• The report provides sector information broken down into detailed categories and segments in country.
• Total revenues, products sold, end users, and average pricing.
• Market shares of all the key competitors.
• 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.

Reasons to buy

• Gain a strong understanding of the industry at a global level, with break downs for the country
• Evaluate and compare the attractiveness of the market in the country.
• Identify growth segments and opportunities in each industry sector within the country.
• Evaluate the pipeline of key products that will change the sector, and identify threats and opportunities before the products are launched in the country.
• Analyze the competitiveness of the market in the country and identify hotspots.
• Develop strategies based on the latest product, brand, expansion and research and development news in the country.
• Do deals with an understanding of how competitors are financed, and the mergers and partnerships that have shaped the market in the country.
• Identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the industry incumbents in the country.

2 Introduction 10
2.1 What Is This Report About? 10
2.2 Definitions 10
2.2.1 Surgical Equipment 10
2.2.1.1 Electrosurgical Devices 10
2.2.1.2 Surgical sutures 10
2.2.1.3 Hand Instrument 11

3 Healthcare Sector Review 12
3.1 Healthcare Expenditure 12
3.2 Healthcare Infrastructure 14
3.2.1 Healthcare Personnel in India 15
3.3 Healthcare Policy 16

4 Surgical Equipment in India 17
4.1 Surgical Equipment Overall Revenues (2000-2012) 17
4.2 Surgical Equipment Overall Volume (2000-2012) 23
4.3 Surgical Equipment Overall Company Shares (2005-2006) 26

5 Surgical Sutures in India 27
5.1 Surgical Sutures Overall Revenues (2000-2012) 27
5.1.1 Absorbable Sutures Overall Revenues (2000-2012) 31
5.1.2 Non Absorbable Sutures Overall Revenues (2000-2012) 33
5.2 Surgical Sutures Overall Volume (2000-2012) 35
5.2.1 Absorbable Sutures Overall Volume (2000-2012) 37
5.2.2 Non Absorbable Sutures Overall Volume (2000-2012) 39
5.3 Surgical Sutures Average Price (2000-2012) 41
5.3.1 Absorbable Sutures Average Price (2000-2012) 41
5.3.2 Non Absorbable Sutures Average Price (2000-2012) 43
5.4 Surgical Sutures Distribution Share (2005-2006) 45
5.5 Surgical Sutures Company Share (2005-2006) 46

6 Hand Instruments in India 47
6.1 Hand Instruments Overall Revenues (2000-2012) 47
6.2 Hand Instruments Overall Volume (2000-2012) 49
6.3 Hand Instruments Average Price (2000-2012) 51
6.4 Hand Instruments Distribution Share (2006-2007) 53
6.5 Hand Instruments Company Share (2005-2006) 54

7 Electrosurgical Devices in India 55
7.1 Electrosurgical Devices Overall Revenues (2000-2012) 55
7.1.1 Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories Overall Revenues (2000-2012) 59
7.1.2 Electrosurgical Generator Overall Revenues (2000-2012) 61
7.2 Electrosurgical Devices Overall Volume (2000-2012) 63
7.2.1 Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories Overall Volume (2000-2012) 65
7.2.2 Electrosurgical Generator Overall Volume (2000-2012) 67
7.3 Electrosurgical Devices Average Price (2000-2012) 69
7.3.1 Electrosurgical Generator Average Price (2000-2012) 69
7.3.2 Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories Average Price (2000-2012) 71
7.4 Electrosurgical Devices Distribution Share (2005-2006) 73
7.5 Electrosurgical Devices Company Share (2005-2006) 74

8 Overview of key Companies 75
8.1 Ethicon, Inc. 75
8.1.1 Ethicon, Inc Company Overview 75
8.1.2 Ethicon, Inc Business Overview 75
8.1.2.1 Products 76
8.1.2.2 Location and Subsidiaries 77
8.2 Covidien Ltd. / Tyco Healthcare 80
8.2.1 Covidien Ltd. /Tyco Healthcare Company Overview 80
8.2.2 Covidien Ltd. /Tyco Healthcare Business Overview 80
8.2.2.1 Products 84
8.2.2.2 History 85
8.2.2.3 Location and Subsidiaries 86
8.2.3 Covidien Ltd. /Tyco Healthcare Financial Overview 89
8.2.4 Covidien Ltd. /Tyco Healthcare SWOT Analysis 91
8.2.5 Covidien Ltd. /Tyco Healthcare Financial Overview 96
8.3 B. Braun Melsungen AG 99
8.3.1 B. Braun Melsungen AG Company Overview 99
8.3.2 B. Braun Melsungen AG Business Overview 99
8.3.2.1 Products 101
8.3.2.2 History 102
8.3.2.3 Location and Subsidiaries 103
8.3.3 B. Braun Melsungen AG Financial Overview 108
8.3.4 B. Braun Melsungen AG SWOT Analysis 109
8.3.5 B. Braun Melsungen AG Value Chain Analysis 113
8.4 CONMED Corporation 116
8.4.1 CONMED Corporation Company Overview 116
8.4.2 CONMED Corporation Business Overview 116
8.4.2.1 Products 119
8.4.2.2 History 119
8.4.2.3 Location and Subsidiaries 120
8.4.3 CONMED Corporation Financial Overview 126
8.4.4 CONMED Corporation SWOT Analysis 128
8.4.5 CONMED Corporation Value Chain Analysis 131

9 Regulation System 134
9.1 Medical Equipment Approval 134
9.2 Central Drugs Authority of India (CDAI) 135
9.3 Medical Device Regulatory Authority of India (MDRAI) 135
9.4 Classification of Medical Devices 135
9.4.1 Registration Period 136

10 Pricing and Reimbursement 137
10.1 Pricing and Reimbursement 137

11 Distribution Structure 138
11.1 Distribution Structure 138

12 APPENDIX 139
12.1 Methodology 139
12.2 Currency Conversion 140
12.3 Contact Us 141
12.4 Disclaimer 141

List of Tables

Table 1: Healthcare Personnel by Specialty in India, 2000-2007 15
Table 2: Surgical Equipment, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), 2000-2012 17
Table 3: Surgical Equipment, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 18
Table 4: Surgical Equipment, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 19
Table 5: Surgical Equipment, India, Category Revenues ($ mn), 2000-2012 20
Table 6: Surgical Equipment, India, Category Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 21
Table 7: Surgical Equipment, India, Category Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 22
Table 8: Surgical Equipment, India, Category Volume (Units), 2000-2012 23
Table 9: Surgical Equipment, India, Category Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 24
Table 10: Surgical Equipment, India, Category Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 25
Table 11: Surgical Equipment Overall Company Share by Revenue ($ mn) 2005-2006 26
Table 12: Surgical Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 27
Table 13: Surgical Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 28
Table 14: Surgical Sutures, India, Revenue by Segment ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 29
Table 15: Surgical Sutures, India, Revenue by Segment ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 30
Table 16: Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 31
Table 17: Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 32
Table 18: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 33
Table 19: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 34
Table 20: Surgical Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 35
Table 21: Surgical Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 36
Table 22: Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 37
Table 23: Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 38
Table 24: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 39
Table 25: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 40
Table 26: Absorbable Sutures, India, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 41
Table 27: Absorbable Sutures, India, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 42
Table 28: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 43
Table 29: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 44
Table 30: Surgical Sutures, India, Distribution Share by Revenue , 2005-2006 45
Table 31: Surgical Sutures, India, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn),2005- 2006 46
Table 32: Hand Instruments, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 47
Table 33: Hand Instruments, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 48
Table 34: Hand Instruments, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 49
Table 35: Hand Instruments, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 50
Table 36: Hand Instruments, India, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 51
Table 37: Hand Instruments, India, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 52
Table 38: Hand Instruments, India, Distribution Share by Revenue , 2005-2006 53
Table 39: Hand Instruments, India, Company Share by Revenue , 2005-2006 54
Table 40: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 55
Table 41: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 56
Table 42: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Revenue by Segment ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 57
Table 43: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Revenue by Segment ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 58
Table 44: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 59
Table 45: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 60
Table 46: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 61
Table 47: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 62
Table 48: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 63
Table 49: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 64
Table 50: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 65
Table 51: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 66
Table 52: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 67
Table 53: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 68
Table 54: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 69
Table 55: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 70
Table 56: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 71
Table 57: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 72
Table 58: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Distribution Share by Revenue , 2005-2006 73
Table 59: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Company Share by Revenue , 2005-2006 74
Table 60: Covidien Ltd./Tyco Healthcare Financial and Operational Overview, 2007-2003 89
Table 61: Covidien Ltd./Tyco Healthcare Financial and Operational Overview, 2007-2003 90
Table 62: B. Braun Melsungen AG Financial and Operational Overview, 2006-2002 108
Table 63: B. Braun Melsungen AG Financial and Operational Overview, 2006-2002 109
Table 64: CONMED Corporation Financial and Operational Overview, 2006-2002 126
Table 65: CONMED Corporation Financial and Operational Overview, 2006-2002 127
Table 66: Currency Conversion to USD at 2006 Constant Rate 140

List of Figures

Figure 1: Total Healthcare Expenditure in India, 2000-2006 13
Figure 2: Healthcare Expenditure in India by Source, 2006 14
Figure 3: Surgical Equipment, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), 2000-2012 17
Figure 4: Surgical Equipment, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 18
Figure 5: Surgical Equipment, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 19
Figure 6: Surgical Equipment, India, Category Revenues ($ mn), 2000-2012 20
Figure 7: Surgical Equipment, India, Category Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 21
Figure 8: Surgical Equipment, India, Category Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 22
Figure 9: Surgical Equipment, India, Category Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 24
Figure 10: Surgical Equipment, India, Category Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 25
Figure 11: Surgical Equipment Overall Company Share (%), 2006 26
Figure 12: Surgical Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 27
Figure 13: Surgical Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 28
Figure 14: Surgical Sutures, India, Revenue by Segment ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 29
Figure 15: Surgical Sutures, India, Revenue by Segment ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 30
Figure 16: Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 31
Figure 17: Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 32
Figure 18: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 33
Figure 19: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 34
Figure 20: Surgical Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 35
Figure 21: Surgical Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 36
Figure 22: Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 37
Figure 23: Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 38
Figure 24: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 39
Figure 25: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 40
Figure 26: Absorbable Sutures, India, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 41
Figure 27: Absorbable Sutures, India, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 42
Figure 28: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 43
Figure 29: Non Absorbable Sutures, India, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 44
Figure 30: Surgical Sutures, India, Distribution Share (%), 2006 45
Figure 31: Surgical Sutures, India, Company Share (%), 2006 46
Figure 32: Hand Instruments, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 47
Figure 33: Hand Instruments, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 48
Figure 34: Hand Instruments, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 49
Figure 35: Hand Instruments, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 50
Figure 36: Hand Instruments, India, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 51
Figure 37: Hand Instruments, India, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 52
Figure 38: Hand Instruments, India, Distribution Share (%), 2006 53
Figure 39: Hand Instruments, India, Company Share (%), 2006 54
Figure 40: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 55
Figure 41: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 56
Figure 42: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Revenue by Segment ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 57
Figure 43: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Revenue by Segment ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 58
Figure 44: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 59
Figure 45: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 60
Figure 46: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 61
Figure 47: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 62
Figure 48: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 63
Figure 49: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 64
Figure 50: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 65
Figure 51: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 66
Figure 52: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 67
Figure 53: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 68
Figure 54: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 69
Figure 55: Electrosurgical Generator, India, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 70
Figure 56: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 71
Figure 57: Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories, India, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 72
Figure 58: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Distribution Share (%), 2006 73
Figure 59: Electrosurgical Devices, India, Company Share (%), 2006 74
Figure 60: Proposed Medical Equipment Classification in India, 2005 136