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Market for Home Care Products, 6th Edition, The
November 1, 2010
In the U.S. an estimated 18 million people receive some kind of home health care from
either professional or unpaid caregivers, and most of these individuals require home
care products. This demand has not escaped the notice of makers of wheelchairs,
home therapy products, monitors, and other devices, many of which are available on an
over-the-counter basis, although some require prescriptions.
This Kalorama Information report The Market for Home Care Products, 6th Edition
represents the sixth time that Kalorama Information has taken a detailed look at this
important device market segment. Home care estimates and forecasts are provided for
the following device categories:
Ambulatory Aids
Bathroom Safety Supplies
Home Care Beds
Wheelchairs
Miscellaneous Patient Aids
Infustion Products
Nutritional Supplements
Peritoneal Dialysis
Hemodialysis
Nebulizers
Oxygen Concentrators
Oxygen Systems
Ventilators
Blood Glucose Monitors
Ambulatory Cardiac Monitors
Obstetric Monitors
Sleep and SIDS Monitors
Incontience Supplies
Defibrillators
Ostomy Products
Pressure Relief Products
Trascutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimualtion (TENS) units
General Supplies

2. As part of its market analysis, this report includes the following information:
Current U.S. Market Size Estimates and Forecasts to 2014
Disease Demographics of Relevance to Home Care Product Usage
Market Share of Key Competitors by Device Category
Discussion of Competitive Bidding and Healthcare Reform
Other Issues and Trends Affecting the Industry
Profiles of Key Competitors
Information for this report was gathered from a wide variety of published sources
including company reports, catalogs, materials and public filings; government
documents; trade journals; newspapers and business press; analysts’ reports and other
sources. Interviews with company representatives were conducted to capture the
perspectives from industry participants’ point of view and assess trends, and form the
basis of the forecasting and competitive analysis.
Companies profiled in this report include:
Abbott Labs
B. Braun
Baxter International
Fresenius
Gambro AB
Graham-Field Health Products
Invacare
Kimberly-Clark
Philips/Respironics
Spacelabs Healthcare
Sunrise Medical
Dollar figures represent the U.S. market and are expressed in current dollars. Sales
estimates are provided for the historic 2006 to 2009 period and forecasts are provided
through 2014. The size of each market segment refers to manufacturers’ revenues.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
SIZE AND GROWTH OF THE MARKET
Home Medical Equipment
Infusion Products
Kidney Dialysis Products
Respiratory Therapy Equipment
Monitors

3. Defibrillators
Miscellaneous Medical Equipment and General Supplies
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND LEADING COMPETITORS
THE END USER
CHAPTER TWO: INTRODUCTION
DISEASES AND CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE CONSUMER OF HOME
CARE PRODUCTS
o Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
o Arthritis
o Cancer
o Cardiovascular Disease
o Fetal Disorders
o Intestinal and Urological Disorders
o Kidney Disorders
o Neonatal Conditions
o Pain Management
o Respiratory Problems
PREVALENCE AND DEMOGRAPHICS
INDUSTRY DRIVERS AND CONTRAINTS
CHAPTER THREE: HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
PRODUCT CLASSIFICATIONS
AMBULATORY AIDS
o Products
o Canes and Walking Sticks
o Walkers
o Crutches
o Scooters
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
o Canes and Walking Sticks
o Walkers
o Crutches
o Scooters
BATHROOM SAFETY SUPPLIES
Products
oMarket Size and Forecast
oMarket Analysis and New Product Development
HOME CARE BEDS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast

4. o Market Analysis and New Product Development
WHEELCHAIRS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
MISCELLANEOUS PATIENT AIDS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
THE TOTAL MARKET
Market Size and Forecast
Competitor Analysis
Market Analysis and New Product Development
CHAPTER FOUR: INFUSION PRODUCTS
PRODUCT CLASSIFICATIONS
AMBULATORY PUMPS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitor Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
DISPOSABLE PUMPS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitor Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
o Products
o Enteral Nutrition
o Parenteral Nutrition
MARKET SIZE AND FORECAST
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
Market Analysis and New Product Development
PHARMACEUTICALS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
THE TOTAL MARKET
Market Size and Forecast
Market Analysis and New Product Development
CHAPTER FIVE: KIDNEY DIALYSIS PRODUCTS
PRODUCT CLASSIFICATIONS
HEMODIALYSIS

5. o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS
o Products
o Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
o Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
THE TOTAL MARKET
Market Size and Forecast
Competitive Analysis
Market Analysis and New Product Development
CHAPTER SIX: RESPIRATORY THERAPY EQUIPMENT
NEBULIZERS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
OXYGEN SYSTEMS
o Products
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
VENTILATORS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
THE TOTAL MARKET
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
CHAPTER SEVEN: MONITORS
BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORS
o Products

6. o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
AMBULATORY CARDIAC MONITORS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
OBSTETRIC MONITORS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
SLEEP AND SIDS MONITORS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
THE TOTAL HOME CARE MONITOR MARKET
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitor Analysis
o Market Analysis
CHAPTER EIGHT: DEFIBRILLATORS
Market Size and Forecast
Competitive Analysis
Market Analysis and New Product Development
CHAPTER NINE: MISCELLANEOUS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND GENERAL
SUPPLIES
INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
OSTOMY PRODUCTS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
PRESSURE RELIEF PRODUCTS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Competitive Analysis

7. o Market Analysis and New Product Development
TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION (TENS) UNITS
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
GENERAL SUPPLIES
o Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
THE TOTAL MARKET
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis and New Product Development
o Competitive Analysis
CHAPTER TEN: ISSUES AND TRENDS
Healthcare Reform
Cost Containment Isuses
Competitive Bidding
Improper Payments
Professional Services
Demographic Trends
Long Term Care Insurance
Delivery Channels
Technological Advances
Market Summary
Industry Structure
Major Competitor's Share by Segment
CHAPTER ELEVEN: TOTAL MARKET SIZE FOR HOMECARE PRODUCTS
Market Size and Forecast
Market Analysis
HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis
INFUSION PRODUCTS
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis
Kidney Dialysis Products
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis
RESPIRATORY THERAPY
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis
Monitors

8. o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis
DEFIBRILLATORS
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis
MISC. SUPPLIES
o Market Size and Forecast
o Market Analysis
CHAPTER TWELVE: COMPANY PROFILES
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
o History and Lines of Business
o Financial Information
o Home Care Products
o Research and Development
o Corporate Strategy and Analysis
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC.
o History and Lines of Business
o Financial Information
o Existing Home Care Products
o Research and Development
o Corporate Strategies and Analysis
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL
o History and Lines of Business
o Financial Information
o Existing Home Care Products
o Research and Development
o Corporate Strategies and Analysis
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA
o History and Lines of Business
o Financial Information
o Existing Home Care Products
o Research and Development
o Corporate Strategies and Analysis
GAMBRO AB
o History and Lines of Business
o Financial Information
o Existing Home Care Products
o Research and Development
o Corporate Strategy and Analysis
GRAHAM-FIELD HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC.
o History and Lines of Business
o Financial Information
o Existing Home Care Products
o Research and Development

9. o Corporate Strategies and Analysis
INVACARE/ALERE
o History and Lines of Business
o Financial Information
o Existing Home Care Products
o Research and Development
o Corporate Strategies and Analysis
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
o History and Lines of Business
o Financial Information
o Existing Home Care Products
o Research and Development
o Corporate Strategies and Analysis
PHILIPS/RESPIRONICS
o History and Lines of Business
o Financial Information
o Existing Home Care Products
o Research and Development
o Corporate Strategy and Analysis
SPACELABS HEALTHCARE
o History and Lines of Business
o Financial Information
o Existing Home Care Products
o Research and Development
o Corporate Strategies and Analysis
SUNRISE MEDICAL, INC.
o History and Lines of Business
o Financial Information
o Existing Home Care Products
o Research and Development
o Corporate Strategies and Analysis
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