Table 1: Number of Doctor by Specialty in UK, 2003 - 2007 17
Table 2: Medical Device Approval Fee in UK, 2006 32
Table 3: United Kingdom, Medical Equipment Market Comparison 37
Table 4: Surgical Equipment Cross Country Comparison (2000-2012) 38
Table 5: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Overall Revenues ($ mn), 2000-2012 39
Table 6: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Portfolio Analysis 40
Table 7: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 41
Table 8: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 42
Table 9: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Category Volume (Units), 2000-2012 43
Table 10: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Category Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 43
Table 11: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Category Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 43
Table 12: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007 44
Table 13: Electrosurgical Devices, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Historic, 2000-2007 45
Table 14: Electrosurgical Devices, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Forecast, 2007-2012 46
Table 15: Electrosurgical Devices, United Kingdom, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 47
Table 16: Electrosurgical Devices, United Kingdom, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 47
Table 17: Electrosurgical Devices, United Kingdom, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 48
Table 18: Electrosurgical Devices, United Kingdom, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 48
Table 19: Electrosurgical Devices, United Kingdom, Distribution share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007 49
Table 20: Electrosurgical Devices, United Kingdom, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007 50
Table 21: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Historic, 2000-2007 51
Table 22: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Forecast, 2007-2012 52
Table 23: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 53
Table 24: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 54
Table 25: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 55
Table 26: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 55
Table 27: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Distribution share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007 55
Table 28: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007 56
Table 29: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Historic, 2000-2007 57
Table 30: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Forecast, 2007-2012 58
Table 31: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 59
Table 32: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 60
Table 33: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Average Price ($), Historic, 2000-2007 61
Table 34: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Average Price ($), Forecast, 2007-2012 61
Table 35: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Company Share by Revenue ($ mn), 2006-2007 62
Table 36: Covidien Ltd./Tyco Healthcare Pipeline Products by Equipment Type 66
Table 37: Covidien Ltd./Tyco Healthcare Pipeline Products By Development Stage 66
Table 38: Covidien Ltd./Tyco Healthcare Pipeline Products By Therapy Area 67
Table 39: Covidien Ltd./Tyco Healthcare Pipeline Products By News Summaries 67
Table 40: B. Braun Melsungen AG Pipeline Products by Equipment Type 70
Table 41: B. Braun Melsungen AG Pipeline Products By Development Stage 70
Table 42: B. Braun Melsungen AG Pipeline Products By Therapy Area 71
Table 43: B. Braun Melsungen AG Pipeline Products By Clinical Trials 71
Table 44: B. Braun Melsungen AG Pipeline Products By News Summaries 71
Table 45: Currency Conversion from USD to Local Currency at 2007 Constant Rate 98
Figure 1: Total Healthcare Expenditure in UK, 2000 - 2006 16
Figure 2: Flowchart for Classification of Non-invasive Devices in UK, 2007 20
Figure 3: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in UK, 2007 21
Figure 4: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in UK, 2007 22
Figure 5: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in UK, 2007 23
Figure 6: Flowchart for Classification of Invasive Devices in UK, 2007 24
Figure 7: Flowchart for Classification of Active Devices in UK, 2007 25
Figure 8: Flowchart for Classification of Active Devices in UK, 2007 26
Figure 9: Flowchart for Classification of Devices except Non-invasive, Invasive and Active Devices in UK, 2007 27
Figure 10: Conformity Assessment of Class-I Medical Devices in UK, 2007 28
Figure 11: Conformity Assessment of Class-IIa Medical Devices in UK, 2007 29
Figure 12: Conformity Assessment of Class-IIb Medical Devices in UK, 2007 30
Figure 13: Conformity Assessment of Class-III Medical Devices in UK, 2007 31
Figure 14: United Kingdom, Medical Equipment Market Comparison,2007 36
Figure 15: Surgical Equipment Cross Country Comparison (2000-2012) 38
Figure 16: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Overall Revenues ($ mn), 2000-2012 39
Figure 17: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Portfolio Analysis 40
Figure 18: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Historic, 2000-2007 41
Figure 19: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Overall Revenues ($ mn), Forecast, 2007-2012 42
Figure 20: Surgical Equipment, United Kingdom, Company Share (%), 2007 44
Figure 21: Electrosurgical Devices, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Historic, 2000-2007 45
Figure 22: Electrosurgical Devices, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Forecast, 2007-2012 46
Figure 23: Electrosurgical Devices, United Kingdom, Company Share (%), 2007 50
Figure 24: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Historic, 2000-2007 51
Figure 25: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Forecast, 2007-2012 52
Figure 26: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 53
Figure 27: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 54
Figure 28: Hand Instruments, United Kingdom, Company Share (%), 2007 56
Figure 29: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Historic, 2000-2007 57
Figure 30: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Revenue ($ mn) by Segment , Forecast, 2007-2012 58
Figure 31: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Overall Volume (Units), Historic, 2000-2007 59
Figure 32: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Overall Volume (Units), Forecast, 2007-2012 60
Figure 33: Surgical Sutures, United Kingdom, Company Share (%), 2007 62
Figure 34: Covidien Ltd./Tyco Healthcare Value Chain Analysis 64
Figure 35: B. Braun Melsungen AG Value Chain Analysis 68
Figure 36: CONMED Corporation Value Chain Analysis 74
Figure 37: Gyrus Group PLC Value Chain Analysis 83
Figure 38: Global Markets Direct Methodology 94
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