Surgical & IV Prep Industry

  • Total market $900 million (2005, IV + Surgical Prep)
  • Demand for these products is expanding, according to Freedonia Group
  • Consumables are sold by approximately 20 companies in the US, including 3M, Cardinal Health, Becton Dickinson, Ecolab and K-C Health Care
  • 70% (est.) of the market controlled by 3M and Cardinal Health
  • Market divided into lodine and Chlorhexidine based products