14 medical device companies, the world's top 500 list
Xinhua Finance released the list of "Top 500 Global Market Capabilities in 2017". The list is based on the market value of listed companies, ie market value = unit price × number of shares issued and December 2017 31 closing price data shall prevail.
Among the top 500, there are 13 companies involved in medical devices, of which 9 are American companies, with the rest coming from Switzerland, Ireland, Germany and France.
Johnson & Johnson ranked ninth in the total list with a market capitalization of 375.36 billion U.S. dollars. Johnson & Johnson has a wide range of product lines, including drug , medical instruments , But also consumer health products. Johnson & Johnson's medical device products are also very diverse, covering areas such as minimally invasive surgery, electrophysiology, diabetes care, orthopedics.
Roche Group, with a market value of 218.34 billion US dollars in the total list of 25. Roche is one of the world's IVD four giants, it is the boss.
Medtronic ranked 77th with 109.3 billion U.S. dollars Medtronic is a global leader in medical devices and a leader in medical consumables covering cardiac rhythm, cardiovascular devices, minimally invasive treatment, diabetes, neurological control, orthopedics and surgery.
Abbott ranked 97th with 99.34 billion U.S. dollars. Abbott's product line is also multi-dollar with medicines, medical devices, and nutritional supplements hospital Abbott 's medical device products cover IVD, cardiovascular, glucose meters and other fields, one of the IVD four giants.
Thermo Fisher Scientific came in 140th at US $ 76.14 billion. The main IVD product is known as the Industry Gold standard.
Danaher, ranked No. 170 with 64.57 billion U.S. dollars.
Stryker, ranked No. 200 with $ 57,950 million, is one of the global orthopedic supplies giants, and is also involved in neurosurgery, otolaryngology and minimally invasive surgery.
BD, ranked No. 261 with 49.1 billion U.S. dollars enterprise , Products include injection equipment, IVD, respiratory care system, drug management business and other fields.
Baxter International was ranked 405 in the US $ 35.22 billion and also a consumables giant covering areas such as nephropathy treatment, infusion systems and inhalational anesthesia.
Boston Scientific ranked 423rd at $ 340.4 billion with products focusing on cardiovascular, cardiac rhythm management, and medical surgery.
Fresenius Medical ranked 440th at $ 325.1 billion, the global hemodialysis giant.
Illumina Medical ranked 445 at $ 39.1 billion Global Genome Sequencing giant.
Essilor, ranked No. 469 at US $ 30.27 billion with a focus on ophthalmic products.
Table 1: Medical Devices in Market Top 500 (Market Capitalization: 100 million U.S. Dollars)
