ANALYSIS

Portable Oxygen Market Shares, Market Opportunities, Market Strategies, and Market Forecasts, 2002 to 2007

Recent Portable Oxygen Product Introductions

Oxygen Concentrator Product Functions

Oxygen Delivery Methods

Regional Liquid Oxygen Market Segments

Number of Home Healthcare and Hospice Agencies

Home Oxygen Market Segments

Unified Supply Network

Technological Trends

Oxygen Concentrator Compressor Component Repair

Homecare technology is poised to create new services efficiencies for the healthcare industry. Systems automate care delivery, permitting tracking from the bedside and eliminating unnecessary visits to the home. Patients and family gain more control over the care delivery. Care can be delivered in familiar settings.

The market participants in portable oxygen seek to position in a manner that is competitive with existing stationary systems. Vendors offer a wide range of products, services, training, and support. Homecare agencies need to limit truck rolls. The designs of systems that are intuitive to use represent major market opportunity.

Portable oxygen choices relate to portable oxygen concentrators, liquid oxygen, or compressed gas cylinders. Portable oxygen concentrators need a battery or to be plugged in. They are poised to become the system of choice as fuel cell power becomes more available.

The worldwide liquid oxygen forecast, which was at $81.3 million in the year 2001, is expected to make a large increase to $147.9 million by the year 2007.

The worldwide portable oxygen concentrator market, which was at $300 thousand in the year 2001, is expected to make a large increase to $112.6 million by the year 2007.

Companies Profiled

Market Leaders

AirSep

Chad Therapeutics

Chart Industries / Caire

Drager Home Care

Hudson RCI

IDEX / Gast Manufacturing

Invacare Corporation

Luxfer Group

Mada

OxLife

Penox

Respironics

Roscoe Medical

SeQual Technologies

Sievetek

Sim Italia

Sunrise Medical

Thomas Industries

Tyco International

UOP

Victor Medical

REPORT METHODOLOGY

This is the one-hundred fortieth report in a series of market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the internet, computer, software, and telephone equipment. The project leaders take direct responsibility for writing and preparing each report. They have significant experience preparing industry studies. Forecasts are based on primary research and proprietary data bases. Forecasts reflect analysis of the market trends in the segment and related segments. Unit and dollar shipments are analyzed through consideration of dollar volume of each market participation in the segment. market share analysis includes conversations with key customers of products, industry segment leaders, marketing directors, distributors, leading market participants, and companies seeking to develop measurable market share. Over 200 in depth interviews are conducted for each report with a broad range of key participants and opinion leaders in the market segment.

WinterGreen Research , founded in 1985, provides strategic market assessments in telecommunications, communications equipment, health care, and advanced computer technology. Industry reports focus on opportunities that will expand existing markets or develop major new markets. The reports assess new product and service positioning strategies, new and evolving technologies, and technological impact on products, services, and markets. Market shares are provided. Leading market participants are profiled, and their marketing strategies, acquisitions, and strategic alliances are discussed. The principals of WinterGreen Research have been involved in analysis and forecasting of international business opportunities in telecommunications and advanced computer technology markets for over 30 years.

Ellen T. Curtiss, Technical Director, co-founder of WinterGreen Research, conducts strategic and market assessments in technology-based industries. Previously she was a member of the staff of Arthur D. Little, Inc., for 23 years, most recently as Vice President of Arthur D. Little Decision Resources, specializing in strategic planning and market development services. She is a graduate of Boston University and the Program for Management Development at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. She is the author of recent studies on worldwide telecommunications markets and the Top Ten Telecommunications market analysis and forecasts.

Susan Eustis, President, co-founder of WinterGreen Research, has done research in communications and computer markets and applications. She holds several patents in microcomputing and parallel processing. She is the author of recent studies of the Regional Bell Operating Companies' marketing strategies, Internet equipment, a study of Internet Equipment, Worldwide Telecommunications Equipment, Top Ten Telecommunications, Digital Loop Carrier, Web Hosting, and Application Integration markets. Ms. Eustis is a graduate of Barnard College.

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Portable Oxygen Market Assessment