2013-02-17 14:14:23 - New Medical Devices market report from Espicom Business Intelligence: "The Medical Device Market: Canada"

Espicom’s in-depth medical device market reports are ideal for executives wanting to understand the key drivers in medical markets and have access to a wealth of statistical data. Each report opens with an outlook section that provides analysis of the market, 5-year market forecasts, national data projections, market outlook and key developments such as regulation, health facilities and government policy. The report also provides extensive background information, population trends, health status, health expenditure, organisation & administration, hospital services, medical personnel, healthcare development, market access information, trade data and essential industry contacts. Included with the report are 3 free quarterly updated outlook reports, enabling you to keep up to date with market developments for a year.
Canada is geographically one of the

world’s largest countries, but has a population of just 34.4 million. The population is unevenly spread, 90% of Canadians live near the US border. The economy is highly developed, GDP per capita is on a par with the US.


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Imports and exports have recovered since their dip in 2009. The latest medical trade data to June 2011 showed imports slightly up on the previous 12 months in Canadian dollar terms (4.7%) but up more in US dollar terms (+10.7%) to US$4.9 billion. Exports for the same period were valued at US$1.4 billion, an 8.6% increase in US dollar terms, 3.0% in local currency terms.

Despite the worldwide recession, medical devices are continuing to grow and the industry believes Canada is in a good position to expand its medical device business. Further R&D funding is key to developing new products as the Canadian government still lags behind the US in this respect.

In 2011, the Canadian medical device market is estimated at US$6.2 billion which, considering the size of the population, makes it one of the world’s richest medical markets. The market has recovered from negative growth in 2009, which reflected global economic problems. Much of the market is supplied by imports, largely from the USA.

The Canadian economy is predicted to grow at around 2% for the next five years, and has been less affected by the global economic crisis. Canada has a more stable and regulated banking sector. Consequently, Canada is the only one of the seven major industrialised nations expected to return to having a surplus in its economy by 2015 according to the IMF.

Canadian patients have suffered from longer waiting times for treatment. The problem is exacerbated by the widespread ban on private health insurance in public facilities. From 2009 C$250 million has been made available annually through a Wait Times Reduction Transfer to address this.

In contrast to the USA, Canada’s healthcare system is based on public funding and provision, as in the UK. Expenditure is generally high although inefficiencies remain. Health provision is the responsibility of provincial governments, which often have widely differing targets and priorities.

There is very little private involvement in the hospital sector. Private expenditure tends to concentrate on non-physician specialist services and pharmaceuticals. Around 38% of medical device domestic producers operate in the hospital supplies & equipment sector.

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Partial Table of Contents:

Executive Summary
Key Healthcare Data
Geographic
Political
Economic
Healthcare System
Expansion of Private Healthcare Clinics
C$41 Billion Ten Year Healthcare Plan 2004-2014
Healthcare Expenditure
Marke t Developments
Patient Waiting Times Improve, But Delays Remain
7.5% Growth Forecast for Canada’s Medical Device Market
CIHI Report Reveals Slowdown in Health Spending Increases
Med ical Marke t Analysis
The Market in 2012
Past Performance 2007-2011
Future Performance 2012-2017
The Canadian Market for Consumables
The Canadian Market for Diagnostic Imaging
The Canadian Market for Dental Products
The Canadian Market for Orthopaedic & Prosthetic Products
The Canadian Market for Patient Aids
The Canadian Market for Other Medical Devices
Imports
Consumables
Diagnostic Imaging
Dental Products
Orthopaedic & Prosthetic
Patient Aids
Others
Monthly Import Analysis
Exports
Consumables
Diagnostic Imaging
Dental Products
Orthopaedic & Prosthetic
Patient Aids
Others
Monthly Export Analysis
Domes tic Production
Medical device industry clusters
Trade Association(s)
HTX
MEDEC
Life Sciences British Columbia
Domes tic Manufacturing
Local Manufacturers
BpTRU Medical Devices
Imaging Dynamics
Kardium
Laborie Medical Technologies
McKesson Canada
Neovasc
Nordion
Novadaq Technologies
Progressive Health Innovations
Pyng Medical
Ultrasonix
Unitron Hearing
Verathon Medical Canada
Other local medical device companies
Multinational Producers
Abbott Point of Care
Baxter Corporation
St. Jude Medical Canada Inc
Sorin Group
Multinational Activity
Access ing the Marke t
Distribution
Med ical Device Re gulations
Amendments to Medical Device Regulations for Class II, III and IV Devices
Safety & Effectiveness
Quality Systems
Licences & Classification
Licence Types
Labelling

Mandatory Incident Reporting/Device Recalls
Regulatory Review
Mutual Recognition Agreements
Europe
Australia
US
Global
PAHO
Other
Methodology & Sources
Trade Code Classifications
Methodology
Sources
List of Tables
Espicom Analysis of the Canadian Medical Market, 2012

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