US demand for patient monitoring systems will grow 6.7 percent annually through 2008. Blood glucose test strips and optical sensors will lead gains, followed by multi-parameter telemetry stations and apnea, cholesterol, coagulation, EEG/EMG and home blood pressure monitors. The home health care market will surpass hospitals by decade's end.

This study analyzes the $6 billion US patient monitoring device industry. It presents historical demand data (1993, 1998, 2003) and forecasts to 2008 and 2013 by monitor product (e.g., multi-parameter, blood pressure and pulse, cardiac, anesthesia and respiratory, neurological, blood glucose, fetal and pediatric, test strips, electrodes, sensors, catheters and leads); and by market.

The study also examines the market environment, details industry structure and market share, and profiles 23 leading competitors including Philips Medical Systems, GE Healthcare Information Technologies, Johnson & Johnson, and Roche.