Despite a negative impact from political unrest in the Middle East, China's leading medical device maker Mindray Medical International is steaming ahead with solid first quarter growth in both international and Chinese domestic markets. That growth was driven largely by a continued stronghold in its low- to mid-end device market, as well as an emerging footprint in the lucrative high-end segment with its color ultrasound devices

SHANGHAI - China's leading medical device company Mindray's third quarter report disappointed investors again with an 11.3% increase in revenue over the same period last year to $168 million, which missed Street expectations of $170-178 million. Weak sales in China are the culprit for slow growth, even as the company sees significant gains in other emerging markets

BEIJING - China's leading developer of medical devices, Mindray Medical International, is emerging as the golden success story in terms of a Chinese enterprise taking over an American competitor in the life sciences arena, with a 15.8 percent jump in net revenues for 2009 to $634.2 million