The global respiratory care devices market has grown significantly over past few years and is expected to grow at a steady pace in the coming five years. Rapidly aging population, rising incidence in Chronic Obtrusive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD), technical advances in respiratory care devices market and tight budget faced by healthcare institutions are the major factors influencing the market.

Positive airway pressure devices command the largest share in the respiratory care therapeutic devices segment. Technical advances such as portability, and increased battery life are primarily influencing the growth of this market.

Emergence of home healthcare has opened new avenues for the respiratory care devices market. Currently this segment accounts for about 40 % of the end user market. Convenience and comfort in a home care environment coupled with cost advantages are the major factors driving the home healthcare market for respiratory care devices.

U.S. accounts for the largest in the global respiratory care devices market. Demographic changes and rising incidence of COPD are among the major factors influencing the market. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.; about 12 million Americans suffer from COPD.

This research report categorizes the respiratory care devices market on the basis of diagnostic, therapeutic & monitoring devices, and preterm respiratory care, forecasting revenues and analyzing trends in each of the submarkets.

Each section will provide market data, market drivers, trends and opportunities, key players, and competitive outlook. This report will also provide market tables for covering the micro-markets along with more than 10 company profiles.

MARKETS COVERED

This research report categorizes the respiratory care devices market into the following:

• Respiratory Care Diagnostic Devices (Mass Spectrometers, Plethysmograph, Exercise Testing Equipment, Recorders, Peak Flow Meters, Pneumotachometers, Capnographs, Gas Analyzers, Spirometers)
• Respiratory Care Therapeutic Devices (Humidifiers, Nebulizers, Oxygen Concentrators, Positive Airway Pressure Devices, Reusable Resuscitators, Ventilators, Respiratory Inhalers)
• Respiratory Care Monitoring Devices & respiratory Disposables (Respiratory Care Monitoring Devices -Ventilators for respiratory Care, Pulse Oximeters; Respiratory Disposables - Disposable Oxygen Masks, Resuscitators, Tracheostomy tubes, Oxygen Cannulae)
• Preterm Respiratory Care Devices (Infant Ventilator, Nasal cannula, Oxygen hood, Endotracheal tube, Nasal CPAP, ECMO (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), Nitric oxide delivery unit, Resuscitation bags)

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• Market information will be obtained through secondary research on company websites and news articles.
• Market size of the segments will be calculated using the bottom-up approach.
• Market revenues of key players will be determined by primary and secondary research, which includes study of the annual reports of the company and interviews with key opinion leaders, CEOs, directors and managers.

STAKEHOLDERS

• Respiratory Care Device manufacturers
• Respiratory Care device distributors
• Healthcare institutions (Hospitals, laboratories, Medical schools, and governing bodies)
• Various research and consulting companies
• Various research associations related to Respiratory Care Device

TABLE OF CONTENTS        

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY        
MARKET SCENARIO    
        
1    INTRODUCTION    
1.1    KEY TAKE-AWAYS    
1.2    REPORT DESCRIPTION    
1.3    MARKETS COVERED    
1.4    STAKEHOLDERS    
1.5    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY    
        
2    SUMMARY    
        
3    MARKET OVERVIEW    
3.1    INTRODUCTION    
3.2    DEFINITION OF RESPIRATORY CARE MARKET    
3.3    EVOLUTION OF RESPIRATORY CARE MARKET    
3.4    DRIVERS    
3.4.1    HIGH PREVALENCE OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES    
3.4.2    CHANGING LIFESTYLE & INCREASING NUMBER OF SMOKERS    
3.4.3    GROWING NUMBER OF AGED PEOPLE    
3.4.4    TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS    
3.5    RESTRAINTS    
3.5.1    ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN    
3.6    KEY TRENDS    
3.6.1    EMERGING ECONOMIES DEMAND COST-EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT    
3.6.2    INCREASING FOCUS ON COMPACT DEVICES FOR DIAGNOSTICS    
3.7    PAP DEVICES DOMINATE THERAPEUTICS AREA    
3.8    CAPNOGRAPHY DEVICE AS POPULAR MONITORING EQUIPMENT    
3.9    SPIROMETERS CONTINUE TO LEAD RESPIRATORY DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES MARKET    
3.10    PATENT ANALYSIS    
3.10.1    RESMED FOCUSING ON THE THERAPEUTICS SEGMENT    
3.10.2    DEVICE MANUFACTURERS FOCUSING ON VENTILATORS & INHALERS SEGMENTS    
        
4    RESPIRATORY CARE THERAPEUTICS DEVICES    
4.1    INTRODUCTION    
4.2    DRIVERS    
4.2.1    HOME HEALTHCARE GROWTH LEADING TO INCREASED DEMAND FOR THERAPEUTIC DEVICES    
4.2.2    USER-FRIENDLY SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY INCREASES ADOPTION OF DEVICES    
4.3    RESTRAINTS    
4.3.1    MARKET SATURATION    
4.3.2    HIGH COST OF OWNERSHIP RESTRICTS THE ADOPTION OF DEVICES    
4.4    OPPORTUNITIES    
4.4.1    USED IN DELIVERY OF VACCINES, SYSTEMIC THERAPY & GENE-REPLACEMENT THERAPY    
4.5    BURNING ISSUES    
4.5.1    BAN ON CHLOROFLUOROCARBON BASED PROPELLANTS    
4.5.2    REDUCTION IN THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT FOR HOME OXYGEN    
4.6    WINNING IMPERATIVES    
4.6.1    LOWER OPERATING COSTS & PACKAGING GIVES LONG TERM ADVANTAGE    
4.6.2    PORTABILITY IS A KEY DISTINGUISHING FEATURE    
4.7    HUMIDIFIERS    
4.7.1    HEATED HUMIDIFIERS    
4.7.2    PASSOVER HUMIDIFIERS    
4.8    FURTHER CLASSIFICATION OF HEATED & PASSOVER HUMIDIFIERS    
4.8.1    INTEGRATED HUMIDIFIERS    
4.8.2    BUILT-IN HUMIDIFIERS    
4.8.3    STAND-ALONE HUMIDIFIERS    
4.9    NEBULIZERS    
4.9.1    COMPRESSOR-BASED NEBULIZERS    
4.9.2    PISTON BASED HAND-HELD NEBULIZERS    
4.9.3    ULTRASONIC NEBULIZERS    
4.10    OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS    
4.10.1    FIXED OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS    
4.10.2    PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS    
4.11    POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (PAP) DEVICES    
4.11.1    CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (CPAP) DEVICES    
4.11.2    OTHER PAP DEVICES    
4.11.2.1    TBi-level PAP devices & automatic PAP devices    
4.12    REUSABLE RESUSCITATORS    
4.13    VENTILATORS    
4.13.1    ADULT VENTILATORS    
4.13.2    NEONATAL VENTILATORS    
4.14    RESPIRATORY INHALERS    
4.14.1    DRY POWDER INHALERS    
4.14.2    METERED DOSE INHALERS    
        
5    RESPIRATORY CARE MONITORING DEVICES & DISPOSABLES    
5.1    INTRODUCTION    
5.2    DRIVERS & RESTRAINTS    
5.2.1    RISING FOCUS ON MONITORING RESPIRATORY DISEASES    
5.2.2    HIGH LEVEL OF SATURATION IN PULSE OXIMETERS    
5.3    BURNING ISSUES    
5.3.1    WHO INITIATIIVE FOR DEVELOPING COST EFFECTIVE OXIMETERS    
5.4    WINNING IMPERATIVES    
5.4.1    FOCUS ON ADDITIONAL FEATURES TO GAIN COMPETITIVE EDGE    
5.4.2    USP IS COMPACTNESS OF DEVICES    
5.5    RESPIRATORY CARE MONITORING DEVICES    
5.5.1    PULSE OXIMETER    
5.5.1.1    Pulse oximeter equipment    
5.5.1.1.1    Handheld pulse oximeters    
5.5.1.1.2    Fingertip pulse oximeters    
5.5.1.1.3    Tabletop pulse oximeters    
5.5.1.1.4    Wrist worn pulse oximeters    
5.5.1.2    Pulse oximeter sensors    
5.5.2    CAPNOGRAPHS    
5.5.3    GAS ANALYZERS    
5.6    RESPIRATORY DISPOSABLES    
5.6.1    DISPOSABLE OXYGEN MASK    
5.6.2    DISPOSABLE RESUSCITATORS    
5.6.3    TRACHEOSTOMY TUBES    
5.6.4    OXYGEN CANNULAE    
        
6    RESPIRATORY CARE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES     (RESPIRATORY MEASUREMENT DEVICES)        
6.1    INTRODUCTION    
6.2    DRIVERS & RESTRAINTS    
6.2.1    DEVELOPING ECONOMIES PROVIDE A GROWING DIAGNOSTICS MARKET    
6.2.2    COMPLICATED REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS IN DIAGNOSTICS SEGMENT    
6.2.3    HIGHLY COMPETITIVE    
6.3    OPPORTUNITIES    
6.3.1    POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTICS AN UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY    
6.4    BURNING ISSUES & TRENDS    
6.4.1    SPIROMETRY IN TODDLERS/INFANTS  A CHALLENGE    
6.4.2    SPIROMETER ON IPHONE    
6.5    WINNING IMPERATIVES    
6.5.1    FOCUS ON ACCURATE &CLINICALLY IMPORTANT IMFORMATION    
6.6    SPIROMETER    
6.6.1    MECHANICAL VOLUME SPIROMETERS    
6.6.2    AUTOMATED FLOW SPIROMETERS    
6.7    PEAK FLOW METERS    
6.8    RECORDERS/ POLYSOMNOGRAPHY DEVICES    
6.9    OTHER DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES    
6.9.1    EXERCISE TESTING EQUIPMENT    
6.9.2    PNEUMOTACHOMETERS    
6.9.2.1    Fleisch type pneumotachometers    
6.9.2.2    Lilly type pneumotachometers    
6.9.3    PLETHYSMOGRAPHS    
        
7    PRETERM RESPIRATORY CARE DEVICES    
7.1    INTRODUCTION    
7.2    DRIVERS    
7.2.1    INCREASING INCIDENCE RATE OF PRETERM BIRTHS    
7.2.2    LARGE NUMBER OF INFANTS SUFFERING FROM RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME    
7.3    RESTRAINTS    
7.3.1    HIGH ENTRY BARRIERS    
7.3.2    LOW COST VENTILATORS    
7.4    OPPORTUNITY    
7.4.1    MULTIFUNCTIONAL MEDICAL DEVICES    
7.4.2    SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS A HIGH GROWTH OPPORTUNITY    
7.5    BURNING ISSUES & TRENDS    
7.5.1    HARMFUL EFFECTS OF CERTAIN DEVICES    
7.5.2    INCREASING RESEARCH IN USE OF MICROPROCESSING TECHNOLOGY IN PRETERM DEVICES    
7.6    WINNING IMPERATIVES    
7.6.1    ROBUST DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS    
7.6.2    FOCUS ON SPECIFIC FEATURES BY THE MARKET PLAYERS    
7.7    INFANT VENTILATORS    
7.8    OXYGEN HOODS    
7.9    NASAL CPAPS    
7.10    ECMO (EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION)    
7.11    NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY UNITS    
7.12    RESUSCITATORS    
        
8    GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS    
8.1    INTRODUCTION    
8.2    U.S.    
8.3    EUROPE    
8.4    ASIA    
8.5    ROW    
        
9    COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE    
9.1    INTRODUCTION    
9.2    AGREEMENTS & PARTNERSHIPS/CONTRACTS/ALLIANCES    
9.3    MERGERS/ACQUISITIONS/COLLABORATIONS    
9.4    PRODUCT LAUNCH/PRODUCT INTEGRATION    
9.5    OTHERS    
        
10    COMPANY PROFILES    
10.1    AIRSEP CORP    
10.1.1    OVERVIEW    
10.1.2    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.1.3    STRATEGY    
10.2    ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS    
10.2.1    OVERVIEW    
10.2.2    FINANCIALS    
10.2.3    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.2.4    STRATEGY    
10.2.5    DEVELOPMENTS    
10.3    CAREFUSION CORP    
10.3.1    OVERVIEW    
10.3.2    FINANCIALS    
10.3.3    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.3.4    STRATEGY    
10.3.5    DEVELOPMENTS    
10.4    COMPUMEDICS LTD    
10.4.1    OVERVIEW    
10.4.2    FINANCIALS    
10.4.3    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.4.4    STRATEGY    
10.4.5    DEVELOPMENTS    
10.5    COVIDIEN, INC.    
10.5.1    OVERVIEW    
10.5.2    FINANCIALS    
10.5.3    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.5.4    STRATEGY    
10.5.5    DEVELOPMENTS    
10.6    DEVILBISS HEALTHCARE    
10.6.1    OVERVIEW    
10.6.2    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.6.3    STRATEGY    
10.6.4    DEVELOPMENTS    
10.7    DRAGER MEDICAL GMBH    
10.7.1    OVERVIEW    
10.7.2    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.7.3    STRATEGY    
10.7.4    DEVELOPMENTS    
10.8    FISHER & PAYKEL    
10.8.1    OVERVIEW    
10.8.2    FINANCIALS    
10.8.3    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.8.4    STRATEGY    
10.8.5    DEVELOPMENTS    
10.9    GE HEALTHCARE    
10.9.1    OVERVIEW    
10.9.2    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.9.3    STRATEGY    
10.9.4    DEVELOPMENTS    
10.10    HAMILTON MEDICAL AG    
10.10.1    OVERVIEW    
10.10.2    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.10.3    STRATEGY    
10.10.4    DEVELOPMENTS    
10.11    INVACARE CORP    
10.11.1    OVERVIEW    
10.11.2    FINANCIALS    
10.11.3    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.11.4    STRATEGY    
10.12    MAQUET GMBH    
10.12.1    OVERVIEW    
10.12.2    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.12.3    STRATEGY    
10.12.4    DEVELOPMENTS    
10.13    PHILIPS HEALTHCARE    
10.13.1    OVERVIEW    
10.13.2    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.13.3    STRATEGY    
10.13.4    DEVELOPMENTS    
10.14    RESMED, INC.    
10.14.1    OVERVIEW    
10.14.2    FINANCIALS    
10.14.3    PRODUCTS & SERVICES    
10.14.4    STRATEGY    
10.14.5    DEVELOPMENTS    

APPENDIX
U.S. PATENTS    
EUROPE PATENTS    
JAPAN PATENTS    
        
         
LIST OF TABLES        
        
        
TABLE 1    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY CARE DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 2    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY CARE THERAPEUTIC DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 3    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY CARE THERAPEUTIC DEVICES MARKET, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 (UNIT SHIPMENTS IN THOUSANDS)        
TABLE 4    RESPIRATORY CARE THERAPEUTIC DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 5    GLOBAL HUMIDIFIERS MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 6    GLOBAL HUMIDIFIERS MARKET, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 (UNIT SHIPMENTS IN THOUSANDS)        
TABLE 7    HUMIDIFIERS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 8    HEATED HUMIDIFIERS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 9    PASSOVER HUMIDIFIERS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 10    NEBULIZERS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 11    GLOBAL OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 12    GLOBAL OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS MARKET, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 (UNIT SHIPMENTS IN THOUSANDS)        
TABLE 13    OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 14    FIXED OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 15    PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 16    GLOBAL PAP DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 17    PAP DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 18    CPAP DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 19    OTHER PAP DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 20    REUSABLE RESUSCITATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 21    GLOBAL VENTILATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 22    GLOBAL VENTILATORS MARKET, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015     (UNIT SHIPMENTS IN THOUSANDS)        
TABLE 23    VENTILATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 24    ADULT VENTILATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 25    NEONATAL VENTILATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 26    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY INHALERS MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 27    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY INHALERS MARKET, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 (UNIT SHIPMENTS IN THOUSANDS)    
TABLE 28    RESPIRATORY INHALERS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 29    DRY POWDER INHALERS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 30    METERED DOSE INHALERS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 31    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY CARE MONITORING DEVICES & DISPOSABLES MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 32    RESPIRATORY CARE MONITORING DEVICES & DISPOSABLES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 33    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY CARE MONITORING DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 34    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY CARE MONITORING DEVICES MARKET, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 (UNIT SHIPMENTS IN THOUSANDS)        
TABLE 35    RESPIRATORY CARE MONITORING DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 36    GLOBAL PULSE OXIMETRY MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 37    PULSE OXIMETRY MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 38    PULSE OXIMETERS EQUIPMENT MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 39    PULSE OXIMETER SENSORS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 40    CAPNOGRAPHS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 41    GAS ANALYZERS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 42    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY DISPOSABLES MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 43    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY DISPOSABLES MARKET, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 (UNIT SHIPMENTS IN THOUSANDS)        
TABLE 44    RESPIRATORY DISPOSABLES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 45    DISPOSABLES OXYGEN MASK MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 46    DISPOSABLE RESUSCITATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 47    TRACHEOSTOMY TUBES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 48    OXYGEN CANNULAE MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 49    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY CARE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 50    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY CARE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES MARKET, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 (UNIT SHIPMENTS IN THOUSANDS)        
TABLE 51    RESPIRATORY CARE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 52    SPIROMETERS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 53    PEAK FLOW METERS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 54    POLYSOMNOGRAPHY DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 55    OTHER DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 56    GLOBAL PRETERM RESPIRATORY CARE DEVICE MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSANDS)        
TABLE 57    PRETERM RESPIRATORY CARE DEVICES MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSANDS)        
TABLE 58    INFANT VENTILATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSANDS)    
TABLE 59    OXYGEN HOOD MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSANDS)    
TABLE 60    NASAL CPAP MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSANDS)    
TABLE 61    ECMO MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSANDS)    
TABLE 62    NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY UNIT MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSANDS)    
TABLE 63    INFANT RESUSCITATORS MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($THOUSANDS)        
TABLE 64    RESPIRATORY CARE MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)    
TABLE 65    U.S. RESPIRATORY CARE MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 66    EUROPE RESPIRATORY CARE MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 67    ASIA RESPIRATORY CARE MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 68    ROW RESPIRATORY CARE MARKET REVENUE, BY PRODUCTS, 2008 – 2015 ($MILLION)        
TABLE 69    AGREEMENTS & PARTNERSHIPS, CONTRACTS, ALLIANCES (2008 – 2010)        
TABLE 70    MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, COLLABORATIONS (2008 – 2011)    
TABLE 71    NEW PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGIES, SERVICES LAUNCHED (2009 – 2011)    
TABLE 72    OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RESPIRATORY CARE MARKET (2008 – 2011)        
TABLE 73    ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REVENUE & R&D EXPENSES ($MILLION)    
TABLE 74    ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS ($MILLION)    
TABLE 75    ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS SALES BY REGION ($MILLION)    
TABLE 76    CAREFUSION CORPORATION REVENUE & R&D EXPENSES ($MILLION)    
TABLE 77    CAREFUSION CORPORATION SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS ($MILLION)    
TABLE 78    CAREFUSION CORPORATION SALES BY REGION ($MILLION)    
TABLE 79    COMPUMEDICS LIMITED SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS ($MILLION)    
TABLE 80    COMPUMEDICS LIMITED SALES BY REGION ($MILLION)    
TABLE 81    COVIDIEN, INC. REVENUE AND R&D EXPENSES ($MILLION)    
TABLE 82    COVIDIEN, INC. SALES BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS ($MILLION)    
TABLE 83    COVIDIEN, INC. SALES BY REGION ($MILLION)    
TABLE 84    FISHER & PAYKEL REVENUE AND R&D EXPENSES ($MILLION)    
TABLE 85    FISHER & PAYKEL SALES BY REGION ($MILLION)    
TABLE 86    INVACARE CORP REVENUE AND R&D EXPENSES ($MILLION)    
TABLE 87    INVACARE CORP SALES BY REGION ($MILLION)    
TABLE 88    RESMED, INC. REVENUE & R&D EXPENSES ($MILLION)    
TABLE 89    RESMED, INC SALES BY REGION ($MILLION)    
        
         
LIST OF FIGURES        
        
        
FIGURE 1    SEGMENT WISE MARKET SHARE OF RESPIRATORY CARE DEVICES    
FIGURE 2    GLOBAL RESPIRATORY CARE DEVICES MARKET BY SEGMENTS    
FIGURE 3    RESPIRATORY CARE DEVICES MARKET SEGMENTATION    
FIGURE 4    CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY IN THERAPEUTICS, DIAGNOSTICS, & MONITORING DEVICES    
FIGURE 5    SEGMENT ANALYSIS (RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTICS DEVICES)    
FIGURE 6    SEGMENT ANALYSIS (RESPIRATORY MONITORING DEVICES)    
FIGURE 7    SEGMENT ANALYSIS (RESPIRATORY DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES)    
FIGURE 8    PATENTS BY MARKET PLAYERS (2005- MARCH 2011)    
FIGURE 9    PATENTS BY SEGMENTS (2005- MARCH 2011)    
FIGURE 10    MARKET SHARE FOR FIXED OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS    
FIGURE 11    MARKET SHARE FOR PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS    
FIGURE 12    MARKET SHARE FOR PULSE OXIMETER    
FIGURE 13    MAJOR STRATEGIC FOCUS BY MARKET PLAYERS    
FIGURE 14    MAJOR PLAYERS USING DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO GROW