Current Industrial Reports U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of the Census Electromedical Equipment and Irradiation Equipment (Including X-Ray) - 1997 MA38R(97)-1 Issued June 23, 1998 Information about the scope of the survey, methodology, explanation of terms and historical notes for this survey may be found in the introduction of the 1995 Manufacturing Profiles, issued June 1997. These data are also available through the U.S. Department of Commerce and STAT-USA Electronic Bulletin Board by subscription. To access, dial 202-482-3870 and follow the prompts to register. Also, you may call 202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for further information. The Internet address is: stat-usa.gov/. For mail or fax copies of the publication, contact the Manufacturing and Construction Division Information Center, 301-457-4673. Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, DC 20233, or call Zoraida Arledge, 301-457-4800. Summery of Findings: During 1997, the total value of shipments of electromedical and irradiation equipment increased 4.8 percent to $11.8 billion from the 1996 level of $11.2 billion. X-Ray and other irradiation equipment increased 8.1 percent from its 1996 level. Electromedical equipment increased 3.7 percent to $8.6 billion from the 1996 level of $8.3 billion. Table 1. Value of Shipments of Electromedical Equipment and Irradiation Equipment by Class of Product: 1991 to 1997 [Value in millions of dollars] Product code Product description 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 38440 X-ray and other irradiation equipment......... 3,137.1 2,900.9 2,698.1 2,458.2 2,480.0 2,270.2 2,205.2 38450 Electromedical equipment...................... 8,622.7 8,318.8 7,124.8 6,752.1 6,222.0 6,273.1 5,673.8 Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Electromedical Equipment and Irradiation Equipment: 1997 and 1996 [Quantity in number of units. Value in thousands of dollars] Product No. 1997 1996 code Product description of Quantity Value Quantity Value cos. Electromedical and Irradiation Equipment............................. 259 (X) 11,759,717 (X) 11,219,683 Medical Diagnostic Equipment: X-ray equipment: 38440 02 Digital radiography equipment..... 6 6,400 159,840 7,268 r/ 147,883 38440 03 Computerized axial tomography (CT OR CAT SCAN).................. 6 2,660 543,091 r/ 2,483 524,526 38440 09 Dental and Conventional........... 14 22,811 520,549 r/ 22,713 487,225 38440 11 All other medical diagnostic x-ray equipment.................. 12 (X) 367,688 (X) r/ 299,099 38440 06 Nuclear medicine equipment (All equipment used for nuclear in vivo studies)............................ 7 1,441 363,128 1,155 307,263 38450 18 Magnetic resonance imaging equipment (MRI)................................ 7 (D) (D) (D) (D) 38450 17 Ultrasound scanning devices.......... 14 13,863 1,074,018 r/ 10,826 935,994 38450 11 Electrocardiograph (EKG)............. 14 44,164 202,717 46,142 204,281 38450 13 Electroencephalograph (EEG) and Electromyograph (EMG) 1/........ 6 (D) (D) (D) (D) 38450 21 Audiological equipment............... 6 (X) 10,544 (X) 11,099 38450 23 Endoscopic equipment (bronchoscope, cystoscope, proctosigmoidoscope, colonoscope, etc.).................. 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 38450 25 Respiratory analysis equipment....... 5 4,477 39,291 r/ 5,295 48,541 38450 29 All other medical diagnostic equipment 1/........................ 25 (X) 229,936 (X) r/ 242,885 Patient monitoring equipment: 38450 51 Intensive care/coronary care units, including component modules such as temperature, blood pressure, and pulse................ 21 (X) 627,084 (X) 597,819 38450 53 Prenatal monitoring 2/.............. 6 (X) (D) (X) (D) 38450 55 Respiratory monitoring 2/........... 7 (X) 88,046 (X) 100,688 38450 57 All other patient monitoring........ 36 (X) 588,746 (X) 608,904 Medical Therapy Equipment: 38450 43 Ultrasound therapy.................. 7 (X) 12,203 (X) 11,387 38450 31 Pacemakers.......................... 8 220,915 733,335 204,605 r/ 636,018 38450 33 Defibrillators...................... 10 50,024 578,780 49,735 528,073 38450 39 Dialyzers (includes machines and equipment)......................... 5 (X) 458,290 (X) r/ 385,735 38450 41 Medical laser equipment............. 17 (X) 600,041 (X) 559,526 38440 32 Radiation therapy (linear accelerators, x-ray ,cobalt 60, brachetherapy) 3/.................. 8 (X) (D) (X) (D) 38450 49 All other medical therapy equipment.......................... 35 (X) 748,190 (X) r/ 656,469 All Other Irradiation and Electromedical Equipment: 38440 13 Industrial and scientific x-ray equipment........................... 17 2,957 193,030 r/ 2,658 r/ 172,627 38440 21 X-ray tubes (sold separately)........ 11 45,391 413,196 45,939 421,872 38440 23 Other non-medical irradiation equipment, including gamma and beta ray equipment (n.e.c.).............. 5 (X) 20,578 (X) 20,024 38440 27 Parts and accessories for x-ray equipment and other non-medical irradiation equipment (n.e.c.) 3/... 22 (X) 555,954 (X) r/ 520,332 Surgical systems: 38450 35 Electrosurgical equipment.......... 14 (X) 339,940 (X) 339,205 38450 71 Heart-lung machines (excluding iron lungs) 4/.................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 38450 73 Blood flow systems 4/.............. 7 (X) 328,609 (X) 320,307 38450 75 All other surgical support systems. 16 (X) 384,314 (X) r/ 399,573 38450 83 Other electromedical equipment, except diagnostic and therapeutic (n.e.c.)........................... 13 (X) 82,067 (X) r/ 81,469 38450 89 Electromedical parts and accessories including diagnostic and therapeutic (n.e.c.)............ 42 (X) 705,834 (X) 784,931 D Data withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. r/Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. X Not applicable. 1/Product code 38450 13 is combined with product code 38450 29 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 2/Product code 38450 53 is combined with product code 38450 55 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 3/Product code 38440 32 is combined with product code 38440 27 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 4/Product code 38450 71 is combined with product code 38450 73 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Table 3. Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Electromedical and Irradiation Equipment: 1997 [Value in thousands of dollars] Manufac- Exports Product turer's of domestic code Product description shipments merchandise Imports for (value fob value at consumption plant) port 1/ value 2/ 3/ 38440 03 Computerized axial tomography (CT or CAT SCAN).............................. 543,091 102,167 102,839 38440 02, 09, Medical x-ray and nuclear equipment, 11, 06, 32 diagnostic and therapeutic 4/.......... 1,411,205 525,573 524,917 38440 13 Industrial and scientific x-ray equipment.............................. 193,030 135,496 69,864 38440 21 X-ray tubes sold separately............. 413,196 128,810 92,759 38440 27 Parts and accessories for x-ray equipment and other non-medical irradiation equipment, ne.c. 5/........ 555,954 345,903 253,490 38440 23 Non-medical irradiation equipment, including gamma and beta ray equipment, n.e.c....................... 20,578 23,010 6,983 38450 11 Electrocardiograph (EKG), diagnostic.... 202,717 62,767 18,899 38450 13 Electroencephalographs (EEG) and Electromyograph (EMG).................. (D) (D) 8,254 38450 17 Ultrasound scanning devices, diagnostic. 1,074,018 484,022 63,856 38450 18 Magnetic resonance imaging equipment (MIR).................................. (D) (D) 140,970 38450 31 Pacemakers, therapeutic................. 733,335 212,421 17,868 38450 21, 23, Diagnostic electromedical equipment, 25, 29 n.e.c.................................. (D) (D) 465,781 38450 33, 41, Therapeutic electromedical equipment, 49 n.e.c.................................. 1,927,011 213,898 46,443 38450 71, 73, Electromedical equipment and 75, 83 irradiation equipment including x-ray, n.e.c........................... 794,990 349,906 301,566 38450 39 Dialyzers, machines and equipment....... 458,290 82,464 49,248 38450 51, 53, Patient monitoring equipment............ 1,303,876 253,234 28,645 55, 57 38450 43 Therapeutic ultrasound equipment........ 12,203 17,776 2,971 38450 35 Electrosurgical equipment............... 339,940 360,070 59,865 38450 89 Electromedical parts and accessories, including diagnostic and therapeutic, n.e.c.................................. 705,834 646,695 497,073 D Data withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified. 1/Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, "U.S. Exports." 2/Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, "U.S. Imports for Consumption." 3/Represents c.i.f (cost, insurance, and freight) value at port of entry in the United States plus import duties. 4/Manufacturers' Shipments excludes product code 38440 32 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. 5/Manufacturers' Shipments includes product code 38440 32 to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Table 4. Comparison of Standard Industrial Classification-Based Product Codes With Schedule B Export Numbers, and HTSUSA Import Numbers: 1997 Product Export Import code Product description number 1/ number 2/ 38440 03 Computerized axial tomography 9022.12.0000 9022.12.0000 (CT or CAT SCAN) 38440 02, 09, Medical x-ray and nuclear equipment, 9022.13.0000 9022.13.0000 11, 06, 32 diagnostic and therapeutic 9022.14.0000 9022.14.0000 9022.21.0000 9022.21.0000 38440 13 Industrial and scientific x-ray 9022.19.0000 9022.19.0000 equipment 38440 21 X-ray tubes sold separately 9022.30.0000 9022.30.0000 38440 27 Parts and accessories for x-ray 9022.90.4000 9022.90.4000 equipment and other non-medical 9022.90.6000 9022.90.6000 irradiation equipment, n.e.c. 9022.90.8000 9022.90.9095 38440 23 Non-medical irradiation equipment, 9022.29.8000 9022.29.8000 including gamma and beta ray equipment, n.e.c. 38450 11 Electrocardiograph (EKG), diagnostic 9018.11.0040 9018.11.3000 38450 13 Electroencephalographs (EEG) and 9018.19.9535 9018.19.9535 electromyographs (EMG), diagnostic 38450 17 Ultrasound scanning devices, diagnostic 9018.12.0000 9018.12.0000 38450 18 Magnetic resonance imaging equipment 9018.13.0000 9018.13.0000 (MRI) 38450 31 Pacemakers, therapeutic 9021.50.0000 9021.50.0000 38450 21, 23, Diagnostic electromedical 9018.19.4000 9018.19.4000 25, 29 equipment, n.e.c. 9018.19.9530 9018.19.9530 9018.19.9550 9018.19.9550 38450 33, 41, Therapeutic electromedical 9018.90.7060 9018.20.0040 49 equipment, n.e.c. 9018.90.6400 9018.90.7560 38450 71, 73, Electromedical equipment and irradation 9018.20.0000 9018.20.0080 75, 83 equipment including x-ray, n.e.c. 9018.90.7080 9018.90.7580 38450 39 Dialyzers, machines and equipment 9018.90.7020 9018.90.7520 38450 51, 53, Patient monitoring equipment 9018.19.5500 9018.19.5500 55, 57 38450 43 Therapeutic ultrasound equipment 9018.90.7040 9018.90.7540 38450 35 Electrosurgical equipment 9018.90.6000 9018.90.6000 38450 89 Electromedical parts and 9018.11.0080 9018.11.9000 accessories, including diagnostic 9018.19.7500 9018.19.9560 and therapeutic, n.e.c. 9018.19.9560 9018.90.7570 9018.19.7070 9021.90.4080 n.e.c. Not elswhere classified. 1/Source: 1996 Edition, Harmonized System-Based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States. 2/Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Annotated (1997).