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发帖数: 884 | 1 （正好前阵做了相关的research，发上来啦）
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http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/health/Medical%20Device%20Industry%20
A. Industry Characteristics
The U.S. medical devices industry is known for producing high quality
products using advanced technology resulting from significant investment in
research and development (R&D). There were approximately 5,300 medical
device companies in the U.S. in 2007, mostly small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs). In 2007, approximately 73 percent of medical device
companies had fewer than 20 employees, with15 percent having as many as 100
employees.
Medical device companies are located throughout the country, but are mainly
concentrated in specific regions known for other high-technology industries,
such as microelectronics and biotechnology. The states with the highest
number of medical device companies include California, Florida, New York,
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Massachusetts, Illinois, Minnesota and Georgia.
In 2007, the total value of industry shipments for U.S. – manufactured
medical devices covered by the NAICS categories identified above was valued
at $98 billion, and in prior years had experienced approximately 6 percent
annual growth. Median state medical technology jobs paid 15% more than the
average U.S. manufacturing job. In 2007, the medical device industry
employed more than 365,000 people in the U.S., earning an average annual
wage of approximately $60,000. In addition, the U.S. holds a competitive
advantage in several
complementary industries on which the medical device industry relies, namely
microelectronics, telecommunications, instrumentation, biotechnology, and
software development.
Major U.S. medical device companies include Medtronic®, GE Healthcare
Technologies®, Johnson & Johnson®, St. Jude®, Boston Scientific&
reg;, Baxter®, Becton
Dickinson®, Beckman Coulter®, Abbott Labs® and Stryker
Corporation®. In addition, the following trade associations closely
follow the medical device industry: Advanced Medical Technology Association
(AdvaMed), Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), Medical Imaging
Technology Association (MITA), Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) and the
International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers & Servicers (
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发帖数: 884 | 2 B. Domestic Competitiveness
U.S. medical device companies are highly regarded globally for their
innovations and high technology products. Investment in medical device R&D
more than doubled during the 1990s, and R&D investment in the domestic
sector remains more than twice the average for all U.S. manufacturers
overall. The medical device sector also continues to benefit from a new
generation of materials, manufacturing processes, and technology, such as
nanotechnology and
micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). Since the industry is fueled by
innovation and the ongoing quest for better ways of treating or diagnosing
medical problems, future growth prospects for this sector remain positive.
The medical device sector was better positioned than some other industries
to weather the recent economic downturn. Biotech and medical-device
companies in California, for example, were able to employ more than 280,000
workers and commercialize 1,754 medical products in 2009 despite the
economic downturn, according to a report released by trade group BayBio. In
2010 medical device companies will likely see continued gains from an
improving economy and a clearer view of healthcare reform. However, the
industry may have to contend with certain new challenges including
strengthened regulatory oversight, efforts at cost containment and an
anticipated multibillion-dollar tax as part of healthcare reform legislation
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发帖数: 884 | 3 C. Global Competitiveness
The U.S. is the largest consumer of medical devices and leads the world in
the production of medical devices. The U.S. has a medical device market
valued at more than $100 billion in 2008, roughly 42 percent of the world’s
total. U.S. exports of medical devices in the key product categories
identified in Section I (excluding IVDs) was valued at approximately $31.4
billion in 2008 and imports were valued at $33.6 billion.
Over the past decade the value of imported medical devices has steadily
increased, gradually eroding the previous trade surplus. The majority of
imports are lower tech products, e.g. surgical gloves and instruments.
Continuing shifts in trade patterns have resulted in China emerging as a
significant export of lower tech equipment and supplies to the U.S.
The surgical and medical instruments category comprises the largest trade
category within the medical device sector. This category includes numerous
price-sensitive lowertechnology devices where imports can be more easily
substituted than with higher technology
medical device products. While exports of surgical and medical instruments
grew 61.54 percent from 2002 to 2007, imports more than doubled over the
same period.
The U.S. medical device industry is expected to remain highly competitive
globally, due in part to national characteristics that facilitate bringing
new and innovative technologies to market. An increasing number of
multinational firms are seeking regulatory approval for their products in
more countries worldwide. These firms are focusing greater attention on
international sales, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions.
Global demand for medical devices is being driven by increasing expenditures
and greater attention to health care by developing markets, construction of
hospitals and clinics, and establishment of public health insurance. In
addition, global demand should continue to grow due to aging populations in
major markets, new and significant emerging markets and rising global income
levels in developing countries. Further, global harmonization of standards
and regulatory requirements should help facilitate overall market growth.
The U.S., European Union (E.U.), Japan and Canada are extremely large and
lucrative medical device markets; however, they are mature markets with
stable but relatively low (3 - 5 percent) annual growth rates. In order to
facilitate expansion, medical device companies
recognize that they must look increasingly at developing countries to drive
future growth. For example, demand for medical devices in China and India
is growing at double digit growth rates compared to developed countries,
albeit from a low base.
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发帖数: 25759 | 4 Just curious...is there a subject out there somewhere that
you do NOT happen to have done some research on? :-D | s**********8
发帖数: 25265 | 5 co ask
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: Just curious...is there a subject out there somewhere that
: you do NOT happen to have done some research on? :-D
| s*********e
发帖数: 884 | 6 其实是，
为了朋友，不得不，两肋插医疗器械！
lol
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: Just curious...is there a subject out there somewhere that
: you do NOT happen to have done some research on? :-D
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