Belgium Surgical Equipment Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Projections to 2015

• Publication date: May 2009

It also offers detailed and comprehensive coverage of industry revenue, volume, distribution and industry player share information; and the latest news, financial deals and pipeline products information of each of the key sub-segments of thesurgical equipment industry in the Belgium Scope of the Research - The report provides surgical equipment information broken down into detailed categories and sectors in Belgium. - Total re...

It also offers detailed and comprehensive coverage of industry revenue, volume, distribution and industry player share information; and the latest news, financial deals and pipeline products information of each of the key sub-segments of thesurgical equipment industry in the Belgium

Scope of the Research

- The report provides surgical equipment information broken down into detailed categories and sectors in Belgium.
- Total revenues, products sold, end users, and average pricing.
- Industry shares of all the key competitors.
- Key pipeline products that are set to shape the industry , broken down by segment .
- Information on the top medical equipment industry players in the segment 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, Research and Development projects , corporate growths and contractions and regulation modifications .
- Key M&A deals , partnerships, private equity investments and IPOs.
- Customer, hospitals and physicians data.

Reasons to buy

- Gain a strong understanding of the surgical equipment industry in Belgium.
- Evaluate and compare the attractiveness of the industry in the country.
- Identify growth sectors and opportunities in each market segment within the country.
- Evaluate the pipeline of key products that will change the segment , and identify threats and opportunities before the products are launched in the country.
- Analyze the competitiveness of the industry 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 industry in the country.
- Identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the market incumbents in the country.

Surgical Equipment Industry in Belgium

Table of Contents


1.1 List of Tables 6
1.2 List of Figures 8
2 Introduction 10
2.1 What Is This Report About? 10
3 Definitions of the March kets Covered in the Report 11
3.1 Surgical Equipment 11
3.2 Electrosurgical Devices 11
3.2.1 Electrosurgical Generator 11
3.2.2 Electrosurgical Disposables and Accessories 11
3.3 Surgical sutures 11
3.3.1 Absorbable Sutures 11
3.3.2 Non-Absorbable Sutures 11
3.4 Hand Instrument 12
4 Healthcare Segment Review 13
4.1 Healthcare Expenditure 13
4.2 Healthcare Infrastructure 15
4.2.1 Healthcare Personnel Data 16
4.2.2 Healthcare Facilities Data 17
4.3 Healthcare Policy 18
5 Regulation System 20
5.1 Medical Equipment Approval Process 20
5.1.1 Classification 21
5.1.2 Conformity Assessment Process 30
5.2 Notification Fee 34
6 Pricing and Reimbursement 35
6.1 Reimbursement Policies 35
7 Distribution Structure 36
8 Surgical Equipment In Belgium 37
8.1 Surgical Equipment Cross Country Comparison, Revenue ($ mn), from 2000 to 2015 37
8.2 Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Overall Revenue ($ mn), from 2000 to 2015 38
8.3 Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Category Volume (Units), from 2000 to 2015 42
8.4 Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Firms Share (2006-2007) 45
9 Electrosurgical Devices In Belgium 46
9.1 Electrosurgical Devices Overall Revenue (from 2000 to 2015 ) 46
9.2 Electrosurgical Devices Overall Volume (from 2000 to 2015 ) 48
9.3 Electrosurgical Devices Average Price (from 2000 to 2015 ) 49
9.4 Electrosurgical Devices Distribution Share (2007-2008) 50
9.5 Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Firms Share (2006-2007) 51
10 Hand Instruments In Belgium 52
10.1 Hand Instruments Overall Revenue (from 2000 to 2015 ) 52
10.2 Hand Instruments Overall Volume (from 2000 to 2015 ) 54
10.3 Hand Instruments Average Price (from 2000 to 2015 ) 56
10.4 Hand Instruments Distribution Share (2007-2008) 57
10.5 Hand Instruments, Belgium, Firms Share (2006-2007) 58
11 Surgical Sutures In Belgium 59
11.1 Surgical Sutures Overall Revenue (from 2000 to 2015 ) 59
11.2 Surgical Sutures Overall Volume (from 2000 to 2015 ) 61
11.3 Surgical Sutures Average Price (from 2000 to 2015 ) 63
11.4 Surgical Sutures Distribution Share (2007-2008) 64
11.5 Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Firms Share (2006-2007) 65
12 Overview of Key Firms in Belgium Surgical Equipment March ket 66
12.1 Ethicon, Inc. 66
12.1.1 Corporate Presentation 66
12.1.2 Ethicon, Inc. Pipeline Products 66
12.2 Covidien Ltd. 68
12.2.1 Corporate Presentation 68
12.2.2 Value Chain Analysis 69
12.3 KLS March tin, L.P. 72
12.3.1 Corporate Presentation 72
12.4 B. Braun Melsungen AG 73
12.4.1 Corporate Presentation 73
12.4.2 Value Chain Analysis 73
12.5 MEDICON eG 77
12.5.1 Corporate Presentation 77
12.6 ERBE Elektromedizin GmbH 77
12.6.1 Corporate Presentation 77
12.7 CONMED Corporation 78
12.7.1 Corporate Presentation 78
12.7.2 Value Chain Analysis 79
12.7.3 CONMED Corporation Pipeline Products 81
12.8 Albert Heiss GmbH & Co. KG Firms Profile 82
12.8.1 Corporate Presentation 82
12.9 Catgut GmbH Firms Profile 82
12.9.1 Corporate Presentation 82
12.10 HEBUmedical GmbH Firms Profile 83
12.10.1 Corporate Presentation 83
12.11 RUDOLF MEDICAL GmbH + Co. KG Firms Profile 83
12.11.1 Corporate Presentation 83
12.12 W.O.M. WORLD OF MEDICINE AG Firms Profile 83
12.12.1 Corporate Presentation 83
12.13 Waldemar LINK GmbH & Co. KG Firms Profile 84
12.13.1 Corporate Presentation 84
12.14 Zepf Medical Instruments GmbH Firms Profile 84
12.14.1 Corporate Presentation 84
13 Appendix 85
13.1 Global March kets Direct Research Methodology 85
13.2 Coverage 86
13.3 Secondary Research 86
13.4 Primary Research 87
13.5 Models 87
13.6 Projections 88
13.7 Expert Panel Validation 88
13.8 Currency Conversion 89
13.9 Contact Us 90
13.10 Disclaimer 90


List of Tables


Table 1: Hospitals and Hospital Beds in Belgium, 2005 15
Table 2: Number of Doctors by Specialty in Belgium, from 2003 to 2007 16
Table 3: Number of Hospital Wards by Specialty in Belgium, from 2003 to 2007 17
Table 4: Medical Equipment Notification Fee in Belgium, 2007 34
Table 5: Surgical Equipment Cross Country Comparison, Revenue ($ mn), from 2000 to 2015 37
Table 6: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Overall Revenue ($ mn), from 2000 to 2015 38
Table 7: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Cross-Category Analysis, from 2000 to 2015 39
Table 8: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Historic, from 2000 to 2008 40
Table 9: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Projection , from 2008 to 2015 41
Table 10: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Category Volume (Units), from 2000 to 2015 42
Table 11: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Category Volume (Units), Historic, from 2000 to 2008 43
Table 12: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Category Volume (Units), Projection , from 2008 to 2015 44
Table 13: Surgical Equipment, Belgium Firms Share by Revenue ($ mn), from 2006 to 2007 45
Table 14: Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment, Historic, from 2000 to 2008 46
Table 15: Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment, Projection , from 2008 to 2015 47
Table 16: Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Volume (Units) by Segment, Historic, from 2000 to 2008 48
Table 17: Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Volume (Units) by Segment, Projection , from 2008 to 2015 48
Table 18: Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Average Price ($), Historic, from 2000 to 2008 49
Table 19: Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Average Price ($), Projection , from 2008 to 2015 49
Table 20: Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), from 2007 to 2008 50
Table 21: Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Firms Share by Revenue ($ mn), from 2006 to 2007 51
Table 22: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn), Historic, from 2000 to 2008 52
Table 23: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn), Projection , from 2008 to 2015 53
Table 24: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Volume (Units), Historic, from 2000 to 2008 54
Table 25: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Volume (Units), Projection , from 2008 to 2015 55
Table 26: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Average Price ($), Historic, from 2000 to 2008 56
Table 27: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Average Price ($), Projection , from 2008 to 2015 56
Table 28: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), from 2007 to 2008 57
Table 29: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Firms Share by Revenue ($ mn), from 2006 to 2007 58
Table 30: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment, Historic, from 2000 to 2008 59
Table 31: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment, Projection , from 2008 to 2015 60
Table 32: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Volume (Units) by Segment, Historic, from 2000 to 2008 61
Table 33: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Volume (Units) by Segment, Projection , from 2008 to 2015 62
Table 34: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Average Price ($), Historic, from 2000 to 2008 63
Table 35: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Average Price ($), Projection , from 2008 to 2015 63
Table 36: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Distribution Share by Revenue ($mn), from 2007 to 2008 64
Table 37: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Firms Share by Revenue ($ mn), from 2006 to 2007 65
Table 38: Ethicon, Inc. Pipeline Products by Equipment Type 66
Table 39: Ethicon, Inc. Pipeline Products By Development Stage 66
Table 40: Ethicon, Inc. Pipeline Products By Therapy Area 67
Table 41: Ethicon, Inc. Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials 67
Table 42: CONMED Corporation Pipeline Products by Equipment Type 81
Table 43: CONMED Corporation Pipeline Products By Development Stage 81
Table 44: CONMED Corporation Pipeline Products By Therapy Area 81
Table 45: US Dollar to Local Currency, Average Exchange Rate 2008 89


List of Figures


Figure 1: Total Healthcare Expenditure in Belgium, 2000 – 2006 14
Figure 2: Structure of Healthcare System in Belgium, 2007 19
Figure 3: Flowchart for Classification of Non-invasive Devices in Belgium, 2007 22
Figure 4: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in Belgium, 2007 23
Figure 5: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in Belgium, 2007 24
Figure 6: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in Belgium, 2007 25
Figure 7: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in Belgium, 2007 26
Figure 8: Flowchart for Classification of Active Devices in Belgium, 2007 27
Figure 9: Flowchart for Classification of Active Devices in Belgium, 2007 28
Figure 10: Flowchart for Classification of Devices except Non-invasive, Invasive and Active Devices in Belgium, 2007 29
Figure 11: Conformity Assessment of Class-I Medical Devices in Belgium, 2007 30
Figure 12: Conformity Assessment of Class-IIa Medical Devices in Belgium, 2007 31
Figure 13: Conformity Assessment of Class-IIb Medical Devices in Belgium, 2007 32
Figure 14: Conformity Assessment of Class-III Medical Devices in Belgium, 2007 33
Figure 15: Surgical Equipment Cross Country Comparison, Revenue ($ mn), from 2000 to 2015 37
Figure 16: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Overall Revenue ($ mn), from 2000 to 2015 38
Figure 17: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Cross-Category Analysis, from 2000 to 2015 39
Figure 18: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Historic, from 2000 to 2008 40
Figure 19: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Overall Revenue ($ mn), Projection , from 2008 to 2015 41
Figure 20: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Category Volume (Units), from 2000 to 2015 42
Figure 21: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Category Volume (Units), Historic, from 2000 to 2008 43
Figure 22: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Category Volume (Units), Projection , from 2008 to 2015 44
Figure 23: Surgical Equipment, Belgium, Firms Share (%), 2007 45
Figure 24: Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment, Historic, from 2000 to 2008 46
Figure 25: Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment, Projection , from 2008 to 2015 47
Figure 26: Electrosurgical Devices, Belgium, Firms Share (%), 2007 51
Figure 27: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn), Historic, from 2000 to 2008 52
Figure 28: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn), Projection , from 2008 to 2015 53
Figure 29: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Volume (Units), Historic, from 2000 to 2008 54
Figure 30: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Volume (Units), Projection , from 2008 to 2015 55
Figure 31: Hand Instruments, Belgium, Firms Share (%), 2007 58
Figure 32: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment, Historic, from 2000 to 2008 59
Figure 33: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment, Projection , from 2008 to 2015 60
Figure 34: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Volume (Units) by Segment, Historic, from 2000 to 2008 61
Figure 35: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Volume (Units) by Segment, Projection , from 2008 to 2015 62
Figure 36: Surgical Sutures, Belgium, Firms Share (%), 2007 65
Figure 37: Covidien Ltd./Tyco Healthcare Value Chain Analysis 69
Figure 38: B. Braun Melsungen AG Value Chain Analysis 73
Figure 39: CONMED Corporation Value Chain Analysis 79
Figure 40: Global March kets Direct Methodology 85