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米国における障害者・高齢者補助技術

Disabled and Elderly Assistive Technologies in the U.S.

発行 BCC Research
出版日 2008年10月 商品コード 76451
ページ情報 英文 153 Pages
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Disabled and Elderly Assistive Technologies
出版日: 2011年07月
商品コード: 207741

原文目次

Abstract

This report:

  • Provides an overview of technologies used in disabled and elderly care products
  • Discusses conditions and applications addressed by these technologies
  • Examines the market for size and segmentation, and makes projections through 2013
  • Covers legal, regulatory and insurance issues
  • Describes patent and IP activity
  • Reviews the industry' s size, structure, competition and market shares.

Table of Contents

Chapter- 1: SUMMARY 2

  • SUMMARY TABLE PROJECTED U.S. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SALES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 6
  • SUMMARY FIGURE PROJECTED U.S. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SALES, 2007-2013 ($ MILLIONS) 7

Chapter- 2: OVERVIEW 63

  • GENERAL DESCRIPTION 8
  • DEFINITIONS 8
  • Assistive Technologies 8
  • Disabilities vs. Diseases 8
  • Assistive Technologies vs. Pharmaceuticals 9
  • Assistive Technologies vs. Prosthetics and Orthotics 9
  • Assistive Technologies vs. Cosmetic Products 10
  • HISTORY 10
  • TECHNOLOGIES 11
  • MATERIALS 11
  • ELECTRONICS 12
  • Speech Recognition and Vocal Output 12
  • Communication Technology 13
  • Mobile Location Technology 13
  • Sensor Technology 14
  • Artificial Intelligence 14
  • ENERGY SOURCES 15
  • MINIATURIZATION 16
  • APPLICATIONS/CONDITIONS ADDRESSED 16
  • FIGURE 1 U.S. POPULATION WHOSE DAILY ACTIVITES ARE LMITED BY HEALTH CONDITIONS, BY AGE GROUP, 2006 (%) 16
  • FIGURE 1 (CONTINUED) 17
  • TABLE 1 PROJECTED NUMBER OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN THE U.S., THROUGH 2013 (MILLONS) 17
  • FIGURE 2 PROJECTED INCREASE IN U.S. DISABLED POPULATION, 2007 - 2013 (MILLIONS) 18
  • SENSORY LOSS 18
  • Hearing Loss 18
  • TABLE 2 REPORTED INCIDENCE OF HEARING PROBLEMS AMONG U.S. ADULTS BY SEX/AGE GROUP, 2006 (%) 19
  • Vision Loss 19
  • TABLE 3 REPORTED INCIDENCE OF BLINDNESS AND VISION IMPAIRMENT IN THE U.S. BY SEX/AGE GROUP, 2006 (%) 20
  • COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 21
  • Speech Impairments 21
  • Writing Difficulties 22
  • LOSS OF MOBILITY/DEXTERITY 22
  • TABLE 4 REPORTED INCIDENCE OF IMPAIRED MOBLITY AND DEXTERITY IN THE U.S. BY SEX/AGE GROUP, 2006 (%) 22
  • Arthritis 23
  • TABLE 5 INCIDENCE OF DOCTOR-DIAGNOSED ARTHRITIS CASES AND CHRONIC JOINT SYMPTOMS IN THE U.S. BY AGE GROUP, 2006 (MILLION PERSONS) 23
  • Osteoporosis 24
  • Age-Related Loss of Strength/Balance/Coordination 24
  • Surgical Recovery and Rehabilitation 25
  • Arthroplasties 25
  • TABLE 6 PROJECTED TRENDS IN NUMBER OF U.S. TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENTS, 2007 - 2013 (THOUSANDS OF PROCEDURES) 25
  • Amputations 25
  • OBESITY 26
  • NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTIONS 26
  • Alzheimer' s Disease and Related Dementias 27
  • Age-Related Loss of Cognitive Functioning 27
  • FIGURE 3 PREVALENCE OF COGNITIVE/MENTAL IMPAIRMENT AMONG MEDICARE PARTICIPANTS, 2002 (%) 27
  • FIGURE 3 (CONTINUED) 28
  • CHRONIC DISEASE 28
  • FIGURE 4 PREVALENCE OF SELECTED CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG MEDICARE PARTICIPANTS, 2002 (%) 29
  • INCONTINENCE AND LOSS OF BLADDER/BOWEL FUNCTIONING 30
  • TABLE 7 PREVALENCE OF URINARY INCONTINENCE BY SEX (%) 30
  • TABLE 8 OSTOMY POPULATION WITH OSTOMIES BY AGE GROUP (%) 31
  • PRODUCT TYPES 31
  • MOBILITY AIDS 31
  • Ambulatory Aids 32
  • TABLE 9 AMBULATORY AID MANUFACTURERS 32
  • Wheelchairs, Scooters, and Accessories 32
  • Wheelchairs 33
  • TABLE 10 WHEELCHAIR MANUFACTURERS 33
  • TABLE 10 (CONTINUED) 34
  • Scooters 34
  • TABLE 11 SCOOTER MANUFACTURERS 35
  • Motor Vehicle Conversions 35
  • TABLE 12 MOTOR VEHICLE DISABLED ACCESS CONVERSION KIT MANUFACTURERS 36
  • Navigation Aids 36
  • Ultrasound (Sonar) Systems 36
  • Laser Systems 37
  • Combined Laser/Ultrasound Systems 37
  • GPS Systems 37
  • TABLE 13 NAVIGATION AIDS MANUFACTURERS 37
  • TABLE 13 (CONTINUED) 38
  • ACCESS AIDS 38
  • Home Elevators 38
  • Wheelchair Lifts 38
  • Stair Climbers 39
  • Accessible Baths and Showers 39
  • Special Commodes 39
  • Bath and Pool Lifts 39
  • Transfer Lifts 39
  • Door Openers 40
  • TABLE 14 ACCESS AID MANUFACTURERS 40
  • BEDS, SEATING SYSTEMS, AND ERGONOMIC AIDS 40
  • Beds 41
  • Seating and Positioning Systems 41
  • Ergonomic Aids 42
  • TABLE 15 MANUFACTURERS OF BED, SEATING, AND ERGONOMIC AIDS FOR THE DISABLED 42
  • TABLE 15 (CONTINUED) 43
  • DAILY LIVING AIDS 43
  • Toileting Aids and Incontinence Products 43
  • Commode/Shower Chairs 43
  • Incontinence Products 44
  • Ostomy Products 44
  • Other Daily Living Aids 44
  • TABLE 16 DAILY LIVING AIDS MANUFACTURERS 45
  • COMMUNICATION AIDS 45
  • Speech Aids 45
  • Writing and Typing Aids 46
  • TABLE 17 SPEECH AND WRITING AID MANUFACTURERS 46
  • TABLE 17 (CONTINUED) 47
  • Hearing Aids 47
  • Analog vs. Digital Hearing Aids 47
  • Behind-the-Ear vs. In-the-Ear Designs 48
  • Eyeglass Hearing Aids 49
  • Other Features 50
  • New Technologies 50
  • Non-Amplification Technology 50
  • MEMS-Based Hearing Aids 51
  • TABLE 18 HEARING AID MANUFACTURERS 51
  • Telephony Accessories 52
  • Text Telephones 52
  • Amplified Telephones 52
  • COMPUTER ACCESS AIDS 53
  • Input Devices 53
  • Speech Recognition 53
  • Special Keyboards 53
  • Touch Screens 54
  • Mouse Alternatives 54
  • Output Devices 54
  • Screen Magnifiers/Readers 55
  • Refreshable Braille Displays 55
  • Accessibility Software 55
  • TABLE 19 COMPUTER AID MANUFACTURERS 55
  • TABLE 19 (CONTINUED) 56
  • VISION AND READING AIDS 56
  • Reading Machines 57
  • Braille Translators 57
  • Video Magnifiers 58
  • Accessible Books and Reader/Players 58
  • DAISY Books 59
  • Accessible Consumer Electronic Equipment 60
  • Telephones 60
  • Cell Phones 60
  • Kitchen Appliances 61
  • Personal Digital Assistants 62
  • TABLE 20 READING AND VISION AID MANUFACTURERS 62
  • TABLE 20 (CONTINUED) 63
  • ENVIRONMENTAL AIDS 63
  • TABLE 21 ENVIRONMENTAL AID MANUFACTURERS 63
  • MEDICAL/PERSONAL MONITORING AIDS 64
  • Activity/Emergency Location Monitors 64
  • Remote Medical Monitors 64
  • Pervasive Monitoring 65
  • TABLE 22 MEDICAL/PERSONAL MONITORING AID MANUFACTURERS 66
  • PATENT ANALYSIS 66
  • FIGURE 5 U.S. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PATENTS ISSUED SINCE 1976 AND PATENT APPLICATIONS PENDING BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY (%) 67
  • REGULATORY/LEGISLATIVE/INSURANCE ISSUES 67
  • AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND OTHER RELATED LEGISLATION 67
  • SAFETY AND QUALITY REGULATIONS 69
  • MEDICARE AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT ISSUES 70

Chapter- 3: U.S. MARKET FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, 2007 - 2013 67

  • SUMMARY 71
  • TABLE 23 PROJECTED U.S. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SALES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 71
  • FIGURE 6 PROJECTED U.S. ASSISITIVE TECHNOLOGY MARKET TRENDS, 2007 - 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 72
  • FIGURE 7 PROJECTED U.S. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY MARKET SEGMENTATION, 2007 AND 2013 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 73
  • FIGURE 7 (CONTINUED) 74
  • DETAILED MARKET PROJECTIONS 74
  • MOBILITY AIDS 74
  • TABLE 24 PROJECTED U.S. MOBILITY AIDS SALES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 74
  • FIGURE 8 PROJECTED MOBILITY AIDS SUB-SEGMENTS, 2007 AND 2013 (%) 75
  • Ambulatory Aids 75
  • Historical Sales 75
  • FIGURE 9 U.S. SALES OF AMUBULATORY AIDS, 2007 (%) 76
  • Market Drivers 76
  • Ambulatory Aids Usage and Demographics 77
  • TABLE 25 PROJECTED U.S. POPULATION 65 YEARS AND OLDER, THROUGH 2013 (THOUSANDS) 77
  • Projected Market 78
  • TABLE 26 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF AMBULATORY AIDS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 78
  • Wheelchairs and Scooters 78
  • Historical Sales 78
  • FIGURE 10 U.S. WHEELCHAIR AND SCOOTER MARKET, 2007 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 79
  • Market Drivers 80
  • Aging Population 80
  • FIGURE 11 U.S. WHEELCHAIR/SCOOTER SALES BY AGE GROUP, 2007 (%) 81
  • TABLE 27 WHEELCHAIR USE BY AGE GROUP (PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION IN EACH AGE GROUP) 81
  • Aging Baby Boomers 82
  • Incidence of Conditions Associated with Wheelchair/Scooter Use among Younger People 82
  • FIGURE 12 LEADING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH WHEELCHAIR/SCOOTER USE (PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL WHEELCHAIR USERS) 83
  • TABLE 28 U.S. POPULATION UNDER 65 YEARS OLD, THROUGH 2013 (THOUSANDS) 84
  • Increasing Incidence of Severe Obesity 84
  • TABLE 29 PROJECTED TRENDS IN THE NUMBER OF SEVERELY OBESE AMERICANS, THROUGH 2013 (MILLIONS) 85
  • Medicare Policies on Reimbursement for Powered Wheelchairs 85
  • Projected Market 86
  • TABLE 30 U.S. SALES OF WHEELCHAIRS AND SCOOTERS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 86
  • Vehicle Conversions 87
  • Historical Sales 87
  • Market Drivers 87
  • Demographic Trends in Target Market 87
  • TABLE 31 PROJECTED NUMBER OF U.S. WHEELCHAIR USERS AGED 18 - 64 YEARS, THROUGH 2013 (THOUSANDS) 88
  • Financial Incentives 88
  • Projected Sales 88
  • TABLE 32 U.S. SALES PROJECTIONS OF DISABLED VEHICLE CONVERSIONS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 89
  • Navigation Aids 89
  • Historical Sales 89
  • Market Drivers 89
  • Potential Market Size 90
  • Market Penetration 90
  • Projected Sales 90
  • TABLE 33 U.S. SALES PROJECTIONS OF ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION AIDS FOR THE BLIND, THROUGH 2013 (UNITS/$ MILLIONS) 91
  • ACCESS AIDS 91
  • TABLE 34 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF DISABILITY ACCESS AIDS BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 91
  • FIGURE 13 PROJECTED U.S. DISABILITY ACCESS AIDS MARKET BY TYPE OF PRODUCT, 2007 AND 2013 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 92
  • FIGURE 13 (CONTINUED) 93
  • Home Elevators 93
  • Historical Sales 93
  • Market Drivers 93
  • Projected Sales 94
  • TABLE 35 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 94
  • Stair Lifts 94
  • Historical Sales 94
  • Market Drivers 95
  • "Baby Boom" Home Renovation Spending 95
  • FIGURE 14 PROJECTED "BABY BOOMER" SPENDING ON HOME RENOVATION PROJECTS, 2007 - 2013 96
  • Projected Sales 96
  • TABLE 36 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF STAIR LIFTS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 96
  • Wheelchair Lifts 97
  • Historical Sales 97
  • Market Drivers 97
  • Projected Sales 97
  • TABLE 37 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF WHEELCHAIR LIFTS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 98
  • Accessible Bathtubs and Showers 98
  • Historical Sales 98
  • Market Drivers 98
  • Projected Sales 98
  • TABLE 38 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF ACCESSIBLE BATHTUBS AND SHOWERS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 99
  • Bath and Pool Lifts 99
  • Historical Sales 99
  • Market Drivers 99
  • Projected Market 99
  • TABLE 39 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF BATH AND POOL LIFTS THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 99
  • Transfer Lifts 100
  • Historical Sales 100
  • Market Drivers 100
  • Projected Market 100
  • TABLE 40 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF TRANSFER LIFTS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 100
  • Door Openers 100
  • Historical Sales 100
  • Market Drivers 101
  • Projected Market 101
  • TABLE 41 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF DOOR OPENERS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 101
  • BEDS, SEATING SYSTEMS, AND ERGONOMIC AIDS 101
  • TABLE 42 PROJECTED U.S. BEDS, SEATING SYSTEMS AND OTHER ERGONOMIC AIDS FOR THE DISABLED MARKET, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 102
  • FIGURE 15 U.S. DISABLED BED, SEATING AND OTHER ERGONOMIC AID MARKET SHARES, 2007 AND 2013 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 102
  • Special Beds and Chairs for the Disabled 103
  • Historical Sales 103
  • FIGURE 16 U.S. SALES OF DISABLED BEDS AND CHAIRS, 2007 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 103
  • TABLE 43 U.S. MEDICAL BED MARKET, 2007 ($ MILLIONS) 104
  • Market Drivers 104
  • Projected Market 104
  • TABLE 44 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF HOME CARE MEDICAL BEDS AND SEATING SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 105
  • Other Ergonomic Aids 105
  • Historical Sales 105
  • Market Drivers 105
  • Projected Market 105
  • TABLE 45 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF OTHER ERGONOMIC AIDS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 106
  • DAILY LIVING AIDS 106
  • TABLE 46 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF DAILY LIVING AIDS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 106
  • FIGURE 17 PROJECTED U.S. DISABILITY AIDS MARKET BY TYPE OF PRODUCT, 2007 AND 2013 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 107
  • Incontinence and Ostomy Products 107
  • Historical Sales 107
  • FIGURE 18 U.S. INCONTINENCE AND OSTOMY PRODUCTS MARKET, 2007 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 108
  • Market Drivers 108
  • Demographic Trends 109
  • TABLE 47 PROJECTED TRENDS IN THE FEMALE POPULATION OF THE U.S., THROUGH 2013 (THOUSANDS) 109
  • Attitudes toward Incontinence and Loss of Bladder/Bowel Functioning 109
  • TABLE 48 IMPACT OF GROWING PUBLIC AWRENESS ON MARKET FOR INCONTINENCE/OSTOMY PRODUCTS (%) 110
  • Projected Sales 110
  • TABLE 49 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF INCONTINENCE AND OSTOMY PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 111
  • Commode and Shower Chairs 111
  • Historical Sales 111
  • Market Drivers 111
  • Projected Market 112
  • TABLE 50 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF COMMODE AND SHOWER CHAIRS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 112
  • Other Daily Living Aids 112
  • Historical Sales 112
  • FIGURE 19 U.S. SALES OF OTHER DAILY LIVING AIDS, 2007 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 113
  • Market Drivers 113
  • Projected Market 113
  • TABLE 51 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF OTHER DAILY LIVING AIDS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 114
  • COMMUNICATION AIDS 114
  • TABLE 52 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF COMMUNICATION AIDS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 114
  • Hearing and Listening Aids 114
  • Historical Sales 114
  • FIGURE 20 U.S. UNIT SALES OF DIGITAL VS. ANALOG HEARING AIDS, 2007 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES IN UNITS/$) 115
  • Market Drivers 115
  • Macroeconomic Conditions 116
  • FIGURE 21 TRENDS IN U.S. GDP VS. UNIT SALES OF HEARING AIDS, 2003 - 2007 116
  • Low Market Penetration 117
  • Measures to Increase Affordability of Hearing Aids 117
  • Changing Buyer Attitudes 118
  • Projected Market 118
  • TABLE 53 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF HEARING AIDS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 119
  • Speech and Writing Aids 119
  • Historical Sales 119
  • Market Drivers 119
  • Technology 119
  • Projected Market 120
  • TABLE 54 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF SPEECH AIDS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 120
  • COMPUTER ACCESS AIDS 120
  • Historical Sales 120
  • FIGURE 22 U.S. COMPUTER ASSISITIVE TECHNOLOGY MARKET, 2007 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 121
  • Market Drivers 121
  • Low Use of Computer Accessibility Aids Among the Disabled 122
  • Potential Benefits of Computer Accessibility Technology to Many Non-Disabled Users 122
  • Increasing Number of Non-Disabled Computer Users Likely To Benefit from Accessibility Technologies 122
  • Projected Market 123
  • TABLE 55 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF COMPUTER ACCESSIBILITY AIDS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 123
  • VISION AND READING AIDS 123
  • TABLE 56 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF VISION AND READING AIDS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 124
  • Eyeglasses and Contacts 124
  • Historical Sales 124
  • FIGURE 23 U.S. MARKET FOR EYEGLASSES AND CONTACT LENSES, 2007 124
  • FIGURE 23 (CONTINUED) 125
  • Market Drivers 125
  • Projected Market 126
  • TABLE 57 PROJECTED U.S. EYEWEAR SALES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 126
  • Reading Machines 126
  • Historical Sales 126
  • FIGURE 24 U.S. READING MACHINE SALES, 2007 (%) 127
  • Market Drivers 127
  • Projected Market 128
  • TABLE 58 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF READING MACHINES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 128
  • Accessible Books 128
  • FIGURE 25 U.S. SALES OF ACCESSIBLE BOOKS, 2007 (%) 129
  • Market Drivers 130
  • Projected Market 131
  • TABLE 59 PROJECTED U.S. ACCESSIBLE BOOK SALES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 131
  • ENVIRONMENTAL AIDS 131
  • Historical Sales 131
  • Market Drivers 131
  • Projected Market 131
  • TABLE 60 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AIDS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 132
  • MEDICAL/PERSONAL MONITORING AIDS 132
  • TABLE 61 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF MEDICAL/PERSONAL MONITORING AIDS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 132
  • FIGURE 26 PROJECTED MEDICAL/PERSONAL MONITORING AIDS SUB-SEGMENTS, 2007 AND 2013 (%) 133
  • Activity/Emergency Location Monitors 133
  • Historical Sales 133
  • FIGURE 27 U.S. ACTIVITY/EMERGENCY LOCATION MONITOR SALES, 2007 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 134
  • Market Drivers 135
  • Projected Market 135
  • TABLE 62 PROJECTED U.S. PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEVICES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 135
  • Remote Medical Monitors 135
  • Historical Sales 135
  • Market Drivers 136
  • Low Market Penetration 136
  • Rising Cost of Home Care Providers 136
  • Increasing Expenditures on Home Medical Care 136
  • Projected Market 136
  • TABLE 63 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF REMOTE MONITORING DEVICES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 137

Chapter- 4: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITION 10

  • NUMBER AND SIZE OF FIRMS 138
  • MARKET SHARES 138
  • MOBILITY AIDS 138
  • FIGURE 28 MOBILITY AIDS MARKET LEADERS, 2007 (%) 139
  • ACCESS AIDS 139
  • FIGURE 29 ACCESS AIDS MARKET LEADERS, 2007 (%) 140
  • BEDS, SEATING SYSTEMS, AND ERGONOMIC AIDS 140
  • FIGURE 30 BEDS, SEATING SYSTEMS, AND ERGONOMETRIC AIDS MARKET LEADERS, 2007 (%) 141
  • DAILY LIVING AIDS 141
  • FIGURE 31 DAILY LIVING AIDS MARKET LEADERS, 2007 (%) 142
  • COMMUNICATION AIDS 142
  • FIGURE 32 COMMUNICATION AIDS MARKET LEADERS, 2007 (%) 143
  • COMPUTER ACCESS AIDS 143
  • FIGURE 33 COMPUTER ACCESS AIDS MARKET LEADERS, 2007 (%) 144
  • VISION AND READING AIDS 145
  • FIGURE 34 VISION AND READING AIDS MARKET LEADERS, 2007 145
  • FIGURE 34 (CONTINUED) 146
  • ENVIRONMENTAL AIDS 146
  • MEDICAL/PERSONAL MONITORING AIDS 146
  • FIGURE 35 MEDICAL/PERSONAL MONITORING AIDS MARKET LEADERS, 2007 (%) 147

Chapter- 5: VENDOR PROFILES 11

  • AUTOMATED VOICE SYSTEMS INC. 148
  • BAY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 148
  • BLUE CHIP MEDICAL PRODUCTS 148
  • BRUNO INDEPENDENT LIVING AIDS INC. 149
  • COBOLT SYSTEMS, LTD. 149
  • CONVATEC 149
  • CYBERNET MEDICAL CORP. 150
  • DOLPHIN COMPUTER ACCESS, LTD. 150
  • DUXBURY SYSTEMS, INC. 150
  • DYNAVOX TECHNOLOGIES 151
  • EXACT DYNAMICS B.V. 151
  • FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC, INC. 151
  • GEOSENTRIC 152
  • GW MICRO, INC. 152
  • HONEYWELL HOMMED, LLC 152
  • HUMANWARE 153
  • INCLINATOR COMPANY OF AMERICA 153
  • INVACARE CORP. 153
  • KROWN MANUFACTURING 154
  • LIFTAVATOR INC. 154
  • MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. 154
  • OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH 154
  • PHILIPS LIFELINE SYSTEMS, INC. 155
  • PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORP. 155
  • RICON CORP. 155
  • SAVARIA CONCORD LIFTS, INC. 156
  • SCOTTCARE CORP. 156
  • SIEMENS HEARING INSTRUMENTS, INC. 156
  • SUNRISE MEDICAL, INC. 156
  • SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA 157
  • TERRY GROUP, LTD. 157
  • THYSSENKRUPP ACCESS 157
  • WHIRLPOOL CORP. 158
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