Nandu reporter browsing the e-commerce platform found that some merchants will be fish leap YX301 model finger clip oximeter spot price to 888 yuan, 1480 yuan. And fish leap official flagship store within the YX301 model finger clip oximeter pre-sale price is 299 yuan. At the same time, there are a number of consumers pointed out that fish leap official flagship store oximeter has increased in price, previously acquired at a price of 90 yuan, more than 100 yuan.
For netizens questioned the official flagship store and other e-commerce platform price increase behavior, the company is aware of the situation, whether the follow-up will be adjusted.12/28 morning, the reporter called Jiangsu Yueyue Medical Equipment Company Limited in this regard, the securities department said that need to be contacted with the Ministry of brand. However, the reporter repeatedly called and sent a text message, but still failed to get a response.
Demand surge oximeter spot speculation to 1,500 yuan
Following the ibuprofen, antigen detection reagents, N95 masks, can measure blood oxygen saturation and other indicators of oximetry has recently become a hot product.
The Nandu reporter noted that on the e-commerce platform, the original less than one hundred yuan oximeter spot has been speculated to one thousand yuan.
Originally less than one hundred yuan oximeter spot has been speculated to one thousand yuan
According to the e-commerce platform information, fish leap official flagship store in the YX301 finger-clip oximeter pre-sale price set at 299 yuan. However, some merchants raised it to 1480 yuan, 888 yuan and other high prices. Qin Ling Zhi Pharmacy flagship store" as an example, YX301 finger clip oximeter price is set at 1499 yuan, the product's promotional appearance and the official website is no different, only in the name of the goods before the labeled "SF shipment, at the time of delivery". And another merchant "flower positive silver pharmacy flagship store" is also the same will be the same oximeter price of 1480 yuan.
On the one hand, the price of the spot is pushed up, while on the other hand is the surge in demand, consumers are difficult to buy oximeters in time.
On Dec. 27, on an e-commerce platform, oximeters under Yuyue, Kangtai and Ribon were either out of stock or on pre-sale. According to the purchase page prompts, you need to make an appointment in order to snatch the oximeter, and some of the oximeter reservation page even shows that 200,000 people have made an appointment.
Even if the booking is successful, the delivery time is also difficult to guarantee. A tipster mentioned to the reporter that even if the booking was successful, the delivery time was delayed again and again. "Previously bought the fish leap oximeter, the original business said that the delivery is December 20, the results will later change the delivery time to January 4th. Had to return it." The reporter previously on December 15 successfully ordered a Kangtai's oximeter, priced at 128 yuan, until December 25, the party received the above product, and according to the product packaging, its production date of December 2022.
Some brands have seen their prices rise threefold
In addition to unofficial flagship stores pushing up the price of their products, many netizens have noticed that oximeters in the official flagship stores of some brands have also risen in price.
According to upstream news reports, some e-commerce platforms show that the model number YX306 fish leap oximeter, the official online store last year's 88 carnival price of 159 yuan, to enjoy the benefits of the actual transaction price of 94.32 yuan.
Some tipsters said they had purchased the same model of fish leap oximeter for 132 yuan
In addition to this, there are also tipsters mentioned to the Nandu reporter, "December 4, had purchased the model YX306 fish leap oximeter in an e-commerce platform, enjoy the discount after the actual payment price of 132 yuan." And on the microblogging platform, some netizens have similarly said that this product has increased in price, originally less than 100 yuan.
December 28, the flagship store shown YX306 fish leap oximeter price tagged at 299 yuan
Reporters compared to the information shown in one of the flagship store of the fish leap self-owned flagship store, this is caught in the price hike controversy of the model YX306 oximeter has been sold out, which is priced at 359 yuan, the expected price of 299 yuan in hand. The vast majority of oximeters in the store are sold out, with only the YX301 model finger-clip oximeter and the YX201 model finger-clip oximeter available for reservation.
For the reporter asked whether the product price increase, its customer service staff responded, "commodity prices with market fluctuations there will be changes such as increases or concessions, but you do not have to worry, after the arrival if the price drop within 7 days can apply for price insurance."
Listed companies to step up production to ensure the supply
Pulse oximeter is a medical device to monitor the patient's pulse, oxygen saturation, blood perfusion index and other indicators, widely used in a variety of critical care and daily health monitoring. The normal blood oxygen saturation of human body is ≥95%, and long-term lower than 93% need timely medical treatment. In Europe and the United States developed countries, people pay considerable attention to blood oxygen monitoring, oximeter popularity is very high.
Industry pointed out that in Europe, the United States, Japan and other developed countries, due to the different medical concepts, pulse oximeter has become a commonly used medical equipment at home.
The official website of the State Food and Drug Administration shows that there are 24 enterprises*** that have been approved to produce finger-clip pulse oximeters in China, among which there are many listed companies such as Yuyue Medical and Corfu Medical.
With the best-selling oximeter, listed companies have recently responded intensively to the relevant business progress. In December this year, Yuyue medical to investors mentioned that the company's production and operation is stable and orderly, but also according to the market demand and orders to rationally arrange the production plan, do our best to help the hospital and outside the anti-epidemic work.
Contact Medical's oximeter product dynamics
December, Contact Medical has responded to investor questions, the current surge in market demand for oximeter products, the major e-commerce platforms, the company's oximeter products also appeared in the inventory digested too quickly, part of the models of oximeters can still maintain the spot sales, and part of the models have been adjusted to the temporary pre-sale mode. In the past two years, the Company has cumulatively produced more than 25 million units/sets of pulse oximeters for supply to global customers. Currently, the company is making every effort to work overtime on production and expand production capacity by adjusting production lines and increasing staff recruitment to ensure timely delivery of orders.
Corfu Medical said the company has a wide range of products, including health monitoring products such as thermometers, oximeters, and new coronary antigen test kits, which can be used for daily health monitoring needs.
December 28, oximeter concept stock collective rally. As of press time, Lexin medical rose to 20%, Kangtai medicine, Baolite and other gains of more than 10%.
Need to be alert to the "invisible hypoxia" oximeter applicable to the population how?
According to China's "new coronavirus pneumonia diagnosis and treatment program", the resting state, blood oxygen saturation during inhalation is less than 93% is one of the indicators for determining severe new coronavirus pneumonia.
Does oximeter have its specific applicability, and is it necessary for the public to stock up? Nandu reporters have interviewed Sin Le Wu, director of the Department of Critical Care Medicine and chief physician of the Cancer Hospital affiliated with Guangzhou Medical University, on the above issues.
"Oximeters are monitoring devices. Finger-clip oximeter can be used to monitor the oxygen level in the blood in the human body through the finger. Oximeter has its applicable population, mainly for sub-healthy people, especially those suffering from respiratory diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome." Sin Le Wu said in an interview with Nandu reporters.
Sian Lewu pointed out that oximeter has its own applicable people. "If there are high-risk groups at home, such as chronic lung disease patients at home, in addition, if you are worried about the elderly prone to pneumonia, heart attack and other conditions can consider the preparation of oximeter at home, so that in time can be monitored. When we go to high altitude, especially high altitude areas of hypoxia environment, can also consider wearing oximeter for blood oxygen monitoring."
In terms of specific values, "from the medical analysis, normal people's blood oxygen saturation is about 100%, usually 95%, but some patients suffer from pneumonia and other acute diseases, resulting in the blood oxygen rate will be lower than 90%, in this case it is necessary to go to the hospital in time. In addition, if the patient's blood oxygen rate is usually stable at about 100%, once there is a sudden downward trend, then we need to go to the hospital in a timely manner before the monitored data falls to 90%."
More importantly, "In recent years there has been some silent hypoxemia in the new coronary pneumonia population in all countries. This is a form of invisible hypoxia, which means that people with neocoronary pneumonia present with blood oxygen dropping to very low levels without feeling breathless. This situation at home if there is oximeter can dynamically monitor the patient's oxygen saturation situation, in the hospital before the arrival of 120 ambulances, if the home has oxygen absorbing equipment, such as oxygen concentrator, etc., can be sucked on oxygen in time, the patient's chances of eventual salvation will inevitably increase." Sin Le Wu mentioned to the Nandu reporter, "patients need to observe their own situation, such as feeling unwell, or blood oxygen saturation shows a downward trend, still need to go to the hospital in time to avoid delay because of oxygen."
Writing: Nandu reporter Wu Yueming