Abstract
Headquartered in Getinge, Sweden, Getinge manufactures infection control,
operating theatre, surgical, patient hygiene, patient mobility and wound care
products. This report provides a full review of the company' s activities.
Headquartered in Getinge, Sweden, Getinge manufactures systems for infection
control, operating theatres, surgical applications, patient hygiene, patient
mobility and wound care for the healthcare, extended care and pharmaceutical
industries.
The company mainly operates within three reportable segments; Infection
Control, which generated 31.5% of the company' s revenue in fiscal 2005;
Extended Care which accounted for 25.1% of sales; and Medical Systems which
generated 43% of revenue:-
- Getinge claims its Infection Control business is the world' s leading
supplier of sterilisers and disinfectors for the hospital market and the life
sciences industry.
- The company' s Extended Care business offers products for the acute and
long-term care sectors that enable movement, lifting and hygiene care for
people with restricted mobility. The business also supplies products to
prevent and treat pressure sores and provides consulting services. The
Extended Care unit claims to be the global market leader for hygiene systems
and patient handling, as well as the world number four in wound care.
- In its Medical Systems business, Getinge' s products are organised within
three divisions: Surgical Workplaces, Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care.
Getinge believes its Surgical Workplaces division is the global market leader
in surgical tables and lights, while its Critical Care division is claimed to
be the market leader in ventilation and the Cardiopulmonary division believes
it holds the number three market share for cardiopulmonary products.
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