Southern Reporter browsed the e-commerce platform and found that some merchants pushed up the spot price of YX30 1 finger clip oximeter owned by Yue to 888 yuan and 1480 yuan. The pre-sale price of YX30 1 finger clip oximeter in official flagship store in Vietnam is 299 yuan. At the same time, many consumers pointed out that the price of the oximeter in the official flagship store in Vietnam has increased, and the previous purchase price was 100 yuan in 90 yuan.
Does the company know about the price increase behavior of e-commerce platforms such as official flagship stores questioned by netizens, and will it be adjusted in the future? On the morning of February 28th, 65438 reporter called Jiangsu Yuyue Medical Device Co., Ltd., and its securities department indicated that it needed to contact the brand department. However, the reporter repeatedly called and sent text messages, but still failed to get a response.
Demand surged, and oximeters were sold in stock to 1500 yuan.
After ibuprofen, antigen detection reagent and N95 mask, the oximeter which can measure oxygen saturation and other indicators has recently become a hot-selling product.
Du Nan reporter noticed that on the e-commerce platform, the spot oximeter that was originally less than 100 yuan has been fired to 1000 yuan.
The oximeter, which was originally less than 100 yuan, has been fried to 1000 yuan.
According to the information of e-commerce platform, the pre-sale price of YX30 1 finger clip oximeter in the official flagship store in Vietnam is set at 299 yuan. However, some merchants raised it to such high prices as 1480 yuan and 888 yuan. Take "Qinling Zhida Pharmacy Flagship Store" as an example, the price of YX30 1 finger-clip oximeter is set at 1499 yuan, and the publicity appearance of its products is the same as that of official website, except that the product name is marked with "Shun Feng Delivery, Delivery at that time". Another merchant, the flagship store of Huazhengyin Pharmacy, also priced the same oximeter as 1480 yuan.
On the one hand, the spot price has been pushed up, on the other hand, the demand has surged, making it difficult for consumers to buy oximeters in time.
On February 27th, 65438, on an e-commerce platform, all the oximeters owned by enterprises such as Yuyue, Kangtai and Yidan were out of stock or pre-sold. According to the prompt on the purchase page, you need to make an appointment to purchase an oximeter. Some oximeter reservation pages even show that 200,000 people have made reservations.
Even if the reservation is successful, it is difficult to guarantee the delivery time. Some people who broke the news mentioned to reporters that even if the reservation was successful, the delivery time was repeatedly delayed. "I have bought an oximeter in Vietnam before. The original merchant said that it would be delivered on February 20th, 65438. As a result, the delivery time was changed to 65438+10.4. I have to return it. " The reporter successfully placed an order for a Kangtai own oximeter in 65438+February 65438+May, and the price was 128 yuan. The above products were not received until February 25th, 65438. According to the product packaging, its production date is 65438+February 2022.
The price of brand products has tripled.
In addition to the unofficial flagship store merchants pushing up product prices, many netizens have noticed that the prices of oximeters in official flagship stores of some brands have also increased.
According to the upstream news report, an e-commerce platform showed that the diving oximeter model YX306 was sold at 159 yuan in the official online store last year, and the actual transaction price after enjoying the discount was 94.32 yuan.
It was revealed that he spent 132 yuan to buy the same diving oximeter.
In addition, someone who broke the news mentioned to the Du Nan reporter, "On February 4, 65438, I bought a diving oximeter with the model YX306 on an e-commerce platform. After enjoying the discount, the actual payment price was 132 yuan." On the Weibo platform, some netizens also said that the price of this product has increased, which was originally less than 100 yuan.
On February 28th, 65438, the price of diving oximeter YX306 displayed in the flagship store was marked as 299 yuan.
The reporter found that according to the information displayed by a self-operated flagship store in Yue, this model YX306 oximeter with disputed price increase has been sold out, with a price of 359 yuan and an estimated hand price of 299 yuan. Most of the oximeters in the shop are sold out. Only YX30 1 finger oximeter and YX20 1 finger oximeter can be reserved.
When the reporter asked if the price of the product had increased, his customer service staff responded, "The price of the product will change with the market fluctuation, but you don't have to worry. If the price is reduced within 7 days after arrival, you can apply for price protection. "
Listed companies step up production to ensure supply.
Pulse oximeter is a medical instrument to monitor patients' pulse, blood oxygen saturation and blood perfusion index, which is widely used in various critical care and daily health monitoring. Normal blood oxygen saturation of human body is ≥95%, and long-term lower than 93% requires timely medical treatment. In developed countries in Europe and America, people attach great importance to blood oxygen monitoring, and the popularity of oximeter is very high.
Insiders pointed out that in Europe, America, Japan and other developed countries, pulse oximeter has become a common medical device for families because of different medical concepts.
According to the official website of the State Administration of Pharmaceutical Products, at present, 24 domestic enterprises have obtained the production license of finger-clamp pulse oximeter, including many listed companies such as Yue Medical and Foucault Medical.
With the popularity of oximeters, listed companies have recently responded intensively to related business progress. In June 5438+February this year, Yuyue Medical mentioned to investors that at present, the company's production and operation are stable and orderly, and the production plan will be arranged reasonably according to the market demand and order situation, and the epidemic prevention work inside and outside the hospital will be fully done.
Trend of Kangtai Medicine Oximeter Products
In February, 65438, Kangtai Pharmaceutical introduced in response to investors' questions that the current market demand for oximeter products has surged, and the company's oximeter product library has been digested too quickly on major e-commerce platforms. Some models of oximeter can still be sold in stock, and some models have been adjusted to temporary pre-sale mode. In the past two years, the company has produced more than 25 million pulse oximeters for customers around the world. At present, the company is going all out to work overtime to expand production capacity by adjusting production lines and increasing employee recruitment to ensure timely delivery of orders.
Foucault Medical said that the company has a wide range of products, including thermometers, oximeters, COVID-19 antigen detection kits and other products, which can be used for daily health monitoring needs.
On February 28th, 12, oximeter concept stocks rose collectively. As of press time, Lexin Medical increased by 20%, while Kangtai Medical and Polat Medical increased by over 10%.
What is the applicable population of "invisible hypoxia" oximeter?
According to China's "novel coronavirus Diagnosis and Treatment Plan", at rest, the oxygen saturation when inhaling is less than 93%, which is one of the indicators to judge severe COVID-19.
Does the oximeter have its specific applicable population, and is it necessary for the public to stock up? Southern Reporter interviewed Xian, director and chief physician of the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cancer Hospital affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, on the above issues.
"The oximeter belongs to the monitoring equipment. Finger clip oximeter can monitor the oxygen content in human blood through fingers. The oximeter has its applicable population, mainly for sub-healthy people, especially those with respiratory diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome. " Wu Le of Xi 'an said in an interview with a reporter from Du Nan.
Wu Le of Xi 'an pointed out that oximeter has its suitable crowd. "If there are high-risk groups at home, such as patients with chronic lung disease at home, if you are worried that the elderly are prone to pneumonia and heart disease, you can consider having an oximeter at home for timely monitoring. When we go to high altitude areas, especially high altitude areas with hypoxia, we can also consider wearing an oximeter for blood oxygen monitoring. "
In terms of specific values, "the blood oxygen saturation of medically normal people is about 100%, usually 95%, but some patients suffer from acute diseases such as pneumonia, resulting in a blood oxygen rate below 90%. This situation needs to go to the hospital in time. In addition, if the patient's usual blood oxygen rate is stable at around 100%, once there is a sudden downward trend, we need to go to the hospital in time before the monitored data has dropped to 90%. "
What is more noteworthy is that "in recent years, there have been some cases of asymptomatic hypoxemia among COVID-19 people in various countries. This is a kind of invisible hypoxia, that is to say, COVID-19 patients' blood oxygen content is very low, but they don't feel difficult to breathe. In this case, if there is an oximeter at home to dynamically monitor the patient's oxygen saturation, before the hospital 120 ambulance arrives, if there is an oxygen inhalation device at home, such as an oxygen generator, oxygen can be inhaled in time, and the patient will eventually be rescued. The probability will inevitably increase. " A reporter from Xi 'an told Nandu, "Patients need to observe their own situation. If you feel unwell, or your blood oxygen saturation is declining, you still need to go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying your illness because of oxygen inhalation. "
Written by Southern Reporter Wu Yueming