Medical devices and technologies

Key components of the medical devices and technologies industry sector include:

• assistive devices
• diagnostic devices
• hospital equipment
• medical imaging
• medical/surgical supplies

Medical devices made in Alberta include:

• prosthetics
• patient positioning products for surgery and rehabilitation
• wound care supplies
• specialty made soft contact lenses
• products that allow people with physical disabilities to increase their independence and productivity
• soft gel capsules

Alberta's medical devices & technologies fast facts

As of July 2009, Alberta’s medical devices and technologies industry employed over 1,600 people working for 93 companies, generating revenue of over $195 million dollars per year.

Alberta medical devices and technologies companies

See Cool Companies: Alberta ’s Medical Devices & Technologies for information about Alberta’s medical devices and technologies companies