This is marketing research on the Medical Instruments and Devices industry and can include information on the background, market structure, definitions, competitors, trends and developments of medical instruments and is related to devices, supplies, health and surgery.

Table of Contents

1 Background 
2 Market Structure 
3 Market Metrics 
4 Industry Players 
5 Recent Trends and Developments 
6 Sources

Background

Medical instruments, devices and supplies constitute the largest sector of the U.S. medical device industry, accounting for approximately 36 percent of total industry shipments and employing 38 percent of its workers. This category covers a broad spectrum of products, including anesthesia apparatus, biopsy instruments, blood pressure apparatus, blood transfusion equipment, bronchoscopes except electromedical, cannulas, catheters, surgical clamps, physicians’ diagnostic apparatus, hemodialysis apparatus, hypodermic needles and syringes, IV transfusion apparatus, inhalation therapy equipment, operating tables, oxygen tents, surgical probes, retractors, suction therapy apparatus, trocars, and, since 1999, bone drills, plates, and screws.

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