Lifetech becomes first Chinese brand to enter mainstream Western medical device sales channel
28-Nov-14, ACN Newswire
Just five years or even five months ago, it might have been hard to imagine implanting a medical device made in China into the body of a paediatric patient that would remain with them for the rest of their lives. But in the near future, such an event will become a reality in advanced western countries such as the UK, Germany, Italy and France, thanks to the strategic efforts of Lifetech Scientific Corporation and Medtronic Inc.
Lifetech has today announced that Medtronic has acquired the first batch of CeraFlex occluders from Lifetech. This order is significant beyond the value of the transaction as the self-developed CeraFlex is the first Chinese brand entering the western medical device mainstream market. This particular consignment is prima facie evidence of this product's compliance with the strict international standards and regulations on medical devices designed for safe implantation into the human body, and the further cooperation between Lifetech and Medtronic.