Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Orthopedic Biomaterials Global Market

Orthopaedic devices are a major contributor to the global medical device market, accounting for almost $26 billion in 2006, and with a growth rate that reflects growth in the medical sector overall. The table below gives a market growth projection for the five years 2007-2011.


Worldwide Sales
($millions)

Growth
(%)

2006

25,764

--

2007

27,122

5.3%

2008

28,562

5.3%

2009

30,989

8.5%

2010

31,708

2.3%

2011

33,425

5.4%

CAGR
'06-'11

5.3%




Orthopaedic Biomaterials
The current valuation of the orthopaedic biomaterials segment is around $5 billion, representing over 17% of the orthopaedic total. It is also estimated that this market segment will grow at 10-12% a year, that is more than double the rate for the overall orthopaedics market. At this rate the biomaterials segment will achieve a value of $9.5 billion by 2011 and will represent 28% of all orthopaedic product sales.


The global market for orthopedic biomaterials is analyzed in a new report from MedMarket Diligence (www.mediligence.com).

Tags: medtech, orthopedic

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