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1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1 Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1 Disclaimers 2 Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3 Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3 Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3 Anesthesia Breathing Circuits 4 Endotracheal Tubes 4 Anesthesia Gas Masks 4 2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 5 A Mature Market 5 Market Trends 5 Minimally Invasive Procedures to Dampen Growth 5 Laryngeal Mask Airways Eat Into Endotracheal Tubes Market 6 BRIC Countries Set to Grow 6 3. ANESTHESIA - AN INTRODUCTION 7 Types of Anesthesia 7 General Anesthesia 8 Local Anesthesia 8 Regional Anesthesia 8 Epidural, Spinal, and Caudal Anesthesia 9 Anesthesia Machines 9 Side Effects of Anesthesia 9 Recovery from Anesthesia 9 Effective Administration of Anesthesia 10 Anesthesia Care in Office- Based Surgery Procedures 10 Measures to Safely Handle Anesthesia Equipment 11 4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 12 Key Anesthesia Disposable Products 12 Anesthesia Gas Masks 12 Anesthesia Breathing Circuits 12 Endotracheal Tubes 12 Other Anesthesia Disposable Products 12 Disposable Vs Reusable 13 5. LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY - AN OVERVIEW 14 Key Growth Drivers 14 Competition 16 6. REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 17 Role of FDA for Anesthesia Safety 17 Use of Patient Candor in Anesthesia Care 17 Office-Based Anesthesia 17 Anesthesia Machine Standardization 18 7. PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND DEVELOPMENTS - ANESTHESIA EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 19 Mindray Receives FDA Clearance for A5 Anesthesia System 19 King Systems receives SFDA Approval 19 P3 Medical Introduces Papworth BiVent Endotracheal Tube 19 King Systems Introduces KING LAD Laryngeal Air Devices 20 King Systems Introduces Pediatric Size Variants of the KING LT-D Airway Device 20 Intersurgical Unveils Bronchoscopy Face Mask Line 20 GE Healthcare Expands LOGIQ Ultrasound Product Line 20 FDA Approves GE Navigator Application Suite 21 Smiths Medical Expands Spinal Anesthesia Trays Suite 21 Vital Signs To Launch Novel Endotracheal Tube 21 Nellcor Introduces Improved Endotracheal tubes 21 Indigo Orb Introduces Episure™ AutoDetect™ LOR Syringe 21 King Systems Introduces Small Size AIRTRAQ Disposable Optical Laryngoscope 22 Intersurgical Introduces Pyramid® Disposable Absorber 22 Smiths Medical Launches Novel Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Controller 22 Merlyn Expands EndoFlex Product Line 22 Kimberly-Clark Rolls Out Microcuff Endotracheal Tube 23 Smiths Medical Introduces New 10-Drop Gravity Administration Set 23 Collegium Pharmaceutical Launches Exactacain Anesthetic Product 23 AVANCA Receives FDA Approval for Procedur™ 23 8. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 24 Philips Acquires Dameca 24 Medline Signs New Agreement with Amerinet 24 Arrow International and Healthtrust Purchasing Sign a Three- year Contract 24 Medline Signs Agreement with te me na SAS 24 Aspect Signs Licensing and Distribution Agreement with LiDCO Group 25 9. CORPORATE INITIATIVES IN THE RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 26 GE Healthcare Acquires Vital Signs 26 Smiths Medical Receives Supply Contract from MedAssets 26 Vital Signs Bags Supply Contract from HealthTrust 26 LMA North America Renews Supply Agreement with GPO Premier 26 LMA North America Extends Agreement with HealthTrust 27 LMA Acquires Additional Stake in LMA Pacific Medical 27 King Systems Pockets Emergent 27 Teleflex Absorbs Arrow 27 Bard Receives FDA Approval 27 Smiths Medical Bags Contract from Premier Purchasing 28 Premier Inks Agreements with GE Medical and Draeger Medical 28 Cardinal Health to Acquire VIASYS 28 Smiths Medical Bags New GPO Contracts 28 LMA North America Signs Agreement with Consorta 28 Verathon Inks Agreement with Parker 29 Smiths Bags Contract for Supplying Regional Anesthesia Trays to Novation 29 Vital Signs Wins Three-Year Delivery Contract from Premier 29 DU Takes Over Saturn Biomedical Systems 30 Vital Signs Takes Over Baxter's Disposable Airway Management Device Business 30 Hospira Acquires Physiometrix 30 Bespak Acquires King Systems Corporation 30 Teleflex Acquires Hudson RCI 31 Smiths Acquires Medex Inc 31 Emergency Filtration Inks Deal with Itochu 31 10. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS 32 Covidien Plc (Ireland) 32 King Systems Corporation (US) 32 LMA International N.V. (The Netherlands) 32 Medline Industries, Inc. (US) 33 Smiths Medical, Inc. (US) 33 Teleflex Medical (US) 33 Hudson RCI 33 Rusch, Inc. (US) 34 Vital Signs, Inc. (US) 34 11. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 35 Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Anesthesia Disposables by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 35 Table 2: World Historic Review for Anesthesia Disposables by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 36 Table 3: World 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 37 Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Disposable Anesthesia Breathing Circuits by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 38 Table 5: World Historic Review for Disposable Anesthesia Breathing Circuits by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 39 Table 6: World 15-Year Perspective for Disposable Anesthesia Breathing Circuits by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 40 Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Disposable Endotracheal Tubes by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 41 Table 8: World Historic Review for Disposable Endotracheal Tubes by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 42 Table 9: World 15-Year Perspective for Disposable Endotracheal Tubes by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 43 Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Disposable Anesthesia Gas Masks by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 44 Table 11: World Historic Review for Disposable Anesthesia Gas Masks by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 45 Table 12: World 15-Year Perspective for Disposable Anesthesia Gas Masks by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin America Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 46 12. THE UNITED STATES 47 A.Market Analysis 47 Market Overview 47 Anesthesia Products Market in the US 47 Distribution Dynamics 47 Competition 48 Table 13: Leading Players in the US Anesthesia Disposables Market (2010E) - Market Share by Value Sales for LMA North America, Vital Signs, Covidien/Nellcor and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 48 Table 14: Leading Players in the US Anesthesia Facemasks Market (2010E) - Market Share by Value Sales for Vital Signs, King Systems, Smiths Medical, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 48 Table 15: Leading Players in the US Anesthesia Breathing Circuits Market (2010E) -Market Share by Value Sales for Vital Signs, Smiths Medical, King Systems and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 49 Table 16: Leading Players in the US Anesthesia Endotracheal Tubes Market (2010E) - Market Share by Value Sales for Nellcor, Hudson RCI/ Teleflex, Smiths Medical, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 49 Disposable Laryngeal Mask Airways Market 49 Table 17: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Disposable Laryngeal Mask Airways: Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 50 Competition 50 Table 18: Leading Players in the US Laryngeal Mask Airways Market (2010E): Market Share by Value Sales for LMA International and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 50 Review of Major Players 51 King Systems Corporation 51 Medline Industries, Inc. 51 Nellcor 51 Smiths Medical, Inc. 51 Teleflex Medical 52 Hudson RCI 52 Rusch, Inc. 52 Vital Signs, Inc. 52 Product Launches 53 Strategic Corporate Development 57 B.Market Analytics 63 Table 19: US Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 63 Table 20: US Historic Review for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 64 Table 21: US 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 65 13. CANADA 66 A.Market Analysis 66 Strategic Corporate Development 66 B.Market Analytics 67 Table 22: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 67 Table 23: Canadian Historic Review for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 68 Table 24: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 69 14. JAPAN 70 Market Analysis 70 Table 25: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 70 Table 26: Japanese Historic Review for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 71 Table 27: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 72 15. EUROPE 73 A.Market Analysis 73 Mounting Sterilization Costs Force Shift to Disposables 73 LMA Market in Europe 73 Table 28: Laryngeal Masks Airways Market in Europe (2010E): Percentage Breakdown by Volume Sales by Segment - Single-Use and Re-Usable (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 74 Table 29: European Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Laryngeal Mask Airways by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 74 Table 30: European 15-Year Perspective for Laryngeal Mask Airways by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2003, 2009 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 75 Competition 75 Table 31: Leading Players in the European Disposable Anesthesia Breathing Circuits Market (2004 & 2003E) - Market Share by Value Sales for Tyco Healthcare, Intersurgical, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 75 B.Market Analytics 76 Table 32: European Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Anesthesia Disposables by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 76 Table 33: European Historic Review for Anesthesia Disposables by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 77 Table 34: European Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 78 Table 35: European Historic Review for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 79 Table 36: European 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 80 Table 37: European 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 81 15a. FRANCE 82 A.Market Analysis 82 Outlook 82 LMA Market in France 82 Table 38: French Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Laryngeal Mask Airways with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 82 B.Market Analytics 83 Table 39: French Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 83 Table 40: French Historic Review for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 84 Table 41: French 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 85 15b. GERMANY 86 A.Market Analysis 86 Outlook 86 LMA Market 86 Table 42: German Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Laryngeal Mask Airways with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 86 Strategic Corporate Developments 87 B.Market Analytics 87 Table 43: German Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 87 Table 44: German Historic Review for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 88 Table 45: German 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 89 15c. ITALY 90 A.Market Analysis 90 Outlook 90 LMA Market in Italy 90 Table 46: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Laryngeal Mask Airways with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 90 B.Market Analytics 91 Table 47: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 91 Table 48: Italian Historic Review for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 92 Table 49: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 93 15d. THE UNITED KINGDOM 94 A.Market Analysis 94 Outlook 94 LMA Market in the UK 94 Table 50: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Laryngeal Mask Airways with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 94 Product Launches 95 Key Player Review 95 Intersurgical Ltd. 95 B.Market Analytics 96 Table 51: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 96 Table 52: UK Historic Review for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 97 Table 53: UK 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 98 15e. REST OF EUROPE 99 A.Market Analysis 99 Outlook 99 LMA Market 99 Table 54: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Laryngeal Mask Airways with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 99 LMA International N.V. (The Netherlands) - A Key Player 100 Strategic Corporate Development 100 B.Market Analytics 101 Table 55: Rest of Europe Market for Anesthesia Disposables - Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis by Product Segment for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 101 Table 56: Rest of Europe Market for Anesthesia Disposables - Historic Review by Product Segment for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 102 Table 57: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 103 16. ASIA-PACIFIC 104 A.Market Analysis 104 Product Launch 104 Strategic Corporate Developments 104 B.Market Analytics 106 Table 58: Asia-Pacific Market for Anesthesia Disposables - Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis by Product Segment for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2010 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 106 Table 59: Asia-Pacific Market for Anesthesia Disposables - Historic Review by Product Segment for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 107 Table 60: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 108 17. THE MIDDLE EAST 109 Market Analysis 109 Table 61: Middle East Market for Anesthesia Disposables - Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis by Product Segment for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 109 Table 62: Middle East Market for Anesthesia Disposables - Historic Review by Product Segment for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 110 Table 63: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 111 18. LATIN AMERICA 112 Market Analysis 112 Table 64: Latin American Market for Anesthesia Disposables - Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis by Product Segment for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 112 Table 65: Latin American Market for Anesthesia Disposables - Historic Review by Product Segment for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 113 Table 66: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Anesthesia Disposables by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Anesthesia Breathing Circuits, Endotracheal Tubes, and Anesthesia Gas Masks Markets for 2003, 2010 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 114 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Total Companies Profiled: 37 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 64) ------------------------------------------ Region/Country Players ------------------------------------------ The United States 25 Canada 3 Japan 3 Europe 25 France 2 Germany 3 The United Kingdom 7 Italy 1 Spain 2 Rest of Europe 10 Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 8 ------------------------------------------

Summary:

Global general anesthesia disposables market is highly mature, with low single-digit growth forecast through 2017. The increasing number of surgical procedures and rising concerns over cross contamination and infection control are expected to drive market growth. Although the number of general surgical procedures is on rise, growing popularity of minimally invasive technologies that require regional and local anesthesia is likely to hamper growth in the anesthesia disposables market. In recent years, general anesthesia procedures as a percentage of total surgical procedures continue to decline, due to the growing adoption of minimally invasive technologies across the world. The effect is sluggish growth for anesthesia disposables market. Minimally invasive procedures generally require regional or local anesthesia, which involve lower cost and do not necessitate the use of disposables such as breathing circuits, masks, and endotracheal tubes. Besides this, shrinking volume of elective surgical procedures and reduced capital spending are expected to impact growth. As stated by Global Industry Analysts's new market research report on Anesthesia Disposables, the US continues to remain the single largest regional market. The introduction of new technologies such as level of consciousness monitoring, laryngeal mask airways, and anesthesia information systems offers huge opportunities for market growth. Despite facing certain challenges, long-term growth in the market would be driven by investments in technology. Growth in the western world, particularly the US and Europe where there are increasing concerns about rising healthcare costs, is expected to be negligible. Asia-Pacific represents the fastest growing regional market displaying a CAGR of about 2.3% over the analysis period. Anesthesia devices market in BRIC economies is projected to register considerable growth stimulated by reforms in healthcare and increased expenditure on healthcare by respective governments. High budgetary allocations by Chinese government for the improvement of healthcare facilities such as clinics, care units and hospitals in China are expected to boost anesthesia devices market. Furthermore, Russian government’s plans to improve healthcare facilities in the country are expected to boost the market for anesthesia devices. In addition, provision of user-friendly and cost effective devices is expected to improve the market for anesthesia devices. Anesthesia Breathing Circuits market continues to be the largest segment in the global anesthesia disposables market. Anesthesia Gas Masks is the fastest growing category with a CAGR of 2.3% over the analysis period. On the other hand, the market for disposable endotracheal tubes market is expected to contract over the next several years, owing to the increasing preference for Laryngeal Mask Airways (LMA), which provides several advantages over endotracheal tubes. Global Industry Analysts ©

Companies Mentioned

- Covidien Plc - King Systems Corporation - LMA International N.V. - Medline Industries, Inc. - Smiths Medical, Inc. - Teleflex Medical - Hudson RCI - Rusch Inc - Vital Signs Inc.