News Digest 02.08.2023 - 04.08.2023

Regulators

Dura prostheses included in the list of medical devices implanted under the CHI program

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree increasing the list of medical devices implanted under the CHI program. The list was replenished with only one of the three medical devices recommended by the commission of the Ministry of Health for inclusion in 2023 - a prosthesis of the dura mater based on a biopolymer composite, the applicant of which was the "BV Company". Two other products of production of Medtronic did not get to the list, and the list now contains 376 positions.

The list includes item code 323330 - a prosthesis of the dura mater based on a biopolymer composite. According to Roszdravnadzor, about 10 types of specialized medical devices manufactured by German, Chinese and American companies are registered in Russia. The description fits the patch registered in 2020 for repairing a defect in the dura mater NeoDuraTM manufactured by the Chinese-German Medprin Biotech (Medprin Regenerative Medical Technologies) with production sites in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and Guangzhou (PRC).

Source: https://vademec.ru/news/2023/07/26/pravitelstvo-rasshirilo-perechen-implantiruemykh-po-oms-medizdeliy/


Market news

The government has reduced the federal subsidy for the modernization of "primary" for 56 regions

The Government of the Russian Federation has updated the distribution of federal funds allocated in 2023 for regional programs for the modernization of primary care. The total amount for the segment - 88.8 billion rubles - has not changed, however, the amount of funds has been redistributed within the list. Thus, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (they will be provided with 327 million rubles) are included in the project outline, the subsidy for the Novgorod and Penza regions and the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic has increased significantly, and the amount has decreased for 56 territories.

Source: https://vademec.ru/news/2023/08/03/pravitelstvo-sokratilo-federalnuyu-subsidiyu-na-modernizatsiyu-pervichki-dlya-56-regionov/

The global market for smart patches will grow at an average annual rate of 12%

The global market for smart patches will grow from 2022 to 2027 at a CAGR of 12%. We are talking about patches with sensors that can record a person's blood pressure, glucose, lactate, alcohol or caffeine levels, follows from the Technavio report.

Source: https://medvestnik.ru/content/news/Mirovoi-rynok-umnyh-plastyrei-budet-rasti-so-srednegodovym-tempom-12.html


Other

The Minister of Health of the Samara region denied his detention

The head of the Ministry of Health of the Samara Region, Armen Benyan, said that on August 3, 2023, he was summoned to the Leninsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Samara for questioning about a statement received by law enforcement agencies. After talking with law enforcement officers, Benyan returned to work. The information was confirmed by the regional government. At the same time, according to TASS, Benyan's deputy Aslanbek Mayramukaev was detained on suspicion of fraud.

Source: https://samara.aif.ru/incidents/scene/v_samare_zaderzhali_ministra_zdravoohraneniya_armena_benyana


New registered medical devices

We publish a list of new medical devices registered from 28.07.2023 to 04.08.2023

https://asiamc.ru/uploads/blogs/2023-08-07/medregs_20230804.pdf

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