Global Industry Overview: Surgical and Medical Equipment
The world's surgical and medical equipment industry manufactures medical, surgical, ophthalmic, and veterinary instruments and apparatus. Representative products include syringes, clamps, hypodermic and suture needles, stethoscopes, laparoscopic devices, catheters and drains, and blood pressure monitoring devices. The industry also includes more high-tech instruments, such as implantable devices, remote monitoring and dosing products, and micro-sized biomonitors and drug-delivery systems.
Industry Snapshot
In first decade of the twenty-first century, aging populations, the trend toward home healthcare, and a growing interest in delivering products and services utilizing the Internet contributed to a steadily growing market for...