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My country has become the second largest medical device market

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2025-03-12 09:43

China has become the world's second-largest medical device market, and it continues to grow at an annual rate of about 10%. At the recent 272nd China Engineering Science and Technology Forum and Cardiovascular Innovation Medical Devices Forum, Hu Shengshou, director of the National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, said that cardiovascular disease is an important area for medical device innovation. Currently, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in China, with 290 million cardiovascular disease patients nationwide and approximately 3.7 million deaths from cardiovascular disease annually.
 
Hu Shengshou said that under the guidance of the national innovation-driven development strategy, new drugs, new devices, and intelligent tools are emerging constantly. Reasonable approval and scientific supervision face enormous challenges. Top-level planning, a perfected "regulatory science system," and capacity building at all stages and levels from research and development to regulation are needed. Currently, the focus of cardiovascular medical devices includes artificial hearts, biodegradable stents, and interventional valves. Among them, the artificial heart is one of the most "valuable" medical devices. It is expected that China's independently developed third-generation "artificial heart" will Enter clinical research next month.