Development Status of Ultrasound Medical Imaging Equipment Industry

1. Overview of Ultrasound Medical Imaging

Ultrasound instrument, also known as ultrasonic instrument, ultrasonic medical imaging equipment, is a medical instrument developed according to the principle of ultrasonic, used in medical clinical, diagnosis, and health fields. Ultrasound diagnostic equipment mainly refers to the ultrasonic diagnostic equipment in the medical imaging system. Because its price is lower than that of CT and MRI, and it has the characteristics of non-invasive and real-time acquisition of human body tissue images, the clinical application scope is more and more extensive, and the total sales worldwide. Growth is expected to outpace X-ray diagnostic devices.

There are various types of medical imaging equipment. In the current medical diagnosis system, the more common ultrasonic medical imaging equipment is A-ultrasound and B-ultrasound, which are classified according to the display of the instrument, as well as M-ultrasound and D-ultrasound; There are desktop ultrasound and portable ultrasound; classified by application, it can be divided into general ultrasound, traditional clinical application, non-traditional clinical application, bedside ultrasound; end, mid-to-high-end, high-end, ultra-high-end ultrasound.

2. Medical Imaging Equipment Industry Chain

The medical imaging industry is mainly divided into two parts. The upstream is imaging equipment, including component manufacturers, complete machine manufacturers, and supporting software. The final service targets are hospitals and imaging doctors. The sales revenue of machines or systems is used as the statistical caliber. The barriers are Including R&D accumulation, precision manufacturing level and supporting services. The downstream is imaging diagnosis, including doctors, imaging centers, imaging consumables, remote diagnosis services, etc. On the basis of the images produced by imaging equipment, the labor cost of doctors is added. The final service object is patients. Taking the diagnosis income as the statistical caliber, the diagnosis link is the most important. The important factor is a professional and reliable diagnosis.

3. Development Status of Ultrasound Medical Imaging Equipment Industry

The global ultrasound medical imaging equipment market is developing steadily. In terms of sales volume, the global ultrasound medical imaging equipment market sales in 2016 were about 159,800 units/10,000 sets, and it is expected to increase to 282,700 units/10,000 sets in 2022, with an expected compound annual growth rate of 10%. Driven by factors such as the aging of the global population and the segmentation of clinical applications of ultrasound medicine, the growth rate of the global ultrasound medical imaging equipment market has been relatively stable in recent years, and will maintain a good growth trend in the future.

Fourth, the competitive landscape of ultrasound medical imaging equipment industry

From the perspective of the competition pattern of the global ultrasound medical imaging equipment industry, globally, medical ultrasound equipment is dominated by companies such as General Electric, Philips, and Toshiba, and domestic equipment accounts for a small share. According to statistics, CR5 accounted for 75% of the global market in 2017, with General Electric accounting for 25%, Philips accounting for 20%, Toshiba accounting for 12%, Hitachi accounting for 10%, Siemens accounting for 8%, and Chinese company Mindray Medical It accounted for 5%, ranking sixth.