Critical care units are the most expensive sites in the U.S. healthcare system, accounting for 30% to 40% of an acute care hospital’s total budget.  Despite the costs involved, critical care is one of the fastest-growing specialties in healthcare, as hospitals continue to assign an increasing proportion of their beds to patients with life-threatening conditions who require significant levels of monitoring and specialized care. 

Factors such as the growing acuity of hospital inpatients, the aging of the U.S. population, and shortened hospital lengths-of stay have created a U.S. market for critical care patient monitoring products that was valued at nearly $1.2 billion in 2002.  Growing at a compound annual rate of 8.9%, sales of these products are expected to reach an estimated $2.8 billion in the year 2012.

This dynamic report from Medtech Insight includes analyses of products, technologies, current and forecast markets, competitors, and opportunities in the U.S. market for critical care patient monitoring products. 

Covered topics in this report include cerebral blood gas monitors, emerging technologies in vital signs monitoring, intracranial pressure monitors, issues in critical care, level-of-consciousness monitoring, modular patient monitoring systems, noninvasive cardiac output monitoring, portable patient monitoring systems, pulmonary artery catheters, and telemetry patient monitoring systems.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

i.   Critical Care Delivery Overview

ii.   Vital Signs Monitoring Systems

iii.  Neurological Monitoring Systems

iv.  Level-of-Consciousness Monitoring Systems

v.  Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems

vi.  Market Summary

1. CRITICAL CARE DELIVERY OVERVIEW

1.1 Critical Care Delivery Site

1.1.1 Hospitals and Beds

1.1.2 Critical Care Units, by Size and Type

1.2 Critical Care Patient Profiles

1.3 Critical Care Unit Staffing

1.3.1 Intensivists

1.3.2 Nurses and Other Allied Healthcare Professionals

1.4 Products Used in the Critical Care Setting

1.5 Issues Affecting the Delivery of Critical Care

1.5.1 Measures to Reduce the Number of Preventable Medical Errors

1.5.2 Patient Demographics

1.5.3 Managed Care

1.5.4 Mergers and Acquisitions

1.5.5 Health Insurance Premiums

1.5.6 Healthcare Personnel Shortages

1.5.7 Critical Care Products Purchasing

2. VITAL SIGNS MONITORING SYSTEMS MARKET

2.1 Modular Monitoring Systems

2.1.1 Products/Technologies

2.1.2 Market Analysis

2.1.2.1 Developments and Trends

2.1.2.2 Market Forecast

2.1.2.3 Share by Supplier

2.2 Portable Monitoring Systems

2.2.1 Products/Technologies

2.2.2 Market Analysis

2.2.2.1 Developments and Trends

2.2.2.2 Market Forecast

2.2.2.3 Share by Supplier

2.3 Telemetry Monitoring Systems

2.3.1 Products/Technologies

2.3.2 Market Analysis

2.3.2.1 Developments and Trends

2.3.2.2 Market Forecast

2.3.2.3 Share by Supplier

2.4 Emerging Technologies in Vital Signs Monitoring

3. NEUROLOGICAL MONITORING SYSTEMS MARKET

3.1 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring

3.1.1 Products and Technologies

3.1.2 Market Analysis

3.1.2.1 Market Forecast

3.1.2.2 Share by Supplier

3.2 Cerebral Blood Gas and Tissue Monitoring

3.2.1 Products and Technologies

3.2.2 Market Analysis

3.2.2.1 Market Forecast

3.2.2.2 Share by Supplier

4. LEVEL-OF-CONSCIOUSNESS MONITORING SYSTEMS MARKET

4.1 Products and Technologies

4.2 Market Analysis

4.2.1 Developments and Trends

4.2.2 Market Forecast

4.2.3 Share by Supplier

5. HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING SYSTEMS MARKET

5.1 The Debate Over Hemodynamic Monitoring

5.1.1 Invasive versus Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring

5.2 Pulmonary Artery Catheters

5.2.1 Products and Technologies

5.2.2 Market Analysis

5.2.2.1 Developments and Trends

5.2.2.1.1 Minimally Invasive Cardiac Output Monitoring

5.2.2.2 Market Forecast

5.2.2.3 Share by Supplier

5.3 Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring

5.3.1 Products and Technologies

5.3.2 Market Analysis

5.3.2.1 Developments and Trends

5.3.2.2 Market Forecast

5.3.2.3 Share by Supplier

6. COMPANY PROFILES

6.1   Abbott Laboratories

6.2   Arrow International, Inc.

6.3   Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.

6.4   CardioDynamics International Corporation

6.5   Datascope Corporation

6.6   Datex-Ohmeda, Inc./Instrumentarium Corporation/General Electric Company

6.7   Dräger Medical AG & Co. KGaA/Drägerwerk AG and Siemens AG

6.8   Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

6.9   GE Medical Systems, Inc./General Electric Company

6.10 Integra NeuroSciences, Inc./Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation

6.11 Novametrix Medical Systems, Inc./Respironics, Inc.

6.12 Philips Medical Systems America/Royal Philips Electronics NV

6.13 Physiometrix, Inc.

6.14 Somanetics Corporation

6.15 Spacelabs Medical/OSI Systems, Inc.

6.16 Welch Allyn Monitoring/Welch Allyn, Inc.

APPENDIX:  COMPANY LISTING

LIST OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit ES-1:    2002, United States, Critical Care Site Summary

Exhibit ES-2:    National Expenditures for Healthcare Services and Supplies, by Category, 1980 and 2001

Exhibit ES-3:    United States, Resident Population, by Age, Selected Years, 1990-2020

Exhibit ES-4:    Modular Patient Monitoring Systems, Market Forecast, 2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-5:    Portable Patient Monitoring Systems, Market Forecast, 2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-6:    Telemetry Patient Monitoring Systems, Market Forecast,  2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-7:    Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Products, Market Forecast,  2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-8:    Single-Use Intracranial Pressure Sensors/Catheters,  Market Forecast, 2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-9:    Cerebral Blood Gas Monitoring Sensors/Catheters,  Market Forecast, 2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-10:   Cerebral Blood Gas Patient Monitoring Products, Market Forecast,  2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-11:   Level-of-Consciousness Monitoring Systems, Market Forecast, 2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-12:   Level-of-Consciousness Modules/Monitors, Market Forecast, 2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-13:   Level-of-Consciousness Sensors, Market Forecast, 2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-14:   Pulmonary Artery Catheter Products, Market Forecast, by Type, 2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-15:   Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring Systems, Market Forecast,  2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit ES-16:   Critical Care Patient Monitoring Products, by Type, Market Forecast, 2002, 2007, and 2012

Exhibit 1-1:      United States, Inpatient Facilities, Selected Years, 1975-2001

Exhibit 1-2:      2002, United States, Critical Care Site Summary

Exhibit 1-3:      Selected Critical Care Nursing and Allied Healthcare Responsibilities

Exhibit 1-4:      National Expenditures for Healthcare Services and Supplies, by Category, 1980 and 2001

Exhibit 1-5:      United States, Resident Population, by Age, Selected Years, 1990-2020

Exhibit 2-1:      Selected Product Characteristics/Performance Requirements for Modular Monitoring Systems Used With Adult Patients

Exhibit 2-2:      Selected Product Characteristics/Performance Requirements for Modular Monitoring Systems Used With Neonatal and Pediatric Patients

Exhibit 2-3:      2004, Selected Modular Patient Monitoring Systems

Exhibit 2-4:      Modular Patient Monitoring Systems, Market Forecast, 2002-2012

Exhibit 2-5:      2002, Modular Patient Monitoring Systems Market, Share by Supplier

Exhibit 2-6:      End-User Concerns That Supported the Emergence of Portable Monitoring Systems

Exhibit 2-7:      2004, Selected Product Characteristics/Performance Requirements for Portable Patient Monitoring Systems

Exhibit 2-8:      2004, Selected Portable Patient Monitoring Systems

Exhibit 2-9:      Portable Patient Monitoring Systems, Market Forecast, 2002-2012

Exhibit 2-10:     2002, Portable Patient Monitoring Systems Market, Share by Supplier

Exhibit 2-11:     Wireless Medical Telemetry Service and Related Bands

Exhibit 2-12:     2004, Selected Product Characteristics/Performance Requirements for Telemetry Patient Monitoring Systems

Exhibit 2-13:     2004, Selected Telemetry Patient Monitoring Systems

Exhibit 2-14:     Telemetry Patient Monitoring Systems, Market Forecast, 2002-2012

Exhibit 2-15:     2002, Telemetry Patient Monitoring Systems Market, Share by Supplier

Exhibit 3-1:      2004, Selected Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Systems

Exhibit 3-2:      Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Products, Market Forecast, 2002-2012

Exhibit 3-3:      Single-Use Intracranial Pressure Sensors/Catheters,  Market Forecast, 2002-2012

Exhibit 3-4:      2002, Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Products, Share by Supplier

Exhibit 3-5:      2004, Selected Cerebral Blood Gas Monitoring Systems

Exhibit 3-6:      Cerebral Blood Gas Monitoring Sensors/Catheters, Market Forecast, 2002-2012

Exhibit 3-7:      Cerebral Blood Gas Patient Monitoring Products, Market Forecast, 2002-2012

Exhibit 3-8:      2002, Cerebral Blood Gas Monitoring Products Market, Share by Supplier

Exhibit 4-1:      Selected Locations and Applications for Level-of-Consciousness Monitoring Products

Exhibit 4-2:      Potential Market for Level-of-Consciousness Monitoring Products in the United States

Exhibit 4-3:      Level-of-Consciousness Monitoring Systems, Market Forecast, 2002-2012

Exhibit 4-4:      Level-of-Consciousness Modules/Monitors, Market Forecast, 2002-2012

Exhibit 4-5:      Level-of-Consciousness Sensors, Market Forecast, 2002-2012

Exhibit 4-6:      2002, Level-of-Consciousness Monitoring Systems Market, Share by Supplier

Exhibit 5-1:      Pulmonary Artery Catheter Products, Market Forecast, by Type, 2002-2012

Exhibit 5-2:      2002, Pulmonary Artery Catheters Market, Share by Supplier

Exhibit 5-3:      2004, Selected Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring Products

Exhibit 5-4:      Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring Systems, Market Forecast, 2002-2012

Exhibit 5-5:      2002, Noninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring Systems Market, Share by Supplier

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