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Generally, Russia has a strong manufacturing basis in the areas of traditional and mass medical equipment and devices, including such groups as traditional diagnostic X-Ray equipment, MRI
tomographs, anesthesia and pulmonary equipment, electrocardiographs, blood pressure meters, eye pressure meters, endoscopes, electrosurgical and surgical instruments, artificial blood circulation devices, physiothereapy devices, altitude chambers, clinical laboratory instruments, and sterilizers.
However in medical equipment industry sub sectors which have a large R & D component, and which use innovative, sophisticated technologies and automation, Russia is behind the majority of developed countries. Such industry sub sectors include high-end ultrasound equipment, computer and X-Ray
tomographs, angiography systems, devices for array therapy, resuscitation equipment, functional diagnostic equipment, implants and prostheses, robotics clinical laboratory systems for express
microanaylisys, telemedicine complexes , hospital equipment and supplier, operation room equipment, many types of home healthcare equipment and supplies, infusion and transfusion sets, and IV solutions.
Domestic production supplies only 29 percent of the market. Imports account for about 71 percent. In 2001 domestic production was growing slower (at 6.4 percent than imports (15 percent).
The medical equipment used in Russian hospitals and clinics is very old. Eighty percent of the medical equipment is worn out and has surpassed the established term of safe and efficient functioning and needs replacement. The major obstacle towards renovation of the existing medical equipment forms a significant market, the demand for quality maintenance and repair services is high. The main organization in the area of servicing medical equipment is the Russian Association of Enterprises Specializing in Sales and Repair of Medical Equipment
(RAPMED).
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
In Russia medical equipment and devices are manufactured at 1,275 enterprises, including 32 specialized medical device enterprises controlling 60 percent of the total output, 300 defence plants and 900 small and medium enterprises having federal licenses for production of medical equipment and devices. A significant portion of high tech medical equipment is still developed and produced at defence enterprises, which have traditionally had access to advanced technologies. According to medical industry expert estimates, local production supplies only 29 per cent of the total medical equipment market.
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