China News Service, Guangzhou, November 1 (Reporter Cai Minjie) At the booth of the 140th Canton Fair, a peanut-sized smart capsule gastroscope attracted the attention of overseas buyers. The subject only needs to swallow this capsule, and with the help of the accompanying recorder and mobile app, clear images of the stomach will be transmitted back to the screen in real time, intuitively showing the gastric screening process.
Angolan buyer Pedro Pissarra is from a local medical institution. In an interview with a reporter from China News Service on November 1, he said that this trip focused on inspecting portable endoscopes, paying attention to technical parameters and equipment performance. "After on-site experience, I felt the excellent quality of Chinese equipment and planned to carry out product trials in primary medical institutions."
Liu Sizhe, assistant to the chairman of Guangzhou Side Medical Technology Co., Ltd., said that the product has been commercially sold in the mainland and Hong Kong, and plans to extend it from a single examination device to a comprehensive health management service covering dietary guidance and healthy lifestyle intervention to enhance product competitiveness.
At the Canton Fair booth, a laparoscopic surgical robot demonstrated simulated suturing. The operator controls the robotic arm through the open console to complete actions such as sewing and knotting, attracting the attention of buyers from Russia, Italy and other countries.
"The products have a strong sense of technology, and they should be polished through research and development." British buyer Atif N Ishaq believes that products with reliable technology, suitable for long-term use, and priced within the affordable range of the public have broad space in the British market.
Li Hanying, corporate representative of Harbin Sizherui Intelligent Medical Equipment Co., Ltd., said that this fully self-developed endoscopic surgical robot can assist doctors in performing difficult and precise surgical operations. Since this year, it has expanded its business in Europe, Africa and other regions, and provided operational training and technical support to local doctors through overseas partners and professional training systems.
"Different overseas markets show differentiated needs. Some European markets pay more attention to product technical performance and supply chain stability, while markets such as Southeast Asia pay higher attention to equipment procurement costs, operating experience and after-sales service." Li Hanying said that the rapid development of China's high-end medical equipment not only benefits from a relatively complete manufacturing industry chain, but also cannot be separated from the in-depth cooperation between enterprises and front-line clinicians, which can optimize operational details and better meet the actual clinical needs.
"In the early years, most high-end products such as laparoscopes, surgical instruments, and medical consumables relied on imports. Today, a batch of Chinese-made medical equipment has achieved local independent research and development and full-link iterative upgrades." Tan Minghua, president of Guangzhou Fosun Chancheng Hospital, said that for example, Chinese companies have achieved technological breakthroughs in implantable devices such as stents for some aortic dissections, which will benefit patients at home and abroad.
Tan Minghua said that the willingness of overseas patients to come to China for medical treatment is a recognition of China’s medical soft and hard capabilities and also creates opportunities for Chinese medical devices to go overseas.
