Top Medical Technology Companies

Posted by Daniel Workman Aug 16, 2007

Top 25 medical technology companies sell products used by doctors, surgeons, dentists and other medical professionals around the world.

Top 25 Medical Technology Companies (based on 2006 sales)

1. J&J (JNJ on NYSE) ... US$20.3 billion
2. G.E. (GE on NYSE) ... $16.6 billion
3. Medtronic (MDT on NYSE) ... $12.1 billion
4. Siemens (723610 on Frankfurt) ... $10.5 billion
5. Baxter (BAX on NYSE) ... $10.4 billion
6. Philips (PHG on NYSE) ... $8.5 billion
7. Boston-Scientific (BSX on NYSE) ... $8.5 billion
8. Tyco (TYC on NYSE) ... $7.7 billion
9. Stryker (SYK on NYSE) ... $5.1 billion
10. Becton, Dickinson & Co (857675 on Frankfurt) ... $5.0 billion
11. B. Braun Melsungen AG (private German company) ... $4.0 billion
12. Zimmer (ZMH on NYSE) ... $3.5 billion
13. St. Jude (STJ on NYSE) ... $3.3 billion
14. 3M (MMM on NYSE) ... $3.2 billion
15. Smith & Nephew (SNN on NYSE) ... $2.8 billion
16. Hospira (HSP on NYSE) ... $2.7 billion
17. Kodak (EK on NYSE) ... $2.5 billion
18. Synthes (Swiss public company) ... $2.4 billion
19. Terumo ...(Japanese public company) $2.3 billion
20. Alcon (ACL on NYSE) ... $2.2 billion
21. Biomet (BMET on NASDAQ) ... $2.1 billion
22. Fresenius (FMS on NYSE) ... $2.1 billion
23. C.R. Bard (BCR on NYSE) ... $2.0 billion
24. Dentspy (XRAY on NASDAQ) ... $1.8 billion
25. Invacare (IVC on NYSE) ... $1.5 billion

These medical technology companies typically employ a team of sales personnel who are expected to be experts on their range of medical products. Sales representatives spend most of their time selling medical solutions to clients.

Sources for this Article

This article presents independent insights from data presented in the Stryker Fact Book 2006-2007 on stryker.com.