Electromedical and Irradiation Equipment 1998

Issued March 2000

MA334S(98)-1 

(Formerly Series No. MA38R) Current 

Industrial

Reports

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to view the PDF file or to download the work- In 1998, the total value of shipments of electrosheet file (WK format) to your personal computer. medical and irradiation equipment amounted

to $13.1 billion, an increase of 7.9 percent

These data are also available through the U.S. from $12.2 billion in 1997. Shipments of X-ray

Department of Commerce and STAT-USA and other irradiation equipment increased 5.7

Electronic Bulletin Board by subscription. To percent to $3.3 billion in 1998, from $3.1

access, dial 202-482-3870 and follow the billion in 1997. Shipments of electromedical

prompts to register. Also, you may call equipment increased 8.7 percent to $9.8 billion

202-482-1986 or 1-800-STAT-USA, for in 1998, from $9.1 billion in 1997.

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

 Product: 1993 to 1998

[Value in millions of dollars]

Product

code Product description 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993

3345170 X-ray and other irradiation equipment ........................................ 3,317.4 3,139.1 2,900.9 2,698.1 2,458.2 2,480.0

3345101 Electromedical equipment.............................................................. 9,837.0 9,051.1 8,318.8 7,124.8 6,752.1 6,222.0
Table 2. Quantity and Value of Shipments of Electromedical Equipment and Irradiation Equipment: 1998 and 1997

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

No. 1998 1997

Product Product description of

code cos. Quantity Value Quantity Value

Electromedical and irradiation equipment...................................... 251 (X) 13,154,335 (X) 12,190,201

 Medical diagnostic equipment:

 X-ray equipment:

3345170103 Digital radiography equipment....................................... 5 4,597 128,181 6,152 r/ 147,357

3345170106 Computerized axial tomography 

 (CT or CAT scan)................................................................ 6 2,740 542,644 r/ 2,908 555,574

3345170109 Dental and conventional......................................................... 13 23,573 625,626 22,956 522,837

3345170112 All other medical diagnostic 

 X-ray equipment 1/............................................................... 17 (X) (D) (X) (D) 

3345170115 Nuclear medicine equipment (all

 equipment used for nuclear in vivo

 studies)...................................................................................... 8 1,908 499,557 1,441 363,128

3345101103 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

 equipment .................................................................... 8 2,392 842,961 r/ 2,279 r/ 741,003

3345101106 Ultrasound scanning devices...................................................... 15 18,181 1,300,664 14,551 1,102,906

3345101109 Electrocardiograph (EKG).............................................................. 16 48,300 227,212 44,891 204,907

3345101112 Electroencephalograph (EEG) and 

 electromyograph (EMG) ................................................ 6 4,127 90,460 4,500 108,295

3345101115 Audiological equipment............................................................. 7 (X) 7,853 (X) 10,288

3345101118 Endoscopic equipment (bronchoscope,

 cystoscope, proctosigmoidoscope,

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

3345101121 Respiratory analysis equipment................................................ 5 5,071 30,329 4,477 39,291

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.......................... 19 (X) 617,862 (X) r/ 594,256

3345101231 Prenatal monitoring 3/........................................................... 6 (X) (D) (X) (D) 

3345101234 Respiratory monitoring 3/........................................................ 8 (X) (D) (X) (D) 

3345101237 All other patient monitoring................................................... 34 (X) 673,276 (X) r/ 618,697

 Medical therapy equipment:

3345101241 Ultrasound therapy.................................................................. 7 (X) 13,843 (X) 12,096

3345101244 Pacemakers............................................................................. 6 243,990 870,000 242,504 803,335

3345101247 Defibrillators....................................................................... 11 65,649 746,185 50,024 578,780

3345101251 Dialyzers, including machines and 

 equipment .............................................................................. 5 (X) 493,039 (X) 458,290

3345101254 Medical laser equipment.......................................................... 17 (X) 617,381 (X) 623,934

3345170118 Radiation therapy (linear accelerators,

 X-ray, cobalt 60, brachetherapy) 1/........................................ 10 (X) (D) (X) (D) 

3345101257 All other medical therapy equipment................................... 37 (X) 906,298 (X) r/ 821,926

 All other irradiation and electromedical

 equipment:

3345170121 Industrial and scientific X-ray equipment............................. 19 3,275 199,340 2,992 194,367

3345170124 X-ray tubes, sold separately.............................................. 12 40,428 318,126 45,391 413,196

3345170227 Other nonmedical irradiation equip-

 ment, including gamma- and beta-ray

 equipment, n.e.c. ................................................................. 5 (X) 17,027 (X) 20,578

3345170331 Parts and accessories for X-ray equip-

 ment and other nonmedical irradiation

 equipment, n.e.c. ..................................................................... 24 (X) 146,712 (X) r/ 138,108

 Surgical systems:

3345101361 Electrosurgical equipment............................................................ 13 (X) 335,762 (X) 340,908

3345101364 Heart-lung machines, excluding iron

 lungs 4/ ...................................................................................... 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

3345101367 Blood flow systems 4/.......................................................................... 8 (X) (D) (X) (D) 

3345101371 All other surgical support systems........................................... 17 (X) 333,927 (X) r/ 286,005

3345101374 Other electromedical equipment (except 

 diagnostic and therapeutic), n.e.c. .................................................. 14 (X) 135,577 (X) r/ 106,820

3345101477 Electromedical parts and accessories, 

 including diagnostic and therapeutic,

 n.e.c. .......................................................................................... 46 (X) 745,686 (X) r/ 747,028

 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 value total for product codes 3345170 112 and 3345170 118 is 840,166 for 1998 and 783,922

for 1997.

 2/The combined value total for product codes 3345101 118 and 3345101 124 is 192,827 for 1998 and 216,893

for 1997.

 3/The combined value total for product codes 3345101 231 and 3345101 234 is 91,920 for 1998 and 88,046

for 1997.

 4/The combined value total for product codes 3345101 364 and 3345101 367 is 563,894 1998 and 547,534

for 1997.
Table 3. Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Electromedical and Irradiation Equipment: 1998

[Value in thousands of dollars]

Exports of

Manufacturers' domestic

Product Product description shipments merchandise Imports for

code (value (value consumption

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

3345170106 Computerized axial tomography (CT 

 or CAT scan)................................................................................... 542,644 114,298 132,221

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

 112, 115, 118 diagnostic and therapeutic ....................................................... 2,093,530 585,230 565,777

3345170121 Industrial and scientific X-ray equipment....................................... 199,340 118,537 60,192

3345170124 X-ray tubes, sold separately............................................................ 318,126 127,709 94,923

3345170331 Parts and accessories for X-ray equipment

 and other nonmedical irradiation 

 equipment, n.e.c. ........................................................................... 146,712 309,852 344,994

3345170227 Nonmedical irradiation equipment, including

 gamma- and beta-ray equipment, n.e.c. .....................................17,027 24,162 6,948

3345101109 Electrocardiograph (EKG), diagnostic................................................. 227,212 70,767 13,259

3345101112 Electroencephalographs (EEG) and 

 Electromyograph (EMG) ................................................................ 90,460 19,320 11,885

3345101106 Ultrasound scanning devices, diagnostic............................. 1,300,664 497,207 81,333

3345101103 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 

 equipment............................................................................................... 842,961 251,647 291,292

3345101244 Pacemakers, therapeutic................................................................ 870,000 253,929 20,129

3345101115, 118, Diagnostic electromedical equipment, n.e.c. ............................... 231,009 767,714 470,620

 121, 124

3345101247, 254, Therapeutic electromedical equipment, n.e.c. .......................... 2,269,864 199,719 39,908

 257

3345101364, 367, Electromedical equipment and irradiation 

 371, 374 equipment, including X-ray, n.e.c. ............................................. 1,033,398 230,500 360,942

3345101251 Dialyzers, machines and equipment................................................. 493,039 72,228 55,516

3345101227, 231, Patient monitoring equipment ........................................................... 1,383,058 251,561 29,690

 234, 237

3345101241 Therapeutic ultrasound equipment................................................ 13,843 14,110 3,145

3345101361 Electrosurgical equipment..........................................................335,762 425,232 90,090

3345101477 Electromedical parts and accessories,

 including diagnostic and therapeutic,

 n.e.c. .......................................................................................745,686 592,682 555,877

 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 Standard Industrial Classification-Based Product Codes

 with Schedule B Export Numbers, and HTSUSA Import Numbers: 1998

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,

 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 nonmedical irradiation

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

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

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

3345101103 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

 equipment ................................................................................................. 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 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, 231, Patient monitoring equipment ..................................................... 9018.19.5500 9018.19.5500

 234, 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: 1998 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 (1998).