The 2011 Tsunami and Earthquake in Japan - A Medical Devices Industry Perspective

The 2011 Tsunami and Earthquake in Japan - A Medical Devices Industry Perspective

Summary

GlobalData’s medical equipment viewpoint, “The 2011 Tsunami and Earthquake in Japan - A Medical Devices Industry Perspective” provides key insights and impact on the Japan’s medical device industry due to 2011 tsunami and earthquake. This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData’s team of industry experts.

Scope

• Overview of the earthquake and the ensuing tsunami that affected the east coast on March 2011.
• Analysis of the repercussion and impact of the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami on the medical device companies having significant presence in Japan.
• Reactions of the medical device companies after the tsunami and the earthquake.
• Impact of the tsunami on 11 major medical device companies which have significant presence in Japan: Toshiba Medical Systems, Olympus, Terumo Corporation, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Inc., HOYA Corporation, St. Jude Medical Systems, Abbott Laboratories, 3M Healthcare, Becton Dickinson, Edwards Lifesciences.

Reasons to buy

• Understand the impact of the worst earthquake in Japan’s recorded history.
• Explore possible repercussions on the market dynamics of medical device businesses.
• Understand remedial measures being employed by medical device companies.

Contents

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 SUMMARY

2.1 Overview
2.2 Impact of Tsunami and Earthquake on Japanese Medical Device Industry
  2.2.1 Supply of Parts Used in Manufacture of Medical Devices to be Hit
  2.2.2 Losses due to Temporary or Indefinite Closure of Plants in the Affected Areas
  2.2.3 Sales to Decline as More Money is Diverted Towards Rebuilding Efforts and Away from Fresh Capital Investment
  2.2.4 Temporary Shortages of Resources such as Electricity could Impact Productivity
  2.2.5 Impact of the General Economic Slowdown Coupled with Earthquake Relief
2.3 2011 Tsunami and Earthquake: Impact on Major Medical Device Companies
  2.3.1 Toshiba Medical Systems
  2.3.2 Olympus
  2.3.3 Terumo Corporation
  2.3.4 Boston Scientific Corporation
  2.3.5 Medtronic, Inc.
  2.3.6 HOYA Corporation
  2.3.7 St. Jude Medical, Inc.
  2.3.8 Abbott Laboratories
  2.3.9 3M Healthcare
  2.3.10 Becton Dickinson and Company
  2.3.11 Edwards Lifesciences

3 APPENDIX

3.1 Research Methodology
3.2 Secondary Research
3.3 Primary Research
3.4 Models
3.5 Forecasts
3.6 Expert Panels
3.7 GlobalData Consulting
3.8 Contact Us
3.9 Disclaimer 10

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Comparison of Power Transmission Technologies
Table 2: Abbreviations 5

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Cumulative Length of Transmission Lines (Ckm), by Country, 2000-2020 5 Skip to top