Olympus Leads the U.S. Market
The main competitors in the U.S. market for gastrointestinal endoscopic devices are Olympus, Boston Scientific, and Cook Medical. The market is abundant with different competitors; however, in 2011 these three competitors represented the lion’s share with 59.6 percent. Olympus held the largest portion of the market, and was the leading competitor for two of the market segments. They are the market leader for gastrointestinal endoscopes which amount to the largest segment in the market for gastrointestinal endoscopic devices.
Olympus faces stiff competition from its two main competitors, Pentax and Fujinon. Boston Scientific, the second leading competitor in the market, was the market leader for nine market segments. The company continues to lead the endoscope accessories market and is expected to maintain that position in the future; although it faces robust competition from the third leading competitor, Cook Medical.
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The information contained in this article is taken from a detailed and comprehensive report published by iData Research (www.idataresearch.net) entitled “U.S. Market for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Devices 2012". For more information and a free synopsis of the above report, the European (15 Countries), Canadian, Brazilian, Chinese, Indian or Japanese market reports, contact iData Research at: info@idataresearch.net
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