Medical Devices - Worldwide

The Medical Devices segment includes instruments and machines helping for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. This segment is further broken down into 6 subsegments according to medical specialties or types of application. Medical devices that treat the heart, such as pacemakers, can be found in the Cardiology Devices segment. The Diagnostic Imaging segment covers machines and instruments for diagnosis of many different kinds of conditions. Devices for orthopedic applications, such as joint implants, are included in the Orthopedic Devices segment. Ophthalmic Devices are devices used for conditions related to the eye. The General & Plastic Surgery Devices covers many different products required for surgeries. The Other Medical Devices segment provides information on additional areas that are not covered by the main segments.

Market values represent revenues paid to primary vendors at manufacturer price level either directly or through distribution channels (excluding VAT). Reported market revenues include spending by consumers (B2C), enterprises (B2B) as well as governments (B2G). Revenues are allocated to the country where the money is spent.

Company examples: Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, Siemens Healthineers.