At US$80.3 billion in 2005 the US Medical Device Market is the World's Largest.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28870) has announced the addition of USA Outlook Medical Market Intelligence Report to their offering.

With a population approaching 300 million, the USA is the third largest country in the world, behind China and India. The largest state is California, with a population of 36 million.

At an estimated US$80.3 billion in 2005, the US medical device market is the world's largest, accounting for over half the global total. Per capita expenditure, at US$271, is the highest in the world. While growth has slowed in recent years, the market is still one of the fastest-growing in the world, and looks set to break the US$100 billion barrier in the next five years.

The USA is home to many of the world's leading medical device manufacturers, such as Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Baxter, Tyco and Medtronic. Seven out of the world's top ten device manufacturers are US companies.

Sections Include:

--Medical Device Market

--Key National Data Projections

--International Market Comparisons

--Sources

View the Top Fifteen Domestic Producers:

--Johnson & Johnson

--General Electric

--Baxter International

--Tyco Healthcare

--Medtronic

--Abbott Labratories

--3M

--Guidant

--Stryker

--Boston Scientific

--Becton Dickinson

--Eastman Kodak

--St. Jude Medical

--Zimmer

--Alcon

The USA Outlook Medical Market Intelligence Report is ideal for executives wanting to understand the key drivers in the medical market. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market and, importantly, provides five-year forecasts by technology category, national data projections and key market developments. Importantly, the market can be seen in its global context with international market comparisons.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28870.