According to the product form and internal structure, endoscopes can be divided into soft mirrors and rigid mirrors. In 2019, the segment with the highest proportion in the global endoscope market is soft mirrors. Rigid mirrors are mainly used for the diagnosis and treatment of superficial and superficial natural orifices of the human body and lesions opened through puncture, and cannot be bent during operation. Products include Laparoscopes, VATS, Arthroscopy, etc. Widely used in general in departments such as surgery, thoracic surgery, and urology, soft mirrors often go deep into the body through the natural orifice of the human body. The mirror body is long and needs to be flexible, the optical signal transmission distance is long, the diameter of the mirror body insertion part is small, and the function integration is rich.
has higher requirements for design process and manufacturing technology, and has higher technical barriers. The products include Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Bronchoscopy, etc. Which are widely used in departments such as Gastroenterology, Respiratory, ENT and other departments. According to Frost & Sullivan data, the sector with the highest share in the global endoscope market in 2019 is soft mirrors: in 2019, the market sizes of soft mirrors, rigid mirrors, equipment/spare parts, and endoscopic medical consumables were 59.8, 5.69, 3.01, and 5.53 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 29.6%, 28.2%, 14.9%, and 27.4% respectively.