2017 Vascular Innovation Symposium Held in Beijing

  • 2017-04-05


On April 1, 2017, the “2017 Vascular Innovation Symposium” was held successfully in Beijing, jointly organized by the Vascular Devices Branch of China Association for Medical Devices Industry (CAMDI) and the Vascular Medicine Committee of Chinese Research Hospital Association (CRHA), undertaken by the Department of Vascular Surgery of Chinese PLA General Hospital and supported by the Medical Data Analysis Committee of CAMDI and China Cardiovascular Devices Industry & Investment CEO Conference.

Professor Guo Wei, Director of the Vascular Surgery Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital and the Executive Chairman of the Symposium, presided over the opening ceremony. Yu Qilin, director of Department of Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Xu Shan, secretary-general of CAMDI, Liu Xihua, vice chairman of Chinese Research Hospital Association, Wang Xuqi, honorary chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery, Surgery Branch of Chinese Medical Association (CMA), Wang Shenming, leader of the Vascular Surgery Team, Surgery Branch of CMA and the former president of The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yant-sen University and Chen Zhong, chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery of Surgery Branch under CMA, delivered the opening speech.

The conference, with the theme of “innovation”, centered on the mechanism of innovation, interpretation of policies and regulations, confirmation of medical researches, new horizons for vascular devices and hot issues of investment. Nearly 30 specialties delivered great keynote speeches. During the conference, there were two venues provided for an innovation roadshow and a multi-party conference with Israeli enterprises. 

Representatives from the government, hospitals, research institutes, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and financing institutions attended this conference.



Grand Opening Ceremony of 2017 Vascular Innovation Symposium! 

Guo Wei, director of the Vascular Surgery Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital presided over the opening ceremony.

Yu Qilin, director of the Department of Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital,

Xu Shan, secretary-general of CAMDI ,

Liu Xihua, vice chairman of the Chinese Research Hospital Association,

Wang Xuqi, honorary chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery, Surgery Branch of CMA,

Wang Shenming, leader of the Vascular Surgery Team, Surgery Branch of CMA and the former president of The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yant-sen University,

Chen Zhong, chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery, Surgery Branch of CMA, delivered opening speeches.



Ge Junbo

Feng Rui

Cheng Zhong

Shi Xinli

Gu Hanqing

Ge Junbo, Feng Rui, Cheng Zhong, Shi Xinli and Gu Hanqing acted as the guest hosts for the topics of “Innovation in China Cardiovascular Interventions”, “Chinese-style Innovation in Endovascology -- Innovation as the Spirit”, “Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Innovation”, “Introduction to Priority Review Procedures and Regulations for Medical Devices” and “Interpretation of Special Review Procedures for Innovative Medical Devices”, respectively. 

Medicine-engineering combination 1: Innovative Products and Design Presentation. 



 Guest hosts of topics include Li Haiyan for “Foot-Ring Design for Foot Rehabilitation Exercises”,



Li Lei for “Design of the Stent in Openings of Branch Arteries”,



Aviv Lotan for “Innovative Product Exhibit of Israel Amnis Corporation” Patent-Mechanism-Evaluation-Direction,

Chaim Lotan for “Enlightenment to China from Israeli Innovations of Biomedical Enterprises”,

Clifford Buckley for “Common Mistakes Encountered in Clinical Researches”,

and Wayne Zhang for “Clinical Guideline Selection and Its Relationship with Evidence-Based Medicine”.

Medicine-engineering combination 2: Clinical Demands and Solutions of Thoracic Aorta Devices


Guest hosts of topics include Fu Weiguo for “Innovation Based on Clinical Demands: On Research Ideas and Application Skills of In Situ Fenestration System”,

Shu Chang for “Chimney Technique: Current Innovations on Device Demands”,

Li Xiaodong for “Pre-Fenestration for Aortic Arch: Methods and Device Demands”,

Lu Xinw for “Aortic Arch and In Situ Fenestration: Methods and Device Demands”,

Zhang Hongpeng for “How 3D Printing Technique Guides Clinical Practices?”,

and Chen Duanduan for “TEVAR: Preoperative Planning & Postoperative Predictions on Biomechanics”.

Inheritance and Innovation, Advancing with Chinese Vascular Surgery for V-18 Years. 


Guest hosts of topics include Wayne Zhang for “Challenging: Treatment Principles and Device Selection for CTO Lesions”,

 Jiang Junhao for “Forging Ahead: About V-18 and Me”,

and Yang Min for “Renovation and Development: Innovation on Endovascular Therapy for Lower Extremity Arterial Diseases Induced by A Guide Wire”.

Interpretation of Research Evidence from Evidence-Based Medicine


Guest host of topics includes Yang Yanmin for “Rivaroxaban: New Breakthrough in Treatment for Artery Thrombosis”. 

Medicine-engineering combination 3: Clinical Demands and Solutions of Abdominal Aorta Devices


Guest hosts of topics include Liu Changwei for “Changes in Device Demands for Abdominal Aortic Therapy”,

Chang Guangqi for “Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Solution of Kissing Stents”,

Enrico Cieri for “Chimney Technique for JR-AAA: PERI CLES & PROTAGORAS Researches”, 

 and Dai Xiangchen for “Methods of Viscus Pre-fenestration”. 


Medical Data and Holographic Display


Guest hosts of topics include Guo Wei for “From AlphaGo to Vascular Image Intelligence and to MED DM”,

and Chai Xiangfei for “Analysis of Big Dada of Imaging with Cloud Platform”. 





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