Domestic anesthesia machines usually have a significant advantage in price compared to imported brands. Due to factors such as brand premium, tariffs, and transportation costs, imported anesthesia machines often have higher prices, which puts significant purchasing pressure on some primary hospitals or medical institutions with limited budgets. Domestic anesthesia machines have more advantages in production cost control, without high tariffs and brand added costs, so they can be priced more affordably, allowing more medical institutions to purchase anesthesia machines with good performance.
From a cost performance perspective, the cost-effectiveness of domestically produced anesthesia machines is very high. With the continuous development of the domestic medical device industry, domestic anesthesia machines have made great progress in performance, and many core technologies have achieved independent research and development and breakthroughs. In terms of key performance parameters, such as ventilation accuracy, anesthesia gas concentration control accuracy, and respiratory circuit sealing, domestic anesthesia machines have been able to reach or even approach the level of imported brands.
Taking the ventilation system as an example, the tidal volume control accuracy of domestic anesthesia machines can reach within ± 5%, the respiratory rate adjustment range can also meet the different needs from newborns to adults, and the control accuracy of inhaled oxygen concentration can also be maintained at a high level, ensuring that patients can obtain appropriate oxygen supply during anesthesia. In terms of anesthesia vaporizers, domestically produced high-precision vaporizers can accurately control the output concentration of anesthesia gas, with errors within clinically acceptable ranges, ensuring the effectiveness and safety of anesthesia.
At the same time, domestic anesthesia machines can also be optimized in terms of functional configuration according to the actual clinical needs in China, providing practical functions such as comprehensive respiratory parameter monitoring, anesthesia depth monitoring (equipped in some high-end models), airway pressure monitoring and alarm, built-in anesthesia recording system, etc. These functions can meet the needs of most clinical anesthesia scenarios.
In addition, domestic manufacturers usually have faster after-sales service response times and lower repair costs. The maintenance of imported brands may require waiting for foreign parts supply, with a longer maintenance cycle, while domestic manufacturers have a well-established parts supply system and technical service team in China, which can quickly respond to hospital maintenance needs, reduce equipment downtime, and ensure the smooth progress of clinical work. Overall, domestic anesthesia machines not only have a price advantage, but also meet clinical needs in terms of performance and functionality. The after-sales service is also more convenient, making them highly cost-effective.
