The current global population of 6.6 billion, according to United Nations projections, by 2050 this figure will reach 9.2 billion. Population growth is almost entirely from developing countries, Europe's population is shrinking and aging phenomenon. World Population Foundation of Germany said that the European population by about 900,000 per year because of low fertility rate of women of childbearing age. In Germany, an average of only 1.3 per woman child. By 2050, the German population will be reduced from 82.4 million to 75.1 million.
Germany for medical care expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) share almost doubled to 2000, health care spending accounted for 15% GDP, amounting to 2,817 million US dollars.

 In recent years, health care costs continue to curb growth momentum, German hospitals and clinics began to change dramatically for the medical device into the usual practice. In the long run, the German strong foundation of medical products change, population and industrial structure, as well as the continuous improvement of people's health awareness have decided huge German medical device market potential.

Germany is the largest producer of medical devices, is also a major importer, especially electronic medical equipment, two-thirds of domestic demand are dependent on imports.

Over the years, successive German government has been taking measures to control public health spending, which stimulates the demand for those hospitals can reduce labor costs, shorter hospital stay of equipment, for example, conservative surgical equipment, automatic equipment, home care equipment and telemedicine equipment. Germany determines the trend of population aging in elderly patients with medical device market will continue to expand, including a variety of auxiliary equipment and condition monitoring equipment.

The main imported products on the German market for medical devices include: electronic diagnostic equipment, conduits and sleeves as well as repair of orthopedic devices. With the German for family health awareness, home health care equipment will have a growing market in Germany.

The impact of medical devices into Germany's main technical regulations have "Active Implantable Medical Devices Directive" (AIMDD, 90/385 / EEC), "Medical Device Directive" (MDD, 93/42 / EEC) and in vitro diagnostic devices directive (IVDD, 98/79 / EC).