2.1 Hystero-scopes     

8.2.2 Colpo-scopes

8.2.3 Celo-scopes

8.2.4 Nasal Endoscopes

8.2.5 Neuro-Endoscopes             

 

9.1 Analysis on the Product Competition Structure of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry   

9.1.1 General Competition     

9.1.2 Analysis on the low quality Products

9.1.3 Analysis on the Import Products

9.2 Analysis on the Superior Quality Medical Instrument Market  

9.2.1 Multinational Medical Instrument Manufacturers

9.2.2 Operations of Foreign Funded Manufacturers    

9.2.3 Development Trends

9.3 Analysis on the Regional Competitions of Chinese Medical Instrument Market 

9.3.1 Zhujiang Delta

9.3.2 Yangtze River Delta

9.3.3 Bohai Areas

 

10.1 Analysis on the Operating Models of Medical Instrument Industry    

10.1.1 Sales Models      

10.1.2 Analysis on the Growth of Medical Organizations and the Demands for Medical Instruments      

10.2 Analysis on the Direct Sales Model of the Medical Instrument Market      

10.2.1 Usage Investigation of Medical Instruments in Large Hospitals       

10.2.2 Analysis on the Consumptions

10.2.3 Analysis on the Business Opportunities

10.3 Analysis on the Sales Models of   Medical Instruments

10.3.1 Public Bid Purchase   

10.3.2 Cross-Country Purchase    

10.3.3 Product Exhibition

10.3.4 Government Loan and Capital Lease

 

11.1 Hangwei GE Medical Systems Ltd.

11.1.1 Company Profiles

11.1.2 Operations

11.1.3 Development Strategies

11.2 Omron (Dalian) Co, LTD     

11.2.1 Company Profiles

11.2.2 Operations

11.2.3 Development Strategies

11.3 Mindray Medical International Limited  

11.3.1 Company Profiles

11.3.2 Operations

11.3.3 Development Strategies

11.4 Rexton (Suzhou) Hearing Systems CO., LTD

11.4.1 Company Profiles

11.4.2 Operations

11.4.3 Development Strategies

11.5 Kodak Medical Imaging Instruments Co., Ltd

11.6 Bayer Group

11.7 China National Medical Equipment Industry Corporation

11.8 Medical Optical Instruments Factory of Shanghai Medical Instruments Co., Ltd

11.9 Jiangsu Jinlu Group Medical Apparatus Co., Ltd

11.10 Terumo Medical Products (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd

 

12.1 Analysis on the Investment Risks of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

12.1.1 Technical Risks  

12.1.2 Market Risks      

12.1.3 Other Risks

12.1.4 Recommendations for Risk Aversion  

12.2 Analysis on the Investment Opportunities of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

12.2.1 Policy Opportunities  

12.2.2 Product Opportunities

12.2.3 Other Opportunities

12.3 Influences of International Financial Crisis on Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

12.3.1 Unfavorable Influences

12.3.2 Favorable Influences

 

Chart Categories of Medical Instruments     

Chart Market Scales of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry, 2003-2008

Chart Market Scales of Chinese Oral and Dental Equipment and Instrument Manufacture, 2003-2008

Chart Market Scales of Chinese Medical Antisepsis Equipment and Instrument Manufacture, 2003-2008

Chart Operations of Medical Instrument Industry in Guangdong

Chart Operations of Medical Instrument Industry in Jiangsu

Chart Imports and Exports of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry, 2008

Chart Regional Exports of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry

Chart Operation Capacity of Chinese Oral and Dental Equipment and Instrument Manufacture

Chart Operations of Omron (Dalian) Co, LTD

Chart Market Scale Predictions of Chinese Medical Instrument Industry, 2009-2012