Shenzhen is an important area from China's medical device industry, has also been regarded as China's medical device industry "leader", at present, Shenzhen total of more than 600 medical device companies, nearly 2,000 business enterprises, with more than 3,000 patents, including patents over 1000. Recently, the medical device industry in Shenzhen Patent Alliance, the Alliance will seek the medical device industry in Shenzhen patented weak link together to build a patent pool, and help enterprises to strengthen the patent portfolio, enhance the comprehensive competitiveness of domestic and foreign enterprises and application level of patent protection.

In recent years, industrial scale medical equipment Shenzhen living in the nation, the annual output value of over 26 billion yuan, the production of more than 600 million yuan in output value, the company has more than 40. And medical device industry in Shenzhen high international level, exports nearly 200 countries and regions, exports highest in the country, accounting for the proportion of 35% -70%. And the emergence of the medical device industry in Shenzhen Mindray, Edan, LIFETECH, open, robust, and other outstanding enterprises, of which nearly 40 companies to enter the "one hundred million yuan club", the annual output value of over a hundred million.

Statistics show that Shenzhen medical equipment industry more than Qicheng products with independent intellectual property rights. Many mainstream products of the core technology has been at or near the international advanced level, some indicators even higher than the international advanced level. Currently, the entire medical device industry in Shenzhen R & D personnel total of more than million people, research and development investment of more than 8% of sales, the total number of patents over 3000. The project is being developed over 1000, and more than two thirds of the products has been completed the production of prototype development, market access into the declaration part. More than half of the product into the market, these new products will also be interviewing Shenzhen medical equipment industry a new growth point.