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AT US$80.3 BILLION IN 2005 THE US MEDICAL DEVICE MARKET IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST

December 6, 2005

Research and Markets has announced the addition of USA Outlook Medical Market Intelligence Report to their offering. With a population approaching 300 million, the USA is the third largest country in the world, behind China and India. The largest state is California, with a population of 36 million. At an estimated US$80.3 billion in 2005, the US medical device market is the world's largest, accounting for over half the global total.

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