This Publications report is intended to provide basic marketing data pertaining to the U.S. and worldwide market segments of the disposable medical supplies market, including: surgical gowns, surgical drapes, isolation gowns, surgical and examination gloves, institutional incontinence disposables, operating room (OR) custom kits and trays, non-OR custom packs, shoe covers, masks, disposable coveralls and lab coats, headwear, protective eyewear, sterile wipes, swabs and mops. Each market segment is analyzed to determine size, growth rates, sales projections and factors influencing growth in the U.S. and internationally. Unit and dollar volume are used to indicate market sizes. Growth rates and sales projections are reported in units and U.S. dollars. Market shares are based on units and apply to the U.S. only.

1. Introduction 10
1.1 Objectives 10
1.2 Scope 10
1.3 Methodology 11
1.4 Executive Summary 12

2. Disposable Medical Supplies Market 14
2.1 Overview 14
2.2 Technological Advancements in Disposable Medical Supplies 14

3. Nanotechnology in Medical Devices and Disposables 15
3.1 Implants 16
3.2 Tissue Engineering 16
3.3 Sensors 16
3.4 Stents 16
3.5 Nanostructured TiOx Ultra Thin Films 16
3.6 Drug Delivery 17
3.7 Heat Therapy 17
3.8 MRI/X-ray 17
3.9 Bone Cement 17

4. Medical Design Excellence Awards for Medical Disposables 18
4.1 Winning Disposable Medical Products and Suppliers, 2008 18
4.1.1 HemCon® Bandage 18
4.1.2 Veramyst™ (Fluticasone Furoate) Nasal Spray Delivery Device 19
4.1.3 Akreos® AO Microincision Lens, Model MI60 19
4.1.4 GeeWhiz Male External Condom Catheter 19
4.1.5 Natural Nurser™ Baby Bottle 20
4.1.6 NovoFine® Autocover™ Automatic Safety Pen Needle 20
4.1.7 Uresta™ Continence Care Kit 20
4.1.8 InteguSeal™ Microbial Sealant 21
4.1.9 Patient Registration Mask 21
4.2 Winning Disposable Medical Products and Suppliers in 2007 21
4.2.1 Thermoplastic Drill Template Set 21
4.2.2 Ospol Dental Implant System Packaging 22
4.2.3 Episure™ AutoDetect Epidural Syringe 22
4.2.4 Odor Absorbing Hydrocolloid Wound Dressing 23
4.2.5 SureSkin® Central Catheter and I.V. Dressing 23
4.2.6 Gynecare TVT Secur™ System for Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence 23
4.2.7 Conveen® Optima Silicone Urisheath 24
4.3 Winning Disposable Medical Products and Suppliers, 2006 24
4.3.1 eFlow® Electronic Nebulizer 24
4.4 Winning Disposable Medical Products and Suppliers, 2005 24
4.4.1 OptraGate® 24
4.4.2 RelyX™ Luting Plus Cement 25
4.4.3 3M™ Foam Adhesive Dressing 25
4.4.4 ClozeX Wound Closure Device 25

5. Overview of Non-woven Industry 26
5.1 Future of Global Non-woven Production 31
5.2 U.S. Non-woven Market 33
5.3 Non-woven Production in Europe 34
5.3.1 Non-woven Industry in Turkey 34
5.4 Non-woven Industry in Asia 35
5.4.1 India is the Next Booming Market for Non-wovens 36
5.5 Non-wovens in Medical Sector 39
5.6 U.S. Medical Non-woven Market 43
5.7 Characteristics of the Medical Textile Market 45
5.8 Trends in World Trade of Medical Textiles 47

6. Surgical Gowns 49
6.1 Size and Growth Rate of the Market 49
6.2 Company Profiles 52
6.2.1 Kimberly-Clark HealthCare 52
6.2.2 Cardinal Health Corp. 53
6.2.3 Medline Industries, Inc. 53
6.2.4 Mölnlycke HealthCare 53
6.2.5 Johnson & Johnson 54
6.2.6 Dynarex Corporation 54
6.2.7 3M HealthCare 55
6.3 Competition in the Medical Gown Market 55
6.4 Overall Trends 56

7. Surgical Drapes 57

8. Isolation Gowns 59
8.1 Growth Rate of the Market 59
9. Gloves 62
9.1 Market Overview 62
9.1.1 FDA Authority over Medical Gloves 63
9.1.2 Medical Gloves and the ASTM 63
9.1.3 ASTM Testing of Medical Gloves 64
9.1.4 Advances in Surgical Gloves 64
9.2 U.S. Market 65
9.3 Worldwide Market 66
9.4 Market Growth 67
9.5 Market Share 68
9.6 Competitive Overview 68
9.7 Choosing the Best Medical Glove 69
9.8 Problems Associated with Gloves 71
9.9 Product Overview 72

10. Custom Kits and Trays 77
10.1 Market Size 77
10.1.1 Market Growth 79
10.1.2 Custom Kits and Trays from DeRoyal 80
10.1.3 Custom Kits and Trays from Medline 81

11. Shoe Covers 83
11.1 Market Size 83

12. Masks 84
12.1 Market Size 84
12.2 Product Overview 85

13. Disposable Coveralls 90
13.1 Market Size 90
13.2 Market Growth 90

14. Disposable Lab Coats 92
14.1 Market Size 92
14.2 Market Growth 92

15. Headwear 94
15.1 Market Size 94
15.2 Market Growth 94

16. Protective Eyewear—Market Size 96

17. Disposable Sterile Wipes (Pre-saturated and Dry) 97
17.1 Continuing Growth of the Wipes Market 98

18. Contact Lenses 99

19. Catheters 103
19.1 U.S. Market for Medical Catheters 103
19.2 Global Market for Catheters 104

20. Prefilled Syringes 105

21. Wound Care Supplies 107

22. Company Profiles 109
22.1 Johnson & Johnson Medical and Product Offering 109
22.2 Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding (SAG) and Product Offering 115
22.2.1 Sempermed Division 118
22.2.2 Highlights of Sempermed in 2007 118
22.3 Alcon Laboratories, Inc. and Product Offering 119
22.3.1 Alcon’s Global Highlights in 2007 127
22.4 Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. and Product Offering 128
22.5 B. Braun Medical, Inc. and Product Offering 132
22.6 C. R. Bard, Inc. and Product Offering 136
22.6.1 Bard’s Vascular Business 136
22.6.2 Bard’s Urology Business 137
22.6.3 Bard’s Oncology Business 139
22.6.4 Bard’s Surgical Specialties Business 140
22.7 Cardinal Health, Inc. and Product Offering 144
22.8 Contec, Inc. and Product Offering 147
22.9 Ansell Occupational Healthcare and Product Offering 147
22.10 DeRoyal Industries, Inc. and Product Offering 150
22.11 Microtek Medical Holdings, Inc. (Now Part of Ecolab) and Product Offering 153
22.12 Kendall and Product Offering 159
22.13 Kimberly-Clark and Product Offering 161
22.14 Medline Industries, Inc. and Product Offerings 165
22.15 3M HealthCare and Product Offering 167
22.16 Alpha Pro Tech Ltd. and Product Offering 170
22.17 Graham Medical and Product Offering 171
22.18 BBA Fiberweb and Product Offering 173
22.19 Dynarex Corp. and Product Offering 175
22.20 Paul Hartmann AG and Product Offering 177
22.21 Ahlstrom Corp. and Product Offering 187
22.22 Ansell Ltd. and Product Offering 193
22.23 Baxter International, Inc. and Product Offering 195
22.23.1 Baxter’s Business Units 197
22.24 BD Medical (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and Product Offering 199
22.25 Boston Scientific Corporation and Product Offering 201
22.25.1 Highlights from Boston Scientific in 2007 202
22.26 Coloplast Ltd. and Product Offering 206

Appendix 1: Global Health Statistics 210
Appendix 1.1: Maternal Mortality 210
Appendix 1.2: HIV Estimates 210
Appendix 1.3: Fight Against Malaria 211
Appendix 1.4: Tobacco Use Responsible for Six of Eight Leading Causes of Death 211
Appendix 1.5: Breast Cancer 211
Appendix 1.6: Meningococcal Meningitis in Africa 211
Appendix 1.7: Future Trends in Global Mortality 212
Appendix 1.8: Global Ranking in Healthy Life Expectancy 212
Appendix 1.9: Women Live Longer than Men 213
Appendix 1.10: Healthcare Systems 214
Appendix 1.10.1: Types of National Healthcare Systems 214
Appendix 2: International Contact Lens Prescribing in 2007 217
Appendix 2.1: Optical and Spectacle Market in Hong Kong 220
Appendix 2.2: Optical Market (Including Contact Lenses) in Chile 224
Appendix 3: Healthcare Trends in the U.S. in 2008 226
Appendix 3.1: Trends in U.S. Healthcare Spending 227
Appendix 4: Medical Device Regulations—Global Overview and Guiding Principles 232
Appendix 5: Healthcare Industry in Thailand 237
Appendix 6: Global Import Regulations for Used and Refurbished Medical Devices 239
Appendix 6.1: Best Prospects for Used and Refurbished Medical Devices in Selected Countries 241


INDEX OF FIGURES

Figure 3.1: Global Nanotechnology Market, 2002-2008 15
Figure 5.1: Global Non-woven Production by Type, 2007-2008 27
Figure 5.2: Non-woven Consumption by Region, 2007 29
Figure 5.3: Non-woven Consumption, 1983-2007 29
Figure 5.4: Global Consumption of Non-wovens by Region, 2010 30
Figure 5.5: Worldwide Non-woven Production, 2007 32
Figure 5.6: Global Non-woven Market Share by Technology, 1994-2009 33
Figure 5.7: Non-woven Production in Asia, 2001-2007 36
Figure 5.8: India vs. U.S. Per Capita Non-woven Consumption, 2005-2050 38
Figure 5.9: Share of Medical Textiles in Non-wovens by Vo