1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Study Deliverables 1.2 Study Assumptions 1.3 Scope of the Study 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 MARKET DYNAMICS 4.1 Market Overview 4.2 Market Drivers 4.2.1 Increasing Incidences of Communicable Diseases 4.2.2 Growing Public Awareness about Hospital Acquired Infections 4.3 Market Restraints 4.3.1 Emergence of Home Care Services 4.3.2 Stringent Regulatory Framework 4.4 Porter's Five Forces Analysis 4.4.1 Threat of New Entrants 4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers 4.4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 4.4.4 Threat of Substitute Products 4.4.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry 5 MARKET SEGMENTATION 5.1 Type 5.1.1 Patient Examination Devices 5.1.2 Operating Room Equipment 5.1.3 Mobility Aids and Transportation Equipment 5.1.4 Sterilization and Disinfectant Equipment 5.1.5 Disposable Hospital Supplies 5.1.6 Other Types 6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 6.1 Company Profiles 6.1.1 3M Healthcare 6.1.2 Advanced Sterilization Products Services Inc. 6.1.3 Ansell Limited 6.1.4 B. Braun Melsungen AG 6.1.5 Becton, Dickinson and Company 6.1.6 Cardinal Health Inc. 6.1.7 Covidien PLC 6.1.8 Invacare Corporation 6.1.9 Medline Industries 6.1.10 Molnlycke Healthcare AB 7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS

- 3M Healthcare - Advanced Sterilization Products Services Inc. - Ansell Limited - B. Braun Melsungen AG - Becton, Dickinson and Company - Cardinal Health Inc. - Covidien PLC - Invacare Corporation - Medline Industries - Molnlycke Healthcare AB