The global operating room equipment & supplies market is expected to grow substantially through 2020, a Markets and Markets report found, according to whatech.
Here are five highlights:
1. In 2015, the market was valued at $24.31 billion.
2. The market is expected to hit $29.15 billion by 2020.
3. From 2015 to 2020, the market is anticipated to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 3.7 percent.
4. Increased regulation aimed at preventing hospital-acquired infections is spurring market growth.
5. Vendors include STERIS, Getinge Group, Stryker, Hill-Rom Holdings, Drägerwerk, GE Healthcare, Mizuho, Philips Healthcare, Medtronic and KARL STORZ.
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