DUBLIN, Sept. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Market for Medical Devices in EMEA" report to their offering.

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The European, Middle Eastern and African markets represent significant opportunity for makers of medical devices. As part of its coverage, this study concentrates on the EMEA medical device markets and estimates markets for specific device categories.

The EMEA market for medical devices is highly competitive in nature. The industry has witnessed the usual business cycles of low and high profitability as well as high and low demand. Overall, this industry remains stable owing to the relatively inelastic nature of demand from diseased patients. But various trends in its external environment, such as government regulations, buyers' increasing bargaining power, and increasing competition, are hurting profits.

The industry continues its transition toward consolidation. This will help the participants, although fewer in number, to wield more power. Although not radically innovative in nature, small improvements in products are helping customers and industry players as well. There continues a high reliance on relationship-based marketing. Establishing a sound relationship with distributors also helps, as manufacturers are able to leverage their relationships with distributors and home health agencies to move their products.

All market data pertains to the EMEA market at the manufacturers' level. Data are expressed in current U.S. dollars. The market was further segmented by select countries such as Germany, France, UK, Italy, Israel, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, South Africa, Egypt and others. The base year for data was 2013. The forecast data are provided for each of the years 2013 and 2018. Base year and forecast data are provided for each market segment.

The information and analysis presented in this report are based on extensive interviews with senior management of top companies in the market for medical devices. Background information was obtained from a comprehensive search of published literature and reports obtained from various government, business, medical trade, and international journals.

Key information from published literature was used to conduct interviews with over 13 industry executives and product managers to validate and obtain expert opinion on current and future trends in the EMEA medical device arena. Interviews were also used to confirm and/or adjust market size estimates, as well as in formulating market projections. Forecast growth was based on population and healthcare spending trends.

Countries and Regions

• Europe
• Africa
• Middle East
• Germany
• France
• UK
• Italy
• Other Europe
• Israel
• Iran
• UAE
• Jordan
• Saudi Arabia
• South Africa
• Egypt

Main Medical Device Categories

• Orthopedic
• Cardiovascular
• Gynecology (GYN) and urinary
• Respiratory
• Gastrointestinal and General Surgery
• Imaging
• IVD
• Neurology and Other

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter One: Executive Summary

Chapter Two: Introduction To The Industry

Chapter Three: Europe Medical Device Markets

Chapter Four:Middle East Medical Device Markets

Chapter Five: Africa Medical Device Markets

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