Analysis on the prospect of LED light source in medical lighting market1

Lighting products used in the medical field in China (Except functional lighting) And the overall level of production and technology is low, and the brand concentration is not high. Most medical lighting products used in hospitals are purchased from abroad, such as German Martin, chuanghu and other brands, and the market is almost monopolized by foreign companies. Although the number of medical lighting products is less than that of commonly used lighting, it is expensive and has a high market value, which is worthy of attention. In China, the medical lighting industry belongs to the medical device industry. According to the statistics of 2008, there are more than 7300 enterprises engaged in the production of medical devices, but less than 3 enterprises can produce medical lighting products, and most enterprises only produce low-end products such as viewing lamps. It was not until recent years that medical lighting products with LED as light source appeared and were applied. With the society's emphasis on medical health, medical rehabilitation, environmental protection and energy conservation, LED medical lighting in China has started since the 2007 s. However, due to the high entry threshold of products and high technical risks, and most medical device enterprises do not know much about LED performance and application technology, in addition, lighting products used in medical treatment involve medical mechanism, light, machine, electricity, heat and other composite technologies. Only a small number of large enterprises cooperate with medical institutions to produce such products. In addition, the certification process of medical lighting products is complicated, so the progress of LED medical lighting is not ideal and does not meet the demand. At present, there are nearly 3000 LED enterprises in China, many of which have strong research, development and production capabilities in LED landscape lighting and functional lighting products. However, they lack an entry path because they do not belong to the medical device industry. According to the Ministry of Health's statistical bulletin on health development, in 2008, China had 27. There are 80 thousand medical and health institutions, including more than 20 thousand hospitals, more than 60 thousand health centers and more than street and community clinics. These units currently use traditional light source lighting devices, and the market scale is very large. Only from the perspective of energy conservation, it is inevitable to upgrade medical lighting based on semiconductor lighting technology. However, it must be known that medical lighting belongs to medical devices and has strict regulations and certification requirements. It is extremely strict in terms of technology and safety rules. Compared with ordinary functional lighting, it has greater technical risks. For this reason, the examination of the access permission for production enterprises should be stricter, but non-medical device enterprises should not be excluded, such as licensing LED lighting enterprises to enter this field. LED lighting is currently extending from landscape lighting to functional lighting, from outdoor lighting to indoor lighting, from general lighting to special lighting, which is inevitable for technological and social progress. LED light source suitable for medical lighting meets the requirements of adjustable and controllable, high reliability and long service life. It is a good solid light source to replace halogen lamp, mercury lamp and xenon lamp. Since 2010, domestic LED surgery shadowless lamps have been applied in some top three hospitals and exported to Japan, Australia, Philippines and other countries. LED light source: energy saving and environmental protection low cost LED is an energy-saving artificial light source, replacing incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp (HID) , Halogen lamp, Mercury vapor lamp, xenon lamp, can save energy 30 ~ 80. At present, LED is a light source with low cost in the life cycle of the light source.