nEnvironment surrounding diagnostic medical devices,
nAfter polarized performance in FY2011, image-diagnostic devices have become high-end since the medical treatment fees have revised in April 2012
nSome upgrade demands have raised the business performance of major instruments for measuring biological information
nWhereas the diagnostic medical device market that consists of 45 products (64 classifications) rebounded to reach 311.663 billion yen in FY2010, an increase by 6.4 points from the previous year, the sales of products polarized and the market only slightly rose by 0.7 points to attain 314.0 billion yen in FY2011.
nMarket size in value and volume
nMarket leader by item (based on total producers in FY2010)
nStatistical Survey on Trends in Pharmaceutical Production (in value and volume)
II Transition of Estimated Market Size of 37 Diagnostic Medical Devices and Market Share
1. Electrocardiographic (ECG) Recorder
2. Patient Monitoring System
3. Polygraph System
4. Electroencephalographic (EEG) System, Electromyographic (EMG) System
5. Medical Thermograph
6. Endoscope
7. Handheld Endoscope
8. Ultra-thin Endoscope and System
9. Ultrasound Imaging Equipment
10. Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) System
11. X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner
12. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner
13. Angiographic Equipment and System, Cardiovascular X-ray Scanner
14. Surgical X-ray TV System, Mobile (doctor's round visit) X-ray Scanner
15. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Equipment
16. Magnetoencephalograph (MEG)
17. Bone Densitometer
18. Imager, Printer (incl. the one for thermal type network)