Medical Devices Market in India 2010

Oct. 24, 2010 - PRLog -- The medical device market is a thriving segment of the healthcare industry in India. Rise in the number of hospitals and increasing requirement of healthcare facilities is creating a need for sophisticated devices and equipments which can provide accurate treatment to individuals. The global market is growing rapidly and India has also joined the bandwagon of being one of the fastest growing countries in this respect. The government is expected to develop a regulatory structure leading to quality products by manufacturers. However, the regulatory structure currently lacks active participation from the government but with the increase in competition in the sector, it is due to follow in a very short period of time. Currently, imports account for a large share of primarily the high-end medical device segment and players are gearing up establishing large manufacturing facilities in India to tap the opportunities.

The report begins with an introduction of medical devices in India and their classification based on relative parameters set by the Indian Government. The market overview section provides the market size and growth. It also provides an overview of the segments that are existent in the market along with their market share. The import and the export structure of the medical devices in India are also given.

This is followed by an analysis of the drivers fueling growth in the market including increasing hospital infrastructure, increasing healthcare spending, changing demographics and growing target consumer group, increasing lifestyle diseases and therapies and increasing medical tourism in India. The key challenges identified include high dependency on exports and lack of standard regulatory structure. The key trends in the market have also been identified including outsourcing/relocating of manufacturing facilities, increasing joint ventures and tie-ups and various exhibitions and trade fairs.

The involvement of government in this industry is also included. It shows the role of various government bodies that are involved in regulating this sector and also involved in the promotion of this sector in India. It also highlights the regulations set in terms of assessment of a medical device manufacturing organization in India along with the procedure involved in registration of an organization and procurement of an import license. The initiatives taken by the government in order to promote the sector by providing tax reliefs and import duty relaxations have also been highlighted.

The competitive landscape provides a look into the nature of the market, and the active players in the market. A product portfolio matrix is also given to highlight the dominant player in each segments of the market. Profiles of the major domestic and foreign players have been included. Furthermore, key developments in the market over the last one year have also been highlighted.



Table of Contents
Page 1: Executive Summary
Introduction
Page 2: Definition of Medical Devices and Classification
Market Overview
Page 3: Medical devices-Market size and growth (2009-2010e), segmented share in the market
Page 4-5: Description of the major segments in the market
Page 6: Import and Export-Overview (2004-2009)
Drivers & Challenges
Page 7: Summary
Page 8-12: Drivers
Page 13-14: Challenges
Trends
Page 15: Summary
Page 16-18: Key Trends
Government Involvement:
Page 19-20: Government bodies-Major government bodies
Page 21-24: Government regulations-Regulations for assessment of a medical device manufactured, procedure for registration for import and disclosures
Page 25-26: Government initiatives-Major government initiatives
Competition
Page 27-28: Segmentation of players
Page 29-40: Major domestic players
Page 41-47: Major foreign players  
Key Developments
Page 48: Key developments

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