"Domestic products account for 92%?" Why does the patch, which is a must-have for head surgery, become the pride of domestic medical care

Recently, a "little item" in the medical circle has gone viral - the dura mater patch. Does it sound confusing? In fact, it is a "patch" used to repair the gap in the meninges after a brain operation.

Don't underestimate this thing. Without it, the risk of postoperative infection and cerebrospinal fluid leakage can soar by several levels.

And now, this "patch" market is quietly undergoing major changes.

一、The number of surgeries has soared, leading to a significant increase in the demand for meningeal patches

In recent years, with more elderly people at home, cerebrovascular diseases have become increasingly common, and craniotomy surgeries have naturally increased as a result. In 2022, there were 900,000 craniotomy surgeries performed in neurosurgery alone, and the market size of meningeal patches used directly soared to over 1 billion.

ven more astonishingly, at this rate, this market may rise to 1.841 billion by 2029, with an average annual growth rate of over 8%. Simply put: The more people have their heads operated on, the less sufficient this "patch" becomes.

二、The "New and old showdown" in the materials world: Animal sources account for 80%, is artificial synthesis about to stage a comeback?

Currently, the meningeal patches available on the market mainly fall into two categories:

Animal-derived materials (accounting for 80%

To put it simply, it's about taking materials from pigs and cows, such as the pleura of pigs and the pericardium of cows. The advantages are that it looks similar to human tissues and has good compatibility. However, the drawbacks are also quite obvious - the materials used have to be based on the animal's "complexion", have poor stability, and may also carry viruses and cause allergies.

ynthetic materials (accounting for 20%

Artificial materials like polylactic acid were almost rejected in the past due to their compatibility. But now it's different: the materials can be made freely, the stability is extremely good, and the degradation rate can be adjusted. After large-scale production, the cost is ridiculously low.

With technological upgrades, synthetic materials are making a comeback. Multinational giants like Braun and Johnson & Johnson have long entered the field, and domestic companies such as Maipu Medical and Bairen Medical have also launched their own products. In the future, this 20% share is bound to increase.

Third, in centralized procurement, prices have been reduced by 70% to 90%, but domestic products have gone wild instead

Since 2020, 24 provinces have included meningeal patches in the "centralized procurement", which simply means that the government has organized a group bargaining. In places like Anhui and Henan, the price has been directly reduced by 70% to 90%.

At this point, the advantages of domestic products become evident: low cost and early entry. Now, domestic enterprises like Tianxinfu and Guanhao Biology together account for 92% of the market share, basically rubbing against multinational brands.

Ultimately, regarding meningeal patches, on the one hand, the demand for surgery is increasing, on the other hand, the material technology is constantly upgrading, and with domestic products becoming more and more competitive, the future is bound to be bustling.

After all, whoever can make the "patch on the head" safer and cheaper will be at the forefront of the trend.

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