Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers - Global Market Trends

Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers - Global Market Trends

The rapidly aging world population is leading to a rise in the number of patients receiving critical care in intensive care units, emergency departments, and operation rooms. This demographics induced trend is translating into increased market opportunities for blood gas testing, given its indispensability in evaluating pulmonary and respiratory functioning, which are both essential in determining follow-up treatment strategies.

Another distinct trend is the emergence of blood gas analyzers from beyond just central laboratory applications to respiratory therapy and point-of-care diagnostic applications. This is resulting in a shift in demand, away from traditional blood gas testing equipments and towards point-of care testing devices for use in near-patient sites. Technology continues to remain the cornerstone for the success in this market. Technology effervesce in this market manifests itself in the form of device miniaturization and sophistication, which together are leading to the development of sleek, and compact, handheld blood gas analyzers. Expanded test menus are additionally integrating the functionalities of both blood gas and electrolyte analysis to offer multiple testing of electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine, among others, from a single sample.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers: Global Market Trends" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

BLOOD GAS AND ELECTROLYTE ANALYZERS BMR-1154


CONTENTS


1. METHODOLOGY 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW 4
In the Midst of a Dramatic Transformation 4
Point-of-Care All the Way 4
Hurdles to Overcome 4
Benchtop Makers Cash in on the Lucrative POC Market 5
Vendor Standardization - Helps Cost Cut-downs 5
Group Purchasing Organizations - Key Revenue Earners for
Device- Makers 5

3. MARKET TRENDS & ISSUES 6
Blood Gas Testing Becomes Commonplace in Critical Care 6
POC Blood Gas Devices Score over Benchtop Counterparts 6
Innovation Frenzy Sensing the Market Pulse 6
POC Analyzers Looming Central Labs 7
Benchtop Analyzer - Clutched in Between Central Laboratory and
POC- Analyzers 7
Benchtop Analyzer Vis-à-vis POC Analyzer 8
Smaller Test Panels and Inter Hospital Diversity Demand
Flexibility 8
Expanded Test Menu Benefits All 8
Is Arterial Blood Gas Testing Uncalled For? 9

4. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 9
Market Constituents 9
Worldwide Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market:
Presence of Leading Players in the Benchtop and POC Segments 10
Industry Headed Towards Consolidation 10
M&A Activity in the Blood Gas Analyzers Market Worldwide (
1997-2007) 11

5. INSIGHT INTO THE BLOOD GAS MONITORING MARKET 11
Review of Blood Gas Monitoring Equipment Market 11
Invasive Vs Non-Invasive Blood Gas Monitoring 11
Blood Gas Monitoring Market Segmentation 12
A. Invasive Blood Gas Monitoring Equipment 12
Intermittent Blood Gas Monitoring Equipment 12
Portable, Handheld Blood Gas Analyzer 12
Patient Attached/On Demand Blood Gas Monitor 12
Continuous Blood Gas Monitoring Equipment 13
Application Areas 13
Market Drivers 13
Continuous In-Vivo Sees New Growth Avenues 13
Bloodless Analyzer Offers Enhanced Protection 13
Best Fit for Continuous Real-Time Monitoring 14
Increase in Critical Care Conditions Spurs In-Vivo-
Monitoring 14
Aging Population Creates More Opportunities 14
Decline in Sensor Prices to Add New Potential 14
Ease of Use and Awareness - Key to Greater- Market
Penetration 14
Market Restraints 15
Limited Potential Stems from Limited Application 15
Limited Test Menu Stifles Potential 15
Prohibitive Costs Curtail Usage 15
B. Non-Invasive Blood Gas Monitoring Equipment 15
Pulse Oximeter 15
Transcutaneous Monitors 15

6. PRODUCT FACTS 16
A. Blood Gas Analyzers 16
a. Benchtop Analyzers 16
b. Point-of-Care Analyzers 16
B. Electrolyte Analyzers 16

7. COMPETITION AND END USER ISSUES 17
Competition Trends 17
Manufacturers Diversify within the Blood Gas Arena 17
Benchtop Makers Enter POC League 17
POC End User Issues 17
Issues Point-of-Care Blood Gas Monitors Need to Fight Against 17
The Multidisciplinary Approach to Implementing POC 17
What do the Early Adopters Say? 18

8. PRICING AND DISTRIBUTION 18
Handheld Blood Gas Analyzers - Pricing Structure 18
Distribution Channels 18
Manufacturers Tap the Replacement and Consumables Demand 18
Consumables Cost - A Major Purchase Criteria 19
Price Focus - Key Competing Factor for Vendors 19

9. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS 20
DFMA: Rewriting the Definition 20
Blood-Gas Analyzers’ Development Takes Advantage of DFMA
Software 20
DFMA - A Catalyst for Change 20
New Design Simplifies Assembly 20
Light-Based Co-Oximetry Testing - A Newfound Technology 20
Sensor Technology Helps Customer Churn 21
Service Delivery Equipment Addresses Key Technology Shortcomings 21

10. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 22
Instrumentation Laboratory Extends Contract to Consorta 22
IDEXX Announces IDEXX Catalyst Dx™ Chemistry Analyzer 22
ICx Technologies Signs Agreement with Siemens Healthcare
Diagnostics 22
Siemens Acquires and Merges Bayer Healthcare's Diagnostic
Business 23
IDEXX Laboratories Acquires Osmetech’s Critical Care Division
Assets 23
General Electric to Take Over Point-Of-Care & In-Vitro
Diagnostics Businesses- of Abbott 23
IDEXX Introduces IDEXX Coag Dx™ Analyzer 23
Siemens Healthcare Releases New Software Version for Rapidlab
1200 24
Bio-Rad Laboratories Unveils In2it A1C Analyzer 24
E-Z-EM Unveils EZ CHEM™ Blood Analyzer 24
Medica Previews its EasyRA Clinical Chemistry Analyzer 25
Radiometer Bundles Glucose Sensor with ABL80 FLEX 25
Roche Diagnostics Unveils cobas e 411 Bench-Top Immunoassay
Analyzer 25
Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics Introduces the DCA
Vantage™ Analyzer 26

11. MAJOR PLAYERS 27
Abaxis, Inc. (USA) 27
Abbott Point-of-Care, Inc. (USA) 27
Beckman Coulter, Inc. (USA) 27
Hemagen Diagnostics, Inc. (USA) 27
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (USA) 27
Instrumentation Laboratory (USA) 28
International Technidyne Corporation (USA) 28
Medica Corporation (USA) 28
Nova Biomedical Corporation (USA) 28
Radiometer A/S (Denmark) 29
Roche Diagnostics Ltd. (Switzerland) 29
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. (USA) 29

12. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS 30

13. THE UNITED STATES 38
Market Overview 38
Aging Population Creates More Opportunities 38
Benchtop Makers Enter POC League 38
Competitive Scenario 39
POC Blood Gas Analyzers 39

14. CANADA 42
An Overview of the Medical Equipment Market 42

15. JAPAN 45
Market Overview 45

16. EUROPE 47

a. France 51

b. Germany 53

c. Italy 55

d. The United Kingdom 57

e. Rest of Europe 59

17. ASIA-PACIFIC 61
Major Markets 61
China 61
Blood Gas Analyzers Market in Clinical Laboratories 61
Malaysia & Singapore 61
Thailand 61
Blood Gas Analyzer Market in Clinical Laboratories 61

18. LATIN AMERICA 64

19. REST OF WORLD 66


EXHIBITS

Table 1: Blood Gas Market Worldwide (2004): Percentage
Breakdown by Segment

Table 2: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the Global
Blood Gas Analyzers Market - 2004

Table 3: Global Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 4: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Global Blood
Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Region for the Years
2008 & 2012

Table 5: Global Benchtop Blood Gas Analyzers Market by Region
for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 6: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Global
Benchtop Blood Gas Analyzers Market by Region for the Years
2008 & 2012

Table 7: Global Point-of-Care Blood Gas Analyzers Market by
Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 8: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Global
Point-of-Care Blood Gas Analyzers Market by Region for the
Years 2008 & 2012

Table 9: Global Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Region for the
Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 10: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Global
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Region for the Years 2008 &
2012

Table 11: Global Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 12: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global Blood
Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Region for the Years
2008 & 2012

Table 13: Global Benchtop Blood Gas Analyzers Market by Region
for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 14: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global
Benchtop Blood Gas Analyzers Market by Region for the Years
2008 & 2012

Table 15: Global Point-of-Care Blood Gas Analyzers Market by
Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 16: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global
Point-of-Care Blood Gas Analyzers Market by Region for the
Years 2008 & 2012

Table 17: Global Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Region for
the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 18: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Global
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Region for the Years 2008 &
2012

Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the Blood
Gas Analyzers Market in the US -2004

Table 20: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 21: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in the US for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 22: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 23: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in the US for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 24: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 25: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Canada for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 26: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 27: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Canada for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 28: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 29: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Japan for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 30: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 31: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Japan for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 32: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Region
in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 33: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Region in Europe for the Years
2008 & 2012

Table 34: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 35: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Europe for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 36: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Region
in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 37: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Region in Europe for the Years
2008 & 2012

Table 38: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 39: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Europe for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 40: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in France: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 41: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in France for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 42: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in France: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 43: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in France for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 44: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 45: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Germany for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 46: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 47: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Germany for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 48: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 49: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Italy for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 50: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 51: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Italy for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 52: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in the UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 53: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in the UK for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 54: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in the UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

Table 55: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in the UK for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 56: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Rest of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 57: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Rest of
Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 58: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Rest of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$
Million)

Table 59: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Rest of
Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 60: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 61: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in
Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 62: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$
Million)

Table 63: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in
Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 64: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 65: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Latin
America for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 66: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$
Million)

Table 67: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Latin
America for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 68: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Sales in Units)

Table 69: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Rest of
World for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 70: Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analyzers Market by
Product Segment in Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$
Million)

Table 71: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Blood Gas and
Electrolyte Analyzers Market by Product Segment in Rest of
World for the Years 2008 & 2012


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