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Medical Devices not immune to recession worries - "We'll See!"

January 22, 2009

Analysis of:Medical devices not immune to recession worries | www.boston.com

While medical devices may not be immune to recession worries, they will not likely see their "worries" become reality as the discretionary consumer markets will. Hospitals will have an impact on device manufacturers however it will be for the same reason that consumers are having such an impact on the car manufacturers. Much of the non-imlantable products that are classified as medical devices are purchased by hospitals with "discretionary funds" or with credit and when the discretionary funds need to be conserved or the credit is not there, less products such as hospital beds and other smaller "medical devices" are purchased or their purchase is delayed. If the hospitals are going to affect medical device manufacturers it will be in these areas. I propose that the divisions of device companies that develop and manufacture implantable devices will not see the same effect and in fact may continue to prosper throughout the current situation.

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