Medical Instrument & Supply Manufacturing

The Medical Instrument & Supply Manufacturing in the US - Risk Report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural risk), risks arising from the expected future performance of the industry (growth risk) and risk arising from forces external to the industry (external sensitivity risk).

This industry includes firms that manufacture medical equipment and supplies. Products made by these establishments include laboratory apparatus and furniture, surgical and medical instruments, surgical appliances and supplies, dental equipment and supplies, orthodontic goods, dentures, and orthodontic appliances. This industry does not manufacture laboratory instruments, X-ray apparatus, electromedical apparatus, thermometers (except medical) and ophthalmic goods.

The primary activities of firms in this industry are:

• Laboratory apparatus and furniture manufacturing
• Hospital beds, operating room tables, laboratory equipment and furniture manufacturing
• Dental chair, dental instrument, and dental impression material manufacturing
  Manufacture of dentures, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances customized for individual application
• Surgical instruments manufacturing
• Syringes, hypodermic needles, anesthesia apparatus, catheters, surgical clamps, and other device manufacturing
• Orthopedic devices, prosthetic appliances, surgical dressings, crutches, and surgical sutures manufacturing
• Veterinary instruments and apparatus manufacturing