POCT inspection technology industry special research analysis report

by oooii
September 30, 2021

1. Overview of the POCT industry

Point-of-care testing (poct), also known as clinical point-of-care testing, means that when testing poc point of care samples in the laboratory, the test results can be quickly obtained without complicated processing procedures and only need to perform immediate analysis at the sampling site. A new approach. Compared with traditional testing, the most unique part of poct is that it does not require a fixed testing site, the reagents are easy to carry, and it can achieve on-site sampling, real-time results reporting, and non-professional testing personnel. In the context of the continuous advancement of medical science and the accelerating pace of people's lives, poct is widely used in blood glucose testing, cardiovascular testing and other fields, and is favored by testers and testers because of its easy-to-use features.

1.1 POCT industry development process: China has entered the stage of standardization development

After multiple rounds of iterations, the current POCT detection information technology research has been fully utilized and developed, and a variety of product market segments have been incubated, including cardiovascular and infectious disease detection, which has good economic prospects. Unlike other traditional educational and medical service equipment and other companies, the prototype (idea) of POCT testing was born during the expansion of testing system requirements and the continuous iteration of medical data technology. In 1957, Edmonds used dry chemical paper testing to control blood sugar and urine sugar. Created qualitative analysis and testing related products, which is also one of the earliest POCT products in China in the world, and this is also the case. Later, in the 1960s and 1970s, the quality of manual semi-quantitative POCT products appeared and popularized on a large scale. It is not just a simple judgment of negative or positive, but also relying on colorimetric cards or simple equipment to predict positive results. The strength can be interpreted. Subsequent manual quantitative and semi-automatic quantitative products have brought some specific numerical experiment reports and instrument replacements for POCT products, respectively. In the process of gradual improvement of teaching, they have evolved to improve the main reagents + equipment for POCT detection that we can see today. The combination.

But while the product is iterating, requirements for product portability and standardization have also begun to be put on the agenda. Since the 1980s, with the development of technology and the improvement of medical needs, some simple clinical tests (such as blood glucose and blood gas testing) have been transferred from hospital laboratories to patient care environments, and "portable" testing products have been proposed for poct testing products. Require. In 1995, the American Committee for Standardization of Clinical Laboratories (ast2) issued a document named "ast2-p" and decided to standardize poct, which marked that poct became an independent medical industry. Since then, a number of developed countries represented by the United States have formulated comprehensive poct application and management programs in the fields of clinical medicine, biological emergency response, community medicine and even home chronic disease management. Further catalyze the mature development of the poct industry at the level of technology and application.

At present, poct technology can be divided into dry chemical technology, colloidal gold technology, sensor technology, and biochip technology. In the future, it is expected to represent the mainstream technology of microfluidic technology, infrared and far-infrared spectrophotometry technology. The innovation and upgrade of Pocote's technology have greatly improved the scope and accuracy of Pocote's test.

Research and analysis report on the topic of POCT inspection technology industry: three advantages laid the foundation, the future of the track is promising

At present, traditional poct products worldwide can be subdivided into categories such as blood glucose testing, cardiovascular testing, coagulation/thrombolysis testing, infectious agent testing, pregnancy testing, tumor testing, and drug abuse testing. In terms of the growth rate of subdivisions, poct is the fastest growing among all subdivisions, because the timeliness of rescue of cardiovascular patients is very high, and the characteristics of rapid detection and rapid results are highly consistent with this demand. Sack products used for infectious diseases usually require large-scale, rapid screening, and even prevention and monitoring. Poct products can achieve this demand in a low-cost and high-efficiency way, so Poct products have also developed well. In addition, both domestic and foreign glucose products have entered a mature stage. Although the market share is relatively high, the development speed is relatively slow.