Bulk-buying to innovate leading medical devices By Zheng Yiran | China Daily | Updated: 2021-03-17 07:00 Share CLOSE A visitor checks out a therapeutic device during a medical exhibition in Zhengzhou, Henan province, on March 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] For Gao, an acute myocardial infarction patient in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, the steep cut in the price of a coronary stent from over 7,400 yuan ($1,144) to 590 yuan came as a real blessing. China's centralized procurement program for coronary stents, which was implemented in November, has enabled coronary heart disease patients such as Gao, a resident of a remote area, to buy the device at an affordable price.