Dehaier Medical Systems, a provider in the development, assembly, marketing and sale of medical products in China, has become the exclusive distributor of UK-based Penlon's Prima SP Anesthesia System for 60 years.

Reportedly, Guangdong Biolight Meditech (Penlon’s exclusive distributor in China) has designated Dehaier Medical Systems as the exclusive distributor of Penlon’s Prima SP Anaesthesia System (SP101 and SP102) in North China.

Dehaier is currently a provider of Chinese-made anesthesia systems, a market the company estimates is also around $70m per year.

Ping Chen, chief executive officer of Dehaier, said: “We are continuing to build our line of products and expand our offerings to our customers including hospitals, clinics and government health bureaus.

“Becoming the exclusive distributor of Penlon in North China is an important opportunity for our company that provides us with access to the $70m per year market segment for foreign-made anesthesia systems, thus doubling Dehaier’s addressable market for anesthesia systems.”