Anesthesia Equipment and Associated Peripherals: Advanced, Patient-Friendly Devices Will Sustain Market Growth in Europe, States Frost & Sullivan

Anesthesia Equipment and Associated Peripherals: Advanced, Patient-Friendly Devices Will Sustain Market Growth in Europe, States Frost & Sullivan PR Newswire LONDON, Oct. 25, 2012 -- Limited spending places responsibility on manufacturers to develop innovative and cost-effective offerings LONDON, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Limited hospital spending and lengthy equipment replacement spans are slowing down growth rates in the European anesthesia equipment and associated peripherals market. This is being offset by the growing demand for safe, advanced and patient-friendly anesthesia consumables. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.healthcare.frost.com), Analysis of the Anesthesia Equipment and Associated Peripherals Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $ 224.5 million in 2011 and estimates this to reach $ 269.2 million in 2016. The research covers equipment (anesthesia machines and monitors) and consumables (laryngeal mask airway (LMA), endotracheal tube (ETT), anesthesia mask and breathing circuit devices). "The demand for anesthesia equipment and peripherals is rising as a result of the spiraling number of surgical procedures being performed," notes Frost & Sullivan Senior Analyst Akanksha Joshi. "The focus is now on innovative, technologically advanced products that are patient-friendly and that promote greater safety and ease-of-operation.