Electromedical and Irradiation Equipment 1999

Issued August 2000

Revised August 2000

MA334S(99)-1 

(Formerly Series No. MA38R) Current 

Industrial

Reports

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notes for this survey may be found in the 

introduction of the 1997 Manufacturing Profiles, NOTE:

issued August 1999.

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 1999, the total value of shipments of electrosheet file (WK format) to your personal computer. medical and irradiation equipment amounted

to $13.9 billion, an increase of 6.3 percent,

These data are also available through the U.S. from $13.1 billion in 1998. Shipments of X-ray

Department of Commerce and STAT-USA and other irradiation equipment decreased 3.4

Electronic Bulletin Board by subscription. To percent to $3.2 billion in 1999, from $3.3

access, dial 202-482-3870 and follow the billion in 1998. Shipments of electromedical

prompts to register. Also, you may call equipment increased 9.6 percent to $10.7 billion

202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for in 1999, from $9.8 billion in 1998.

Address inquiries concerning these data to Investment Goods Industries Branch, Manufacturing and Construction Division (MCD), Washington, DC 20233-6900, 

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Table 1. Value of Shipments of Electromedical Equipment and Irradiation Equipment by Class of

 Product: 1994 to 1999

[Value in millions of dollars]

Product

code Product description 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994

3345170 X-ray and other irradiation equipment ........................................ 3,200.9 3,312.9 3,139.1 2,900.9 2,698.1 2,458.2

3345101 Electromedical equipment.............................................................. 10,699.8 9,763.8 9,051.1 8,318.8 7,124.8 6,752.1
Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Electromedical Equipment and Irradiation Equipment: 1999 and 1998

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

No. 1999 1998

Product of

code Product description cos. Quantity Value Quantity Value

Electromedical and irradiation equipment...................................... 242 (X) 13,900,680 (X) 13,076,678

 Medical diagnostic equipment:

 X-ray equipment:

3345170103 Digital radiography equipment....................................... 5 3,185 76,265 4,597 a/ 128,181

3345170106 Computerized axial tomography 

 (CT OR CAT SCAN)................................................................ 7 3,269 661,133 2,739 542,644

3345170109 Dental and conventional......................................................... 13 b/ 21,068 500,861 23,411 621,149

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)...................................................................................... 8 1,871 482,750 b/ 1,908 c/ 499,557

3345101103 Magnetic resonance imaging

 equipment (MRI) 1/.................................................................... 7 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3345101106 Ultrasound scanning devices...................................................... 14 20,094 1,392,783 r/ 16,511 1,287,895

3345101109 Electrocardiograph (EKG).............................................................. 15 131,147 a/ 252,827 r/ 110,381 a/ 230,850

3345101112 Electroencephalograph (EEG) and 

 Electromyograph (EMG) 1/ ................................................ 5 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3345101115 Audiological equipment............................................................. 7 (X) c/ 10,454 (X) b/ 7,853

3345101118 Endoscopic equipment (bronchoscope,

 cystoscope, proctosigmoidoscope,

 colonoscope, etc.) 2/........................................................... 5 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3345101121 Respiratory analysis equipment................................................ 4 7,123 53,343 b/ 5,071 30,444

3345101124 All other medical diagnostic equip-

 ment 2/....................................................................................... 27 (X) (D) (X) (D)

 Patient monitoring equipment:

3345101227 Intensive care/coronary care units, 

 including component modules such as

 temperature, blood pressure, and pulse.......................... 18 (X) 543,518 (X) b/ 617,833

3345101233 Prenatal and respiratory monitoring.......................... 8 (X) c/ 87,268 (X) 86,274

3345101237 All other patient monitoring................................................... 33 (X) a/ 607,879 (X) a/ 667,247

 Medical therapy equipment:

3345101241 Ultrasound therapy.................................................................. 7 (X) 18,330 (X) a/ 13,437

3345101244 Pacemakers............................................................................. 6 a/ 318,951 a/ 1,142,877 243,306 869,747

3345101247 Defibrillators....................................................................... 10 a/ 77,971 a/ 842,789 a/ 65,649 746,185

3345101251 Dialyzers, including machines and 

 equipment .............................................................................. 5 (X) 503,484 (X) 493,039

3345101254 Medical laser equipment.......................................................... 14 (X) 677,024 (X) 617,381

3345170118 Radiation therapy (linear accelerators,

 X-ray, cobalt 60, brachetherapy) ........................................ 10 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3345101257 All other medical therapy equipment................................... 35 (X) a/ 1,039,188 (X) 902,902

 All other irradiation and electromedical

 equipment:

3345170121 Industrial and scientific X-ray equipment............................. 18 3,141 a/ 220,345 3,275 199,340

3345170124 X-ray tubes (sold separately) ............................................... 13 (D) (D) 40,428 318,126

3345170227 Other non-medical irradiation equip-

 ment, including gamma and beta ray

 equipment, n.e.c. ................................................................. 4 (X) 16,189 (X) 17,027

3345170331 Parts and accessories for X-ray equip-

 ment and other non-medical irradiation

 equipment, n.e.c. ..................................................................... 23 (X) a/ 133,731 (X) 146,661

 Surgical systems:

3345101361 Electrosurgical equipment............................................................ 10 (X) 352,797 (X) 335,762

3345101364 Heart-lung machines, excluding iron

 lungs 3/ ...................................................................................... 2 (D) (D) (D) (D)

3345101367 Blood flow systems 3/.......................................................................... 9 (X) (D) (X) (D)

3345101371 All other surgical support systems........................................... 15 (X) b/ 361,248 (X) a/ 333,927

3345101374 Other electromedical equipment (except 

 diagnostic and therapeutic), n.e.c. .................................................. 14 (X) b/ 163,846 (X) b/ 135,577

3345101477 Electromedical parts and accessories, 

 including diagnostic and therapeutic,

 n.e.c. .......................................................................................... 42 (X) a/ 857,769 (X) 758,642

 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/The combined total value for product codes 3345101103 and 3345101112 is 1,086,809 for 1999 and 877,411

for 1998.

 2/The combined total value for product codes 3345101118 and 3345101124 is 173,252 for 1999 and 187,527

for 1998.

 3/The combined total value for product codes 3345101364 and 3345101367 is 532,309 for 1999 and 563,894

for 1998.

 Note: Percent of estimation of 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: 1999

[Value in thousands of dollars]

Exports of

Manufacturers' domestic

shipments merchandise Imports for

Product (value (value consumption

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

3345170106 Computerized axial tomography (CT 

 or CAT SCAN)................................................................................... 661,133 106,063 192,061

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

 112, 115, 118 diagnostic and therapeutic ....................................................... 1,960,055 584,794 521,099

3345170121 Industrial and scientific X-ray equipment....................................... 220,345 112,669 78,129

3345170124 X-ray tubes sold separately............................................................ (D) 144,171 87,792

3345170331 Parts and accessories for X-ray equipment

 and other non-medical irradiation 

 equipment, n.e.c. ........................................................................... 133,731 403,197 365,561

3345170227 Non-medical irradiation equipment, including

 gamma and beta ray equipment, n.e.c. .....................................16,189 26,783 5,237

3345101109 Electrocardiograph (EKG), diagnostic................................................. 252,827 82,127 18,174

3345101112 Electroencephalographs (EEG) and 

 Electromyograph (EMG) ................................................................ (D) 25,191 11,368

3345101106 Ultrasound scanning devices, diagnostic.............................1,392,783 544,530 112,543

3345101103 Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

 (MRI)............................................................................................... (D) 289,995 340,532

3345101244 Pacemakers, therapeutic................................................................ 1,142,877 307,406 86,302

3345101115, 118, Diagnostic electromedical equipment, n.e.c. ............................... 237,049 920,606 459,968

 121, 124

3345101247, 254, Therapeutic electromedical equipment, n.e.c. .......................... 2,559,001 125,106 29,293

 257

3345101364, 367, Electromedical equipment and irradiation 

 371, 374 equipment, including X-ray, n.e.c. ............................................. 1,057,403 222,569 388,066

3345101251 Dialyzers, machines and equipment................................................. 503,484 82,657 12,606

3345101227, 233, Patient monitoring equipment ........................................................... 1,238,665 219,199 80,163

 237

3345101241 Therapeutic ultrasound equipment................................................ 18,330 19,325 2,117

3345101361 Electrosurgical equipment.......................................................... 352,797 592,876 112,171

3345101477 Electromedical parts and accessories,

 including diagnostic and therapeutic,

 n.e.c. .......................................................................................... 857,769 587,311 670,234

 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: 1999

Product Export Import

code Product description number 1/ number 2/

3345170106 Computerized axial tomography

 (CT or CAT SCAN) .......................................................................... 902212.0000 9022.12.0000

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

 112, 115, 118 diagnostic 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 non-medical irradiation

 equipment, n.e.c. ....................................................................... 9022.90.4000 9022.90.4000

9022.90.6000 9022.90.6000

9022.90.8000 9022.90.9500

3345170227 Non-medical 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

 electromyographs (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. ................................ 901890.7060 9018.20.0040

 257 9018.90.6400

9018.90.7560

3345101364, 367, Electromedical equipment and irradation

 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: 1999 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 (1999).