Sufficient amounts of basic medical materials and high-end medical equipment are required for epidemics. This study aims to investigate and determine the key risks and main factors influencing China’s high-end medical equipment innovations using a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) matrix. Then, on the basis of findings and relevant literature concerning the development of China's high-end medical equipment in recent years, especially during the COVID-19 period, we put forward strategies for the development of and innovations in high-end medical equipment for China, based on an analytic network process ANP–SWOT model.
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