AdvaMed Tags China-Made Device Knock Offs As Concern At Federal Commission Hearing

Some Chinese device makers are creating headaches for U.S. medtech companies by stealing their intellectual property and using it to make knock-offs that look like American devices, but are not as safe, an Advamed official told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission April 3.

“We are very concerned about [Chinese] products that may look like company X’s product – but do not perform like company X’s product – because that means patient safety [is compromised],” Ralph Ives, executive VP, global strategy & analysis told the commission’s vice-chairman William Reinsch, during the