Global demand for disposable medical supplies will increase 5.6 percent annually through 2014, with developed countries accounting for nearly three-fourths of the market. Wound management supplies will remain the top-selling group while diagnostic and laboratory disposables grow the fastest.

This study analyzes the $125 billion world disposable medical supply industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by raw material, product (e.g., wound management supplies, nonwovens, diagnostic and laboratory disposables, drug delivery devices, catheters, surgical disposables, sterilization supplies, gloves), world region and for 14 countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 34 industry competitors, including Johnson & Johnson, Covidien and Becton Dickinson.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							     xii

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		Economic Factors						       6
		   Recent Historical Trends					       6
		   World Economic Outlook					       8
		World Demographic Patterns					      12
		   Total Population						      13
		   Age Distribution						      14
		World Health Care Trends					      16
		   World Health Expenditures					      18
		   Hospital Beds						      22
		   Physicians							      24
		   Patient Activity						      26
		      Hospital Admissions					      27
		      Surgical Procedures					      28
		      Outpatient Consultations					      30
		Regulatory Considerations					      32

	III.	PRODUCT OVERVIEW						      34
		General								      34
		Demand by Region						      35
		Shipments by Region						      38
		World Trade							      40
		Raw Materials Demand						      41
		   Plastic Resins						      43
		   Nonwoven Fabrics						      49
		   Elastomers & Rubber						      51
		   Paper & Paperboard						      52
		   Other Raw Materials						      52
		Demand by Type							      53
		Wound Management Supplies					      56
		   Demand by Type						      59
		   Wound Closures						      61
		   Disposable Bandages						      73
		   Wound Dressings						      83
		   Other Wound Management Products				      92
		Nonwoven Medical Disposables					      98
		   Demand by Type						     100
		   Surgical & Patient Gowns					     101
		   Surgical Drapes						     103
		   Incontinence Disposables					     105
		   Face Masks							     110
		   Other Nonwoven Medical Disposables				     112
		Diagnostic & Laboratory Disposables				     115
		   Demand by Type						     117
		   Diabetes Testing Supplies					     118
		   Disposable Labware						     122
		   Blood Collection Supplies					     123
		   Other Diagnostic & Laboratory Disposables			     125
		Drug Delivery Devices						     132
		   Demand by Type						     134
		   Hypodermic Products						     135
		   Infusion Products						     143
		   Other Drug Delivery Devices					     147
		Catheters & Accessories						     156
		   Demand by Type						     157
		   Cardiovascular Catheters					     159
		   IV Catheters							     163
		   Urinary Catheters						     165
		   Other Catheters & Catheter Accessories			     167
		Surgical Disposables						     169
		   Demand by Type						     171
		   Procedural Kits						     172
		   Surgical Instruments						     176
		   Plastic Drapes						     177
		Sterilization Supplies						     178
		   Demand by Type						     180
		   Sterilization Containers					     182
		   Sterilization Wrap						     187
		   Biological & Chemical Indicators				     189
		Medical Gloves							     192
		   Demand by Type						     193
		   Examination Gloves						     195
		   Surgical Gloves						     197
		   Laboratory Gloves						     201
		Other Medical Disposables					     202
		   Demand by Type						     204
		   Inhalation Therapy Supplies					     205
		   Dialysis Disposables						     207
		   Patient Room Supplies					     212
		   Ostomy Supplies						     212
		   Anesthesia Disposables					     214
		   All Other Medical Disposables				     215

	IV.	NORTH AMERICA							     221
		North America:  Market Environment				     221
		North America:  Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies		     223
		United States							     225
		Canada								     230
		Mexico								     236

	V.	WESTERN EUROPE							     241
		Western Europe:  Market Environment				     241
		Western Europe:  Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies		     244
		France								     245
		Germany								     250
		Italy								     255
		Spain								     260
		United Kingdom							     265
		Other Western Europe						     271

	VI.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     280
		Asia/Pacific:  Market Environment				     280
		Asia/Pacific:  Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies		     283
		Australia							     285
		China								     292
		India								     298
		Japan								     305
		Other Asia/Pacific						     310

	VII.	OTHER REGIONS							     318
		Central & South America						     318
		   Central & South America:  Market Environment			     318
		   Central & South America:  Demand for Disposable 
		      Medical Supplies						     321
		   Brazil							     324
		   Other Central & South America				     329
		Eastern Europe							     336
		   Eastern Europe:  Market Environment				     336
		   Eastern Europe:  Demand for Disposable 
		      Medical Supplies						     339
		   Russia							     341
		   Other Eastern Europe						     346
		Africa/Mideast							     351
		   Africa/Mideast:  Market Environment				     351
		   Africa/Mideast:  Demand for Disposable 
		      Medical Supplies						     354

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     358
		General								     358
		Market Share							     361
		Competitive Strategies						     363
		Mergers & Acquisitions						     369
		Licensing & Related Agreements					     373
		Product Development						     376
		Marketing & Distribution					     377
		Manufacturing							     379
		Company Profiles						     380
		   Abbott Laboratories						     381
		   Acclarent, see Johnson & Johnson
		   Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc				     386
		   Ahlstrom Corporation						     388
		   Ansell Limited						     391
		   Aso LLC							     394
		   Attends Healthcare Products Incorporated			     396
		   Autosuture, see Covidien 
		   Bard (CR) Incorporated					     398
		   Baxter International Incorporated				     404
		   Becton, Dickinson and Company				     408
		   Boston Scientific Corporation				     414
		   Braun (B.) Melsungen AG					     419
		   BSN medical GmbH & Company KG				     425
		   CareFusion Corporation					     427
		   Cederroth AB							     431
		   Coloplast A/S						     433
		   ConvaTec Incorporated					     436
		   Cordis, see Johnson & Johnson
		   Covidien plc							     441
		   CryoCath Technologies, see Medtronic 
		   DePuy, see Johnson & Johnson
		   Derma Sciences Incorporated					     450
		   Ethicon Endo-Surgery, see Johnson & Johnson
		   Ethicon, see Johnson & Johnson
		   Hospira Incorporated						     453
		   Johnson & Johnson						     457
		   Kendall, see Covidien 
		   Kimberly-Clark Corporation					     467
		   LifeScan, see Johnson & Johnson
		   Lohmann & Rauscher GmbH & Company KG				     473
		   Medegen, see CareFusion 
		   Medline Industries Incorporated				     477
		   Medtronic Incorporated					     483
		   Mentor, see Johnson & Johnson
		   Mölnlycke Health Care AB					     488
		   Nellcor, see Covidien 
		   OMRIX biopharmaceuticals, see Johnson & Johnson
		   SCHOTT AG							     493
		   Semperit AG Holding						     495
		   Sempermed USA, see Semperit 
		   SenoRx, see Bard (CR) 
		   Smith & Nephew plc						     498
		   Smiths Group plc						     502
		   Svenska Cellulosa AB						     506
		   Syneture, see Covidien
		   Systagenix Wound Management					     509
		   Teleflex Incorporated					     512
		   Terumo Corporation						     517
		   3M Company							     521
		   Unomedical, see ConvaTec 
		   Valleylab, see Covidien 

				      LIST OF TABLES

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		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Macroeconomic Indicators					       5
	2	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				      12
	3	Total World Population by Region				      14
	4	World Population 65 Years & Older by Region			      16
	5	World Health Care Indicators					      17
	6	World Health Expenditures by Region				      21
	7	Number of Hospital Beds by Region				      24
	8	Number of Physicians by Region					      26
	9	Number of Hospital Admissions by Region				      28
	10	Number of Surgical Procedures by Region				      30
	11	Number of Outpatient Consultations by Region			      32

		SECTION III -- PRODUCT OVERVIEW
	1	World Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies by Region		      37
	2	World Shipments of Disposable Medical Supplies by Region	      39
	3	World Net Exports of Disposable Medical Supplies by Region	      41
	4	World Raw Materials Demand in Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type & Region						      43
	5	World Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies by Type		      55
	6	World Demand for Disposable Wound Management Supplies 
		   by Region							      59
	7	World Demand for Disposable Wound Management Supplies 
		   by Type							      61
	8	World Nonwoven Medical Disposables Demand by Region		      99
	9	World Nonwoven Medical Disposables Demand by Type		     100
	10	World Diagnostic & Laboratory Disposables Demand 
		   by Region							     117
	11	World Diagnostic & Laboratory Disposables Demand 
		   by Type							     118
	12	World Disposable Drug Delivery Devices Demand
		   by Region							     133
	13	World Disposable Drug Delivery Devices Demand 
		   by Type							     135
	14	World Disposable Catheters & Accessories Demand 
		   by Region							     157
	15	World Disposable Catheters & Accessories Demand 
		   by Type							     158
	16	World Surgical Disposables Demand by Region			     170
	17	World Surgical Disposables Demand by Type			     171
	18	World Demand for Disposable Sterilization Supplies 
		   by Region							     180
	19	World Demand for Disposable Sterilization Supplies
		    by Type							     182
	20	World Demand for Disposable Medical Gloves by Region		     193
	21	World Demand for Disposable Medical Gloves by Type		     195
	22	World Demand for Other Disposable Medical Supplies  
		   by Region							     203
	23	World Demand for Other Disposable Medical Supplies  
		   by Type							     204

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America -- Health Care Indicators				     223
	2	North America -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type							     225
	3	United States -- Health Care Indicators				     228
	4	United States -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type							     230
	5	Canada -- Health Care Indicators				     233
	6	Canada -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies by Type	     235
	7	Mexico -- Health Care Indicators				     238
	8	Mexico -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies by Type	     240

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe -- Health Care Indicators			     243
	2	Western Europe -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type							     245
	3	France -- Health Care Indicators				     248
	4	France -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies by Type	     250
	5	Germany -- Health Care Indicators				     253
	6	Germany -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies by Type	     255
	7	Italy -- Health Care Indicators					     258
	8	Italy -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type							     260
	9	Spain -- Health Care Indicators					     263
	10	Spain -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type							     265
	11	United Kingdom -- Health Care Indicators			     269
	12	United Kingdom -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type							     271
	13	Other Western Europe -- Health Care Indicators			     274
	14	Other Western Europe -- Demand for Disposable Medical 
		   Supplies by Type						     278
	15	Other Western Europe -- Demand for Disposable Medical 
		   Supplies by Country						     279

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia Pacific -- Health Care Indicators				     283
	2	Asia/Pacific -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type							     285
	3	Australia -- Health Care Indicators				     289
	4	Australia -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type							     292
	5	China -- Health Care Indicators					     295
	6	China -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies by Type		     298
	7	India -- Health Care Indicators					     302
	8	India -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies by Type		     305
	9	Japan -- Health Care Indicators					     308
	10	Japan -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies by Type		     310
	11	Other Asia/Pacific -- Health Care Indicators			     313
	12	Other Asia/Pacific -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type							     316
	13	Other Asia/Pacific -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Country							     317

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America -- Health Care Indicators		     321
	2	Central & South America -- Demand for Disposable Medical 
		   Supplies by Type						     324
	3	Brazil -- Health Care Indicators				     327
	4	Brazil -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies by Type	     329
	5	Other Central & South America -- Health Care Indicators		     333
	6	Other Central & South America -- Demand for Disposable 
		   Medical Supplies by Type					     335
	7	Other Central & South America -- Demand for Disposable 
		   Medical Supplies by Country					     336
	8	Eastern Europe -- Health Care Indicators			     339
	9	Eastern Europe -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type							     341
	10	Russia -- Health Care Indicators				     344
	11	Russia -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies by Type	     346
	12	Other Eastern Europe -- Health Care Indicators			     348
	13	Other Eastern Europe -- Demand for Disposable Medical 
		   Supplies by Type						     350
	14	Other Eastern Europe -- Demand for Disposable Medical 
		   Supplies by Country						     351
	15	Africa/Mideast -- Health Care Indicators			     354
	16	Africa/Mideast -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type							     356
	17	Africa/Mideast -- Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Country							     357

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Sales of Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Company, 2009						     360
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     371
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     374


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Health Expenditures by Region, 2009			      22

		SECTION III -- PRODUCT OVERVIEW
	1	World Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Region, 2009						      38
	2	World Demand for Disposable Medical Supplies 
		   by Type, 2009						      56


		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Disposable Medical Supplies Market Share 
		   by Company, 2009						     363