Global Bariatric Devices Market: By Cause, Procedure and Type of Device (2014-2020) July 2014 | Page 9

Bariatric Device Value Chain Analysis

Company
Research,
R&D
Institutes

Manufacturing

Assembly
Assembling
Packaging
Sterilizing

Local
Distributors

Global
Distributors

Buyers
Hospitals(Public/private)
Health Care Providers
Doctors & Nurses
Individual Patients(End Users)

The above figure shows the value chain analysis of the bariatric device market. The top companies
which manufacture the bariatric devices are Allergan, Covidien, and Ethicon etc. There is a need for
the manufacturers to address the specifications needed by the patients as they manage their own
care, consult with the surgeons, health care providers about the technology and best options by
which devices can be customized according to the patients.
Manufacturing of the devices can also be outsourced in the cases where the company cannot afford
own manufacturing. Some of the companies like Creganna-Tactx Medical, Forefront Medical
Technology KMC Systems Incorporated provide this facility and offer devices used for laparoscopy
and other bariatric procedures. Once the manufacturing is done, the device is sent to next phase
where the individual spare parts are assembled. Injection molding, extrusion, packing and sterilizing
processes are included in this step. Testing can also be performed at this phase.