Medical devices market in Poland 2008

DESCRIPTION

Medical devices market in Poland 2008 is PMR’s report, providing a thorough description of the medical devices market in Poland. Covering market situation, value and developmental forecasts, the report offers a distinctive operational perspective through a point of view analysis. Leading operator profiles give a cross sectional view of the market, while their shared experiences and opinions present invaluable references to real world engagement.

Conducted with PMR’s proprietary MarketInsight methodology, Medical devices market in Poland 2008 includes details of significant industry trends and events, legislative and regulatory issues as well as market shares broken down to individual groups of medical equipment.

Medical devices market directory Poland 2008

Bundled with the Medical devices market in Poland 2008 report is a directory of more than 300 companies operating in the medical devices market in Poland. In this directory of the major players, you will find an easy reference to the following pertinent information:

• trading name
• full company name
  
• core business
  
• address
  
• telephone and fax numbers
  
• e-mail address
  
• website URL
  
• key activity.
  

The directory is prepared in Excel format.

Survey conducted by PMR Research

For the purposes of this report, PMR Research – PMR’s research division (www.research-pmr.com) – carried out in November 2007 a survey among the management personnel of companies engaged in trade in medical devices in Poland. Over a half of the surveyed companies manufacture medical devices. The remaining survey respondents were mostly members of the management of Polish representative offices of foreign manufacturers.
The respondents were surveyed during telephone interviews, with 109 full interviews completed. During
additional telephone conversations with analysts from the PMR research team, respondents were also
asked to provide additional information in select questions.

Key sections

Market overview

• Significant market trends and events in 2006 and 2007
• Market size from 2003 to 2006, estimates for 2007, and forecast for 2008 to 2010
• Imports and exports of medical devices
  
• Assessment of development potential by medical equipment categories from 2003-2006

Factors influencing the market

• Legal environment
• Legal acts governing trade in medical devices in Poland
• Institutions governing trade in medical devices
• Description of the latest legal changes and their market impact
• Consumer behaviour
• Description of the health care market in Poland

• X-ray units
• Electro diagnostic units
• Dialysis devices
• Dentistry apparatus
• Apparatus for diathermia
• Apparatus and accessories for anaesthesia
• Breathing devices and apparatus
• Prosthetics
• Sterilising equipment for medical use, including surgery
• Hearing aids, including parts and accessories
• Cardiac pacemakers
• Medical furniture
• Medical thermometers
• Optical equipment
• Others

• top managers, strategic planners and executives of companies considering entry or active in the Polish market
• companies engaged in manufacturing, distributing and importing medical devices
• key decision makers and consultants involved in the healthcare industry.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Report methodology 13
Executive summary 17
Overview of the Polish market of
medical devices 21

• Key events and trends on the Polish market of medical devices 21
  • Key events and trends in 2006-2007 21
  • Events and trends anticipated for 2008-2009 22
• Market size in 2002-2010 24
• Size of the Polish leasing market 26
• Foreign trade 27
  • Import of medical devices to Poland in 2004-2007 27
  • Export of medical devices from Poland in 2004-2007 30

• X-ray devices 33
  • Current trends and market overview 33
  • Firms present in Poland 36
  • Mammography apparatus 36
    • Current trends and market overview 36
    • Firms present in Poland 37
• Electrodiagnostic apparatus 37
  • Current trends and market overview 37
  • Ultrasound apparatus 38
    • Current trends and market overview 38
    • Foreign trade 38
    • Firms present in Poland 39
  • Magnetic resonance devices 39
    • Current trends and market overview 39
    • Foreign trade 39
    • Firms present in Poland 40
  • Electrocardiographs 40
    • Current trends and market overview 40
    • Foreign trade 40
    • Firms present in Poland 41
  • Other electrodiagnostic devices 41
    • Ultraviolet and infrared apparatus 41
    • Scintigraphic devices 42
• Computer tomography equipment 43
  • Current trends and market overview 43
  • Foreign trade 43
  • Firms present in Poland 44
• Small medical devices 44
  • Current trends and market overview 44
  • Foreign trade 45
  • Firms present in Poland 47
• Blood pressure measuring instrumentation and devices 47
  • Current trends and market overview 47
  • Foreign trade 47
  • Firms present in Poland 48
• Instrumentation used in ophthalmology, lenses and eyeglasses 48
• Ophthalmologic instruments and apparatus 48
  • Current trends and market overview 48
  • Foreign trade 49
  • Firms present in Poland 49
• Lenses and eyeglasses 50
  • Current trends and market overview 50
  • Foreign trade 50
  • Firms present in Poland 51
• Endoscopes 52
  • Current trends and market overview 52
  • Foreign trade 52
  • Firms present in Poland 53
• Dialysis equipment 53
  • Current trends and market overview 53
  • Foreign trade 54
  • Firms present in Poland 55
• Medical devices used in dentistry 55
  • Current trends and market overview 55
  • Foreign trade 56
  • Firms present in Poland 57
• Transfusion apparatus 57
  • Current trends and market overview 57
  • Foreign trade 58
  • Firms present in Poland 59
• Instruments for anaesthesia 59
  • Current trends and market overview 59
  • Foreign trade 59
  • Firms present in Poland 60
• Therapy equipment 60
  • Current trends and market overview 60
  • Foreign trade 61
• Orthopaedic equipment 62
  • Current trends and market overview 62
  • Foreign trade 63
  • Firms present in Poland 64
• Pacemakers 65
  • Current trends and market overview 65
  • Foreign trade 65
  • Firms present in Poland 66
• Hearing aids 66
  • Current trends and market overview 66
  • Foreign trade 66
  • Firms present in Poland 67
• Medical furniture 67
  • Current trends and market overview 67
  • Foreign trade 68
  • Firms present in Poland 69
• Laboratory sterilizers 69
  • Current trends and market overview 69
  • Firms present in Poland 70
• Apparatus for ultrasound diathermy 70
  • Current trends and market overview 70
  • Foreign trade 70
  • Firms present in Poland 71
• Nerve stimulating apparatus 71
  • Foreign trade 71
• Ultrasound devices for lithotripsy 71
  • Foreign trade 71
  • Firms present in Poland 72

• Introduction 73
• Assessment of medical devices market in Poland 73
  • Assessment of current market situation 73
  • Market situation in 2007 76
• Opportunities and barriers to business development on the medical devices market in Poland 77
  • Key barriers to business development 77
  • Key factors supporting business development 79
• Marketing medical devices 81
  • Assessment of the URPL 81
  • Registration 82
• Leasing on the medical devices market 83
• Assessment of the impact of EU accession 84
• Profiles and market standing of companies engaged in trade in medical devices 87
  • Financial standing 87
  • Number of products in portfolio 89
  • Employment 90
  • Establishment of business in Poland 90
  • Export business 91

• Key regulations governing trade in medical devices in Poland 95
• Key institutions governing trade in medical devices in Poland 96
• Procedure for marketing medical devices in Poland 96
  • Classification of medical devices 97
  • Clinical investigations 97
  • Assessment of conformity with essential requirements 98
  • Medical devices register 99
• Advertising of medical devices 99
• Reimbursement of medical devices 100
• Safety of medical devices 102
  • Suspension/withdrawal from trade 102
  • Medical incidents 105

• Non-invasive tests 107
• Dental check-ups 108
• Eye tests 109
• Hearing tests 109
• Heart check-ups 110
• Blood pressure tests 111
• Mammography 112

• Market of private medical services in Poland 115
  • Market size 115
  • Basic data on the market of private medical services 116
  • Development forecasts 117
• Basic data on healthcare system in Poland 118

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