It might be pretty simple to take a patient's blood pressure manually, but in some cases it can be tricky if not almost impossible to get an accurate reading. One of those situations stems from patients having their blood pressure taken during a stress test. One med-tech company, though, has designed a device to automate the process and said it has made blood pressure readings simpler and more accurate for clinicians during a stress test.

Everyone knows that the largest medical device market in Asia is Japan. At about $26 billion dollars, the Japanese market is two and a half times as large as the China market, albeit growing very slowly compared to China. However, because of the fierce competition, demand for very high quality products, and a complex regulatory structure, it is also the most difficult Asian medical device market for international medical device companies to crack.