Recently, the 2024 DR equipment public bidding and procurement list was released, and domestic medical equipment won 10 of the 12 lists, marking the transformation of domestic substitution towards innovative applications. Wandong Medical has the highest market share and has dominated the list for more than ten consecutive years, deserving the title of DR King.

In fact, the overall situation of DR equipment in 2024 is not optimistic. According to statistics from Zhongcheng Data Science, the overall market size of medical device bidding in China decreased by 21.1% year-on-year in 2024, with the DR equipment market also decreasing by 21.5%. The reasons for the decline are the multiple impacts of medical policies, technological innovations, and competitive trends. From the perspective of procurement trends, the market is divided into two levels: centralized procurement and high-level hospitals, which means higher requirements are placed on domestic medical equipment.

It is worth mentioning that Wandong Medical not only maintains the absolute first place in DR sales volume in the industry, but its products are also gradually breaking through from second level to third level and higher level hospitals at the user level. According to incomplete statistics, the compound annual growth rate (GAGR) of sales volume in tertiary hospitals from 2021 to 2024 will exceed 8%. The synchronous advancement of quantity and quality has made Wandong DR an industry benchmark, continuously increasing its influence in the industry.

Pioneering full frame, the strongest DR orthopedic essential
As a pioneer and leader in the domestic X-ray field, Wandong Medical continues to innovate and cultivate, constantly meeting clinical needs with quality and technological advancements.

Around the pain points of clinical "long bone splicing", Wandong Medical has launched the industry's first full range DR, which has become recognized as the "strongest DR" orthopedic standard product in the same class by high-level hospitals. Full frame DR is the first full frame imaging platform to achieve ultra large imaging range of 120cm. Compared with conventional DR, it only requires one shot, quickly achieving seamless imaging of the entire spine and lower limbs. Doctors no longer need to spend time and effort on "long bone splicing", greatly speeding up the examination process, and is favored by high-level hospitals and strong orthopedic hospitals.

According to incomplete statistics, Full DR has settled in several top 50 hospitals in China, including Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Third Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College Affiliated Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, and others. It is worth mentioning that low-dose full range DR achieves full spine imaging, providing a clinically and socially valuable option for screening adolescent scoliosis. Xi'an Children's Hospital and Hunan Children's Hospital have also been put into clinical practice, widely serving adolescent spine health screening and diagnosis and treatment.

Cutting edge innovation, Wandong Medical has become the industry benchmark
DR is an essential equipment in radiology, responsible for a large amount of basic screening and diagnosis. Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued a notice on the implementation of large-scale equipment updates and consumer goods trade in policies by 2025, and the upgrading of equipment in the medical field is also accelerating.

A major focus of upgrading DR equipment is to solve critical clinical problems while also having multiple functions to meet the needs of various diagnostic and therapeutic environments. Wandong Medical R&D is making renewed efforts to launch innovative CBCT products targeting the pain point of orthopedic diagnosis and treatment - three-dimensional imaging of weight-bearing positions. Pioneering integrated design, one click intelligent scanning, 16s fast 3D imaging, zero patient movement, efficient and convenient. It has extremely high clinical value in functional orthopedic diagnosis, preoperative evaluation, exercise rehabilitation, and multidisciplinary collaboration, and also has diagnostic functions such as photography and fluoroscopy.

Wandong Medical adheres closely to clinical needs and solves practical pain points through its research and development ideas, which have gained high market recognition and user stickiness, setting a purchasing benchmark for equipment updates and upgrades, and leading the DR market.

Domestic substitution breaks through, Wandong builds high-tech 'moat'
According to official media from Wandong Medical, Midea Wandong Medical has recently participated in the joint construction of the "14th Five Year Plan" national key project, and has partnered with Peking Union Medical College Hospital to focus on the challenges of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, marking Wandong Research's entry into the "national team".

In 2021, Wandong Medical, which joined Midea Group, reached a turning point in its development. Not only did it produce new products in the X-ray field, but it also fully "bloomed" in the magnetic resonance and CT fields with higher research and development difficulties and deeper talent barriers. We have successively launched the world's first liquid helium free superconducting magnetic resonance imaging, 128 slice CT, the industry's first ultra micro DSA, and the 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging, which marks the beginning of the era of MR dual perfusion quantification. Our efforts in launching new products are at the forefront of the industry.

According to the data, Midea Group, as the "driving force" behind Wandong Medical, continues to increase research and development investment. Midea Central Research Institute has established a medical device research institute specifically for CT MR、 Quickly layout in four directions of ultrasound and core components, achieving breakthroughs in basic and advanced functions of CT and MR products.

Midea Central Research has over 500 technical researchers worldwide, including more than 200 senior experts and PhDs, focusing on medium - and long-term common technologies, forward-looking technology research, and disruptive product platform innovation. At the same time, Midea AI Research Institute has increased its AI+technology layout and actively engaged in cutting-edge applications of medical AI.
Only innovation can bring breakthroughs, and only innovation can empower clinical practice with high quality. We look forward to more and more companies like Wandong Medical joining the field, constantly innovating for clinical use, jointly promoting the progress and prosperity of China's medical device industry, and helping "Healthy China" steadily move forward.

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