Medtech Snapshot 732

Note: This list excludes the largest privately held companies because sales figures are generally not available. Among the largest privately held companies are: B. Braun Medical Inc. (www.bbraunoem-industrial.com), DeRoyal Industries (www.deroyal.com), Starkey Laboratories (www.starkey.com), Welch Allyn Inc. (www.welchallyn.com), Hollister Inc. (www.hollister.com), and Cook Group (www.cookgroup.com).

The 2003 Top 40 publicly traded companies ranked by trailing 12 months (TTM) medical product sales.