NAICS 423450 - Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of professional medical equipment, instruments, and supplies (except ophthalmic equipment and instruments and goods used by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians).

Illustrative Examples:

• Dental equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers
• Surgical dressings merchant wholesalers
• Electromedical equipment merchant wholesalers
• Patient monitoring equipment merchant wholesalers
• Hospital beds merchant wholesalers
• Prosthetic appliances and supplies merchant wholesalers
• Hospital furniture merchant wholesalers
• Surgical instruments and apparatus merchant wholesalers
• Medical and dental X-ray machines and parts merchant wholesalers
• First-aid kits (except household) merchant wholesalers
• Surgical and medical masks merchant wholesalers

• Focuses on wholesale distribution of professional medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies.
• Excludes ophthalmic equipment and supplies used by eye care professionals.
• Includes products such as surgical instruments, hospital beds, prosthetics, and patient monitoring equipment.
• Serves healthcare providers, hospitals, and government health agencies.
• Subject to government contracting for public health and emergency medical preparedness.
• Typically involves medium to large scale supply contracts with diverse procurement methods.

• Wholesale distribution of dental equipment and supplies to healthcare providers.
• Supplying surgical dressings and wound care materials to hospitals and clinics.
• Provisioning electromedical equipment such as diagnostic and therapeutic devices.
• Distribution of patient monitoring equipment for continuous health assessment.
• Supplying hospital beds and related furniture to government and private medical facilities.
• Distributing prosthetic appliances and medical aids to rehabilitation centers.
• Providing surgical instruments and medical apparatus to healthcare institutions.
• Supplying first-aid kits, medical masks, and protective equipment for emergency preparedness.

• Medical and dental equipment wholesale distributors.
• Hospital supplies merchant wholesalers.
• Electromedical equipment suppliers.
• Prosthetics and orthotics distributors.
• Surgical instrument and apparatus wholesalers.
• Emergency medical supply companies.