Electromedical and Irradiation Equipment 2000

Issued August 2001

MA334S(00)-1 

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issued December 2000.

Data are now published on the new North

Current data are released electronically on Internet American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

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(CIR's)," clicking on "Report Number Index;" from

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choose the survey of interest. Follow the menu

to view the PDF file or to download the work- In 2000, the total value of shipments of electrosheet file (WK format) to your personal computer. medical and irradiation equipment amounted

to $14.4 billion, an increase of 4.3 percent

These data are also available through the U.S. from $13.8 billion in 1999. Shipments of X-ray

Department of Commerce and STAT-USA and other irradiation equipment increased 8.2

Electronic Bulletin Board by subscription. To percent to $3.5 billion in 2000, from $3.2 billion

access, dial 202-482-3870 and follow the in 1999. Shipments of electromedical equipment

prompts to register. Also, you may call increased 3.0 percent to $10.9 billion in 2000,

202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for from $10.6 billion in 1999.

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Table 1. Value of Shipments of Electromedical Equipment and Irradiation Equipment by Class of Product: 1995 to 2000

[Value in millions of dollars]

Product

code Product description 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

3345170 X-ray and other irradiation equipment ........................................ 3,521.1 3,253.1 3,312.9 3,139.1 2,900.9 2,698.1

3345101 Electromedical equipment.............................................................. 10,883.5 10,567.9 9,763.8 9,051.1 8,318.8 7,124.8
Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Electromedical Equipment and Irradiation Equipment: 2000 and 1999

[Quantity in number of units. Value in thousands of dollars]

No. 2000 1999

Product Product description of

code cos. Quantity Value Quantity Value

Electromedical and irradiation equipment...................................... 242 (X) 14,404,559 (X) 13,820,947

 Medical diagnostic equipment:

 X-ray equipment:

3345170103 Digital radiography equipment....................................... 5 2,517 101,380 3,185 76,265

3345170106 Computerized axial tomography 

 (CT or CAT SCAN)................................................................ 6 2,740 767,983 r/ 3,105 656,433

3345170109 Dental and conventional......................................................... 12 18,054 553,411 b/ 21,797 502,436

3345170112 All other medical diagnostic X-ray

 equipment............................................................... 16 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3345170115 Nuclear medicine equipment (all

 equipment used for nuclear in vivo

 studies)...................................................................................... 7 1,581 478,275 1,801 482,750

3345101103 Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

 (MRI).................................................................... 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3345101106 Ultrasound scanning devices...................................................... 11 b/ 20,659 1,379,635 19,898 1,360,741

3345101109 Electrocardiograph (EKG).............................................................. 11 93,657 183,096 131,147 a/ 251,243

3345101112 Electroencephalograph (EEG) and 

 electromyograph (EMG)................................................ 5 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3345101115 Audiological equipment............................................................. 6 (X) 10,687 (X) c/r/ 12,668

3345101118 Endoscopic equipment (bronchoscope,

 cystoscope, proctosigmoidoscope,

 colonoscope, etc.)........................................................... 5 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3345101121 Respiratory analysis equipment................................................ 4 5,842 35,355 (D) (D)

3345101124 All other medical diagnostic equipment............ 23 (X) (D) (X) (D)

 Patient monitoring equipment:

3345101227 Intensive care/coronary care units, 

 including component modules such as

 temperature, blood pressure, and pulse.......................... 16 (X) 518,659 (X) 530,477

3345101233 Prenatal and respiratory monitoring.......................... 8 (X) c/ 87,782 (X) c/ 87,778

3345101237 All other patient monitoring................................................... 31 (X) a/ 636,210 (X) r/ 698,139

 Medical therapy equipment:

3345101241 Ultrasound therapy.................................................................. 6 (X) b/ 20,911 (X) 18,330

3345101244 Pacemakers 1/............................................................................. 4 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3345101247 Defibrillators....................................................................... 8 80,652 884,815 r/ 73,568 804,973

3345101251 Dialyzers, including machines and 

 equipment .............................................................................. 4 (X) 518,316 (X) 503,484

3345101254 Medical laser equipment.......................................................... 12 (X) 546,008 (X) 675,058

3345170118 Radiation therapy (linear accelerators,

 X-ray, cobalt 60, brachetherapy) 1/........................................ 9 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3345101257 All other medical therapy equipment................................... 34 (X) a/ 1,242,024 (X) r/ 1,160,811

 All other irradiation and electromedical

 equipment:

3345170121 Industrial and scientific X-ray equipment............................. 18 3,936 a/ 230,248 (D) (D)

3345170124 X-ray tubes, sold separately............................................... 12 24,104 179,013 (D) (D)

3345170227 Other nonmedical irradiation equipment,

 including gamma- and beta-ray 

 equipment, n.e.c. ................................................................. 4 (X) (D) (X) 16,189

3345170331 Parts and accessories for X-ray equipment

 and other nonmedical irradiation

 equipment, n.e.c. ..................................................................... 23 (X) a/ 171,025 (X) 134,845

 Surgical systems:

3345101361 Electrosurgical equipment............................................................ 9 (X) 420,103 (X) 351,108

3345101364 Heart-lung machines, excluding iron

 lungs 2/ ...................................................................................... 1 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3345101367 Blood flow systems 2/.......................................................................... 7 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3345101371 All other surgical support systems........................................... 14 (X) 396,410 (X) a/ 358,036

3345101374 Other electromedical equipment (except 

 diagnostic and therapeutic), n.e.c. .................................................. 13 (X) 234,701 (X) b/ 164,075

3345101477 Electromedical parts and accessories, 

 including diagnostic and therapeutic, n.e.c. ............. 37 (X) 808,853 (X) r/ 793,819

 D 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 codes 3345101244 and 3345170118 have a combined shipments value of 1,622,412 for 2000 and 1,613,450 for 1999.

 2/Product codes 3345101364 and 3345101367 have a combined shipments value of 535,160 for 2000 and 542,606 for 1999.

 Note: Percent of estimation for each item is indicated as follows: a/10 to 25 percent of this item is estimated. b/26 to 50 percent 

of this item is estimated. c/Over 50 percent of this item is estimated. 
Table 3. Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Electromedical and Irradiation Equipment: 2000

[Value in thousands of dollars]

Exports of

Manufacturers' domestic

Product description shipments merchandise Imports for

Product (value (value consumption

code f.o.b. plant) at port) 1/ (value) 2/ 3/

3345170106 Computerized axial tomography (CT or CAT SCAN).............. 767,983 144,179 287,708

3345170103, 109, Medical X-ray and nuclear equipment, diagnostic

 112, 115, 118 and therapeutic ................................................................. 2,152,907 483,540 517,158

3345170121 Industrial and scientific X-ray equipment....................................... 230,248 235,241 78,319

3345170124 X-ray tubes, sold separately............................................................ 179,013 191,653 132,290

3345170331 Parts and accessories for X-ray equipment and

 other nonmedical irradiation equipment, n.e.c. .....................171,025 470,454 407,243

3345170227 Nonmedical irradiation equipment, including

 gamma- and beta-ray equipment, n.e.c. ..................................... (D) 20,732 5,616

3345101109 Electrocardiograph (EKG), diagnostic................................................. 183,096 60,936 16,932

3345101112 Electroencephalographs (EEG) and eletromyograph

 (EMG) ....................................................................................... (D) 26,184 5,619

3345101106 Ultrasound scanning devices, diagnostic.............................1,379,635 493,899 140,378

3345101103 Magnetic resonance imaging equipment (MRI)........................ (D) 372,248 335,861

3345101244 Pacemakers, therapeutic................................................................ (D) 380,922 287,670

3345101115, 118, Diagnostic electromedical equipment, n.e.c. ............................... 211,027 968,859 501,731

 121, 124

3345101247, 254, Therapeutic electromedical equipment, n.e.c. .......................... 2,672,847 149,332 53,393

 257

3345101364, 367, Electromedical equipment and irradiation 

 371, 374 equipment, including X-ray, n.e.c. ............................................. 1,166,271 230,190 444,370

3345101251 Dialyzers, machines and equipment................................................. 518,316 83,559 14,831

3345101227, 233, Patient monitoring equipment ........................................................... 1,242,651 223,013 115,855

 237

3345101241 Therapeutic ultrasound equipment................................................ 20,911 20,486 1,361

3345101361 Electrosurgical equipment.......................................................... 420,103 619,952 106,762

3345101477 Electromedical parts and accessories, including

 diagnostic and therapeutic, n.e.c. ................................. 808,853 672,027 721,036

 D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

 1/Source: Census Bureau report EM 545, U.S. Exports.

 2/Source: Census Bureau report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption.

 3/Represents c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at first port of entry in the United States plus import duties.
Table 4. Comparison of North American Industry Classification System-Based Product Codes

 with Schedule B Export Numbers, and HTSUSA Import Numbers: 2000

Product Export Import

code Product description number 1/ number 2/

3345170106 Computerized axial tomography (CT or CAT SCAN).............. 9022.12.0000 9022.12.0000

3345170103, 109, Medical X-ray and nuclear equipment, diagnostic

 112, 115, 118 and therapeutic ................................................................. 9022.13.0000 9022.13.0000

9022.14.0000 9022.14.0000

9022.21.0000 9022.21.0000

3345170121 Industrial and scientific X-ray equipment....................................... 9022.19.0000 9022.19.0000

3345170124 X-ray tubes, sold separately............................................................ 9022.30.0000 9022.30.0000

3345170331 Parts and accessories for X-ray equipment and

 other nonmedical irradiation equipment, n.e.c. ..................... 902290.4000 9022.90.4000

9022.90.6000 9022.90.6000

9022.90.8000 9022.90.9500

3345170227 Nonmedical irradiation equipment, including

 gamma- and beta-ray equipment, n.e.c. ..................................... 9022.29.8000 9022.29.8000

3345101109 Electrocardiograph (EKG), diagnostic................................................. 9018.11.0040 9018.11.3000

3345101112 Electroencephalographs (EEG) and eletromyograph

 (EMG), diagnostic ....................................................................................... 9018.19.9535 9018.19.9535

3345101106 Ultrasound scanning devices, diagnostic............................. 9018.12.0000 9018.12.0000

3345101103 Magnetic resonance imaging equipment (MRI)........................ 9018.13.0000 9018.13.0000

3345101244 Pacemakers, therapeutic................................................................ 9021.50.0000 9021.50.0000

3345101115, 118, Diagnostic electromedical equipment, n.e.c. ............................... 9018.19.4000 9018.19.4000

 121, 124 9018.19.9530 9018.19.9530

9018.19.9550 9018.19.9550

3345101247, 254, Therapeutic electromedical equipment, n.e.c. .......................... 9018.90.7060 9018.20.0040

 257 9018.90.6400

9018.90.7560

3345101364, 367, Electromedical equipment and irradiation 

 371, 374 equipment, including X-ray, n.e.c. ............................................. 9018.20.0000 9018.20.0080

9018.90.7080 9018.90.7580

3345101251 Dialyzers, machines and equipment................................................. 9018.90.7020 9018.90.7520

3345101227, 233, Patient monitoring equipment ........................................................... 9018.19.5500 9018.19.5500

 237

3345101241 Therapeutic ultrasound equipment................................................ 9018.90.7040 9018.90.7540

3345101361 Electrosurgical equipment.......................................................... 9018.90.6000 9018.90.6000

3345101477 Electromedical parts and accessories, including

 diagnostic and therapeutic, n.e.c. .................................9018.11.0080 9018.11.9000

9018.19.7500 9018.19.7500

9018.19.9560 9018.19.9560

9018.90.7070 9018.90.7570

9021.90.4080

 n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

 1/Source: 2000 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 (2000).