Table of Content

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
1.2 Scope of the Study


2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY


3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1 Market Overview
4.2 Market Drivers
4.2.1 Rise of Infectious Conditions, like Swine Flu, Ebola, and Others, Increasing the Demand for Non-contact Thermometers
4.2.2 Increasing Pediatric Population Driving the Growth of Thermometers
4.2.3 Increasing Demand for Disposable Thermometers and Digital Thermometers
4.3 Market Restraints
4.3.1 Issues Related to Rectal Thermometers
4.3.2 Concerns about the Use of Infrared Thermometers
4.4 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
4.4.1 Threat of New Entrants
4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers
4.4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4.4 Threat of Substitute Products
4.4.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry


5 MARKET SEGMENTATION (Market Size by Value – USD million)
5.1 Product
5.1.1 Contact
5.1.1.1 Digital Thermometers
5.1.1.2 Infrared Ear Thermometers
5.1.1.3 IR Temporal Artery Thermometers
5.1.1.4 Mercury Thermometers
5.1.1.5 Disposable Thermometers
5.1.1.6 Other Contact Products
5.1.2 Non-contact
5.1.2.1 Non-contact Infrared Thermometers
5.1.2.2 Thermal Scanners
5.2 Application
5.2.1 Oral Cavity
5.2.2 Rectum
5.2.3 Ear
5.2.4 Other Applications
5.3 End User
5.3.1 Hospitals
5.3.2 Clinics
5.3.3 Homes
5.4 Geography
5.4.1 North America
5.4.1.1 United States
5.4.1.2 Canada
5.4.1.3 Mexico
5.4.2 Europe
5.4.2.1 Germany
5.4.2.2 United Kingdom
5.4.2.3 France
5.4.2.4 Italy
5.4.2.5 Spain
5.4.2.6 Rest of Europe
5.4.3 Asia-Pacific
5.4.3.1 China
5.4.3.2 Japan
5.4.3.3 India
5.4.3.4 Australia
5.4.3.5 South Korea
5.4.3.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific
5.4.4 Middle-East
5.4.4.1 GCC
5.4.4.2 South Africa
5.4.4.3 Rest of Middle-East
5.4.5 South America
5.4.5.1 Brazil
5.4.5.2 Argentina
5.4.5.3 Rest of South America


6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Company Profiles
6.1.1 3M Company
6.1.2 A&D Medical
6.1.3 Easywell Biomedicals
6.1.4 American Diagnostic Corporation
6.1.5 Hicks Thermometers (India) Limited
6.1.6 Helen of Troy Limited (Kaz USA Inc.)
6.1.7 Hill-Rom (Welch Allyn)
6.1.8 Cardinal Health Inc.
6.1.9 Omron Corporation
6.1.10 Microlife Corporation (Midas Investment Company Limited)
6.1.11 Terumo Corporation
6.1.12 Briggs Healthcare
6.1.13 Hartmann


7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS