1. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Strategic Analysis of the U.S. Disinfection and Sterilization Market Need for Prion Deactivation, Increasing usage of Endoscopy Drives Demand “The urgent need to deactivate prion pathogens and control the spread of lethal, communicable human prion diseases is catalyzing demand for advanced sterilization technologies. ” Medical Devices Analyst Team Frost & Sullivan

2. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Frost & Sullivan provides: Detailed insights into recent developments and trends Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations Analyst insights on ‘hot topics’ and emerging applications in the disinfection and sterilization market Market sizing and competitive analysis Market forecasts and opportunity analysis Quarterly assessments End user analysis within each report Key Features

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4. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Current Market Participants Find out how you compare to the competition Assess current and future drivers and restraints Determine and exploit new market share opportunities New Entrants Analyze challenges associated with the industry Calculate time scales for strategy implementation Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs Investment Community Analyze long-term strategies of companies Determine which participants will outperform the competition Assess attractiveness of investing in the market Who Will Benefit?

5. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. 3M Advanced Sterilization Products Aesculap AG Allegiance Healthcare Corp. Andersen Products, Inc. Carr Metal Products, Inc. Case Medical, Inc. Consolidated Stills and Sterilizers Cosmed Group, Inc. Custom Ultrasonics, Inc. Cygnus Medical D.A. Kadan Co., Inc. Key Market Participants ETC Sterilization Systems Getinge/Castle, Inc. Healthmark Industries Co. Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Honeywell, Inc. Kem Medical Products Corp. Kimberly-Clark Corp. Lancer USA, Inc. Medical Action Industries, Inc. Medin Corp. Medivators, Inc. Medline Industries, Inc. Metrex Research Corp..

6. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Micromedics, Inc. Midmark Corp. Minntech Corp. Paragon Medical, Inc. PCI medical, Inc. Pilling Surgical Praxair, Inc. Primus Sterilizer Co. Propper Manufacturing Co., Inc. PST Corp. Raven Biolabs Riley Medical, Inc. Key Market Participants Scican, Inc. SGM Biotech, Inc. Skylar Trays Skytron SPS Medical Equipment Corp. Sterilization Cassette Systems, Inc. Sterilox Technologies, Inc. Sterion, Inc. Steris Corp. Sultan Chemists, Inc. Symmetry Medical, Inc. (Othy, Inc.) Unipack Medical Corp.

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