The Medical Device Market: Korea

Table of Contents

BACKGROUND DATA

• GEOGRAPHY
• POLITICAL OVERVIEW
• ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
• POPULATION
  • Population by Region, 1995 & 2000
• DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
  • Principal Demographic Indicators, 1995-2002
• MORTALITY
  • Causes of Death, 2000-2002
• MORBIDITY
• Communicable diseases
  • Reported Communicable Diseases, 1995-2002
  • Vaccinations Performed, 1996-2002
    • Tuberculosis
    • Leprosy
    • HIV and AIDS
• Cancer incidence
  • Cancer Registry by Leading Primary Cancer Sites, 1999

CHARTS

• Population by Age Group, 2003 (%)
• Government Population Projections, 2000-2030 (000s)
• Causes of Death, 2002 (%)

HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

• ORGANISATION & ADMINISTRATION
  • Healthcare funding
  • Healthcare provision
• HEALTH EXPENDITURE
  • Medical Insurance Expenditure
    • Medical Insurance Expenditure 1990-2002
  • Central Government Expenditure
    • MHW Expenditure, 1999-2001
• HOSPITAL SERVICES
  • Hospitals by Type, 1994-2003
  • Beds by Type, 1997-2003
  • Hospitals by Region, 2003
  • Hospital Beds by Region, 2003
  • Hospital Beds by Type, 1998
• Inpatient Activity
  • Inpatient Activity, 1986-2002
  • Inpatient Activity by Hospital Type, 2002
  • Detailed Inpatient Activity by Hospital Ownership, 2001
• AMBULATORY CARE
  • Outpatient Facilities, 1995-2002
  • Clinics by Region, 2002
  • Health Centres by Region, 2002
• Hospital Outpatient Activity
  • Hospital Outpatient Visits, 1986-2002
  • Hospital Outpatient Visits by Type of Hospital, 2000 & 2001
  • Hospital Outpatient Activity by Hospital Ownership, 2002
• MEDICAL PERSONNEL
  • Licensed Medical Personnel, 1997-2003
• Physicians
  • Number of Physicians/Dentists, 1981-2003
  • Physicians and Dentists in Medical Facilities, 2003
  • Specialist Physicians, 1999-2003
• Nursing Staff
  • Number of Nursing Staff, 1981-2003
  • Nursing Staff in Medical Facilities, 2003

CHARTS

• Health Expenditure by Sector, 2000 (%)
• Hospital Beds by Ownership, 1998 (%)

ACCESSING THE MEDICAL DEVICE MARKET

• INTRODUCTION
• REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
  • New Medical Device Act of 2003
  • Class I notification
  • Class II & III approval
  • Exemptions from product testing
  • Non-exempt products
  • Clinical trials
  • Pricing & Reimbursement
  • Recent Reimbursement Issues
  • Planned Deregulation of Medical Laws in 2006?
• TRADE FAIRS
  • KIMES
• DISTRIBUTORS
• MEDICAL DEVICE IMPORTS
  • Imports of Medical Equipment & Supplies, 1999-2004 (US$000)
  • Imports by Leading Supplier, 2004 (US$000s)
  • Leading Suppliers by Category 2004 (US$000s)
• DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
  • Number of Medical Instrument Manufacturers, 1996-2001
  • Domestic Medical Device Production, 1998 - 2000 (US$ million)
    • Electromedical production
  • Major Electromedical Manufacturers
  • Electromedical Production, 2000 & 2001
    • Boin Medica Co. Ltd
    • Choongwae Medical
    • Daewoong Medical Corporation
    • GE Medical Systems
    • Gambro
    • Hanshin Medical
    • Listem (former Dong-A X-ray Co.)
    • Medison
    • Prosonic/Siemens
    • Royal Medical
    • S M Medical Co
    • Sam Yang
    • Sometech
• Exports
  • Exports of Medical Equipment & Supplies, 1999-2004 (US$000s)
  • Exports by Leading Destination, 2004 (US$000s)
  • Balance of Trade, 1999-2004 (US$000s)
• DIRECTORY

CHARTS

• Imports by Category, 2004 (%)
• Leading Suppliers, 2004 (%)
• Exports by Category, 2004 (%)
• Exports by Destination, 2004 (%)