North America Hospital Supplies Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

• The report provides information on the hospital supplies market in North America.
• Details on key segments and categories such as Disposable Hospital Supplies, Patient Examination Devices, Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment, Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment, and Syringes and Needles.
• Total revenues, products sold and end users.
• Market shares of all the key competitors such as Cardinal Health, Inc., 3M Health Care, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Medline Industries, Inc., and Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
• Key pipeline products that are set to shape the market, broken down by sector.
• Information on the top medical equipment companies in the sector in the country covering business description, strategic analysis, and financial information.
• Healthcare structure, regulatory environment, approval process, pricing trends and reimbursement.
• Product and brand updates, strategy changes, R&D projects, corporate expansions and contractions and regulatory changes.
• Key mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, private equity investments and IPOs.
• Customer, hospitals and physicians data.

• Gain a strong understanding of the hospital supplies devices market in North America.
• Evaluate and compare the attractiveness of the market in the region.
• Identify growth segments and opportunities in each industry sector within the region.
• Evaluate the pipeline of key products that will change the sector, and identify threats and opportunities before the products are launched in the region.
• Analyze the competitiveness of the market in the region and identify hotspots.
• Develop strategies based on the latest product, brand, expansion and research and development news in the region.
• Plan deal strategies with an understanding of how competitors are financed, and the mergers and partnerships that have shaped the market in the region.
• Identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the industry incumbents in the region.

1 Table of Contents

1.1 List of Tables

1.2 List of Figures

2 Introduction

2.1 What Is This Report About?

3 Definitions of Markets Covered in This Report

3.1 Hospital Supplies

3.2 Disposable Hospital Supplies

3.3 Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment

3.4 Patient Examination Devices

3.5 Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment

3.6 Syringes and Needles

4 Hospital Supplies in North America

4.1 Hospital Supplies, North America, Overall Revenue ($ mn), 2000-2015

4.2 Hospital Supplies, North America, Category Volume (Units), 2000-2015

4.3 Hospital Supplies, North America, Company share (2007-2008)

5 Hospital Supplies in United States

5.1 Hospital Supplies, United States, Overall Revenue ($ mn), 2000-2015

5.2 Hospital Supplies, United States, Category Volume (Units), 2000-2015

5.3 Hospital Supplies, United States, Distribution Share (2007-2008)

5.3.1 Disposable Hospital Supplies Distribution Share (2007-2008)

5.3.2 Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment Distribution Share (2007-2008)

5.3.3 Patient Examination Devices Distribution Share (2007-2008)

5.3.4 Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment Distribution Share (2007-2008)

5.3.5 Syringes and Needles Distribution Share (2007-2008)

5.4 Hospital Supplies, United States, Company Share (2007-2008)

5.4.1 Hospital Supplies, United States, Company Share (2007-2008)

5.4.2 Disposable Hospital Supplies, United States, Company Share (2007-2008)

5.4.3 Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment, United States, Company Share (2007-2008)

5.4.4 Patient Examination Devices, United States, Company Share (2007-2008)

5.4.5 Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment, United States, Company Share (2007-2008)

5.4.6 Syringes and Needles, United States, Company Share (2007-2008)

6 Hospital Supplies in Canada

6.1 Hospital Supplies, Canada, Overall Revenue ($ mn), 2000-2015

6.2 Hospital Supplies, Canada, Category Volume (Units), 2000-2015

6.3 Hospital Supplies, Canada, Distribution Share (2007-2008)

6.3.1 Disposable Hospital Supplies Distribution Share (2007-2008)

6.3.2 Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment Distribution Share (2007-2008)

6.3.3 Patient Examination Devices Distribution Share (2007-2008)

6.3.4 Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment Distribution Share (2007-2008)

6.3.5 Syringes and Needles Distribution Share (2007-2008)

6.4 Hospital Supplies, Canada, Company Share (2007-2008)

6.4.1 Hospital Supplies, Canada, Company Share (2007-2008)

6.4.2 Disposable Hospital Supplies, Canada, Company Share (2007-2008)

6.4.3 Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment, Canada, Company Share (2007-2008)

6.4.4 Patient Examination Devices, Canada, Company Share (2007-2008)

6.4.5 Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment, Canada, Company Share (2007-2008)

6.4.6 Syringes and Needles, Canada, Company Share (2007-2008)

7 Overview of Key Companies in North America Hospital Supplies Market

7.1 Terumo Corporation

7.1.1 Company Overview

7.2 Sunrise Medical

7.2.1 Company Overview

7.3 STERIS Corporation

7.3.1 Company Overview

7.4 Smiths Medical

7.4.1 Company Overview

7.5 NIPRO CORPORATION

7.5.1 Company Overview

7.6 Kimberly-Clark Corporation

7.6.1 Company Overview

7.7 Invacare Corporation

7.7.1 Company Overview

7.8 Getinge AB

7.8.1 Company Overview

7.9 Covidien plc

7.9.1 Company Overview

7.10 Cardinal Health, Inc.

7.10.1 Company Overview

7.10.1.1 Cardinal Health, Inc. Pipeline Products By Equipment Type

7.10.1.2 Cardinal Health, Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

7.10.1.3 Cardinal Health, Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

7.11 Boston Scientific Corporation

7.11.1 Company Overview

7.12 Becton, Dickinson and Company

7.12.1 Company Overview

7.13 Baxter International Inc.

7.13.1 Company Overview

7.14 B. Braun Melsungen AG

7.14.1 Company Overview

7.15 Ansell Limited

7.15.1 Company Overview

7.16 3M Health Care

7.16.1 Company Overview

7.17 Molnlycke Health Care AB

7.17.1 Company Overview

7.18 Medline Industries, Inc.

7.18.1 Company Overview

7.19 Hospira, Inc.

7.19.1 Company Overview

7.20 Crosstex International

7.20.1 Company Overview

7.21 Ethox International, Inc.

7.21.1 Company Overview

8 Financial Deals Landscape

8.1 Acquisition

8.1.1 SquareOne Medical Completes Reverse Acquisition With E-18

8.1.2 Natus Medical Acquires Hawaii Medical

8.1.3 Air Products Sells Its Three US Healthcare Businesses To Landauer Metropolitan

8.1.4 Stericycle To Acquire MedServe For $185 Million

8.2 Partnerships

8.2.1 Applied Nanoscience Enters Into Joint Venture With Medical Disposable Company

8.2.2 Patton Medical Devices Enters Into Agreement With Unomedical

8.2.3 Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals Enters Into An Option To License Agreement For Antimicrobial Medical Device

8.2.4 Ansell Healthcare Enters Into Licensing Agreement With Tillotson

8.2.5 Kinetic Concepts Enters Into An Agreement With Carroll Hospital Group

9 Recent Developments

9.1 Strategy And Business Planning

9.1.1 Sep 01, 2009: Cardinal Health Completes Spinoff Of CareFusion

9.1.2 Aug 17, 2009: Specialty Silicone Fabricators To Build New Manufacturing And Office Facility

9.1.3 Jul 21, 2009: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Launches 24-Hour Remote Monitoring Center

9.1.4 Jul 21, 2009: Mack Molding Launches MackMedical

9.1.5 Jul 10, 2009: Cardinal Health Board Approves CareFusion Spinoff

9.1.6 Jul 02, 2009: Unilife Plans To Build New Facility

9.1.7 Jun 30, 2009: Retractable Acts To Cut Annual Operating Expenses By $6 Million

9.1.8 Jun 02, 2009: BSN Medical To Expand Facility In Conover, North Carolina

9.1.9 May 21, 2009: Johnson & Johnson Acquires Cougar For $1b

9.1.10 May 15, 2009: Cintas Opens New Mobile Health Unit For Military Veterans

9.1.11 Apr 24, 2009: Covalon Technologies, Amsino International Announce Strategic Alliance

9.1.12 Mar 24, 2009: Hospira Announces Plans To Optimize Operations, Increase Shareholder Value

9.1.13 Mar 16, 2009: Cardinal Opens New Facility In Nebraska

9.2 Legal and Regulatory

9.2.1 Aug 12, 2009: AdvanSource Signs Settlement Agreement With MEDOS

9.2.2 Aug 04, 2009: ICU Medical And Medegen Resolve Patent Litigation

9.2.3 Jun 11, 2009: Empty Syringes Lead To FDA Warning Letter

9.2.4 May 04, 2009: Attorney General Cox, Treasurer Kleine Recover $24.5 Million For State Pension Fund

9.3 Government and Public Interest

9.3.1 May 25, 2009: New Policies Evolving As Retractable Safety Syringe Suppliers Strive For Traction

9.3.2 Mar 19, 2009: Medicare Rules On Home-equipment Worry Patients

9.4 Product News

9.4.1 Jun 11, 2009: Hill-Rom Receives Gold Medical Device Excellence Award For Envision E700 Wound Surface

9.4.2 Jun 10, 2009: EnovateIT Launches Medical Computing Cart

9.4.3 Jun 10, 2009: Havel's Announces Commercialisation Of It's EchoStim and EchoBlock Ultrasound Needles To Canada

9.4.4 May 06, 2009: Cardinal Health's SmartGown Passes AAMI Level 4 Requirements

9.4.5 May 05, 2009: Viral Defender Launches Surgical Mask

9.4.6 May 01, 2009: FDA Grants Approval To Market Excelsior Medical Corporation’s SwabCap Luer Access Valve Disinfection Cap

9.4.7 Apr 02, 2009: Medical International Technology Receives US Patent For Its Needle-Free Jet-Injector

9.4.8 Apr 01, 2009: Ondine Announces Health Canada Approval For Its MRSAid Photodisinfection System

9.4.9 Mar 26, 2009: Cardinal Health Launches Innovative Syringe To Solve Storage Challenge

9.4.10 Mar 11, 2009: Green Design Inc Campaign Heats Up Demand For Exergen's TemporalScanner Thermometers

9.4.11 Mar 06, 2009: First Hospital In The State Of Indiana Implements Patient Safety Technologies’ Safety-Sponge System

9.4.12 Feb 16, 2009: Vitrolife Announces US FDA Approval For Swemed Sense

9.4.13 Feb 06, 2009: Mydent Unveils Trap-Ez Disposable Filters

9.4.14 Jan 20, 2009: STERIS Corporation Files FDA 510(k) For New Sterilization System And Presents Developments On SYSTEM 1 Warning Letter

10 Appendix

10.1 Global Markets Direct Research Methodology

10.2 Secondary Research

10.3 Primary Research

10.4 Models

10.5 Forecasts

10.6 Expert Panel Validation

10.7 Currency Conversion

10.8 Contact Us

10.9 Disclaimer

1.1 List of Tables

Table 1: Hospital Supplies, North America, Overall Revenue ($ mn), 2000-2015

Table 2: Hospital Supplies, North America, Cross-Category Analysis, 2000-2015

Table 3: Hospital Supplies, North America, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 4: Hospital Supplies, North America, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 5: Hospital Supplies, North America, Category Volume (Units), 2000-2015

Table 6: Hospital Supplies, North America, Category Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 7: Hospital Supplies, North America, Category Volume (Units), Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 8: Hospital Supplies, North America, Company share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 9: Hospital Supplies, United States, Overall Revenue ($ mn), 2000-2015

Table 10: Hospital Supplies, United States, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 11: Hospital Supplies, United States, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 12: Hospital Supplies, United States, Category Volume (Units), 2000-2015

Table 13: Hospital Supplies, United States, Category Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 14: Hospital Supplies, United States, Category Volume (Units), Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 15: Disposable Hospital Supplies, United States, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), 2007-2008

Table 16: Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment, United States, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), 2007-2008

Table 17: Patient Examination Devices, United States, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), 2007-2008

Table 18: Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment, United States, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), 2007-2008

Table 19: Syringes and Needles, United States, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), 2007-2008

Table 20: Hospital Supplies, United States, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 21: Disposable Hospital Supplies, United States, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 22: Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment, United States, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 23: Patient Examination Devices, United States, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 24: Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment, United States, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 25: Syringes and Needles, United States, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 26: Hospital Supplies, Canada, Overall Revenue ($ mn), 2000-2015

Table 27: Hospital Supplies, Canada, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 28: Hospital Supplies, Canada, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 29: Hospital Supplies, Canada, Category Volume (Units), 2000-2015

Table 30: Hospital Supplies, Canada, Category Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2008

Table 31: Hospital Supplies, Canada, Category Volume (Units), Forecast, 2008-2015

Table 32: Disposable Hospital Supplies, Canada, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), 2007-2008

Table 33: Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment, Canada, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), 2007-2008

Table 34: Patient Examination Devices, Canada, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), 2007-2008

Table 35: Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment, Canada, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), 2007-2008

Table 36: Syringes and Needles, Canada, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), 2007-2008

Table 37: Hospital Supplies, Canada, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 38: Disposable Hospital Supplies, Canada, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 39: Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment, Canada, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 40: Patient Examination Devices, Canada, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 41: Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment, Canada, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 42: Syringes and Needles, Canada, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2007-2008

Table 43: Cardinal Health, Inc. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type

Table 44: Cardinal Health, Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage

Table 45: Cardinal Health, Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area

Table 46: SquareOne Medical Completes Reverse Acquisition With E-18

Table 47: Natus Medical Acquires Hawaii Medical

Table 48: Air Products Sells Its Three US Healthcare Businesses To Landauer Metropolitan

Table 49: Stericycle To Acquire MedServe For $185 Million

Table 50: Applied Nanoscience Enters Into Joint Venture With Medical Disposable Company

Table 51: Patton Medical Devices Enters Into Agreement With Unomedical

Table 52: Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals Enters Into An Option To License Agreement For Antimicrobial Medical Device

Table 53: Ansell Healthcare Enters Into Licensing Agreement With Tillotson

Table 54: Kinetic Concepts Enters Into An Agreement With Carroll Hospital Group

Table 55: USD to Local Currency, Average Exchange Rate 2008

1.2 List of Figures

Figure 1 Hospital Supplies, North America, Overall Revenue ($ mn), 2000-2015

Figure 2 Hospital Supplies, North America, Cross-Category Analysis, 2000-2015

Figure 3 Hospital Supplies, North America, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2008

Figure 4 Hospital Supplies, North America, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Forecast, 2008-2015

Figure 5 Hospital Supplies, North America, Company share (%), 2008

Figure 6 Hospital Supplies, United States, Overall Revenue ($ mn), 2000-2015

Figure 7 Hospital Supplies, United States, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2008

Figure 8 Hospital Supplies, United States, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Forecast, 2008-2015

Figure 9 Hospital Supplies, United States, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 10 Disposable Hospital Supplies, United States, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 11 Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment, United States, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 12 Patient Examination Devices, United States, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 13 Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment, United States, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 14 Syringes and Needles, United States, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 15 Hospital Supplies, Canada, Overall Revenue ($ mn), 2000-2015

Figure 16 Hospital Supplies, Canada, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2008

Figure 17 Hospital Supplies, Canada, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Forecast, 2008-2015

Figure 18 Hospital Supplies, Canada, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 19 Disposable Hospital Supplies, Canada, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 20 Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment, Canada, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 21 Patient Examination Devices, Canada, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 22 Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment, Canada, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 23 Syringes and Needles, Canada, Company Share (%), 2008

Figure 24 Global Markets Direct Methodology