Updated 22 October 2026
Medical device distributors by country: 52,758 licensed establishments in 111 markets
The Bastion Hale Distributor Index lists 52,758 medical device establishments across 111 countries, built from EUDAMED, Health Canada, NHRA Bahrain, Oman MOH, SFDA and US FDA (openFDA). 19,677 hold a channel role as importer, distributor, wholesaler or authorised representative, 2,316 are registration holders without a channel role, and 30,765 are registered as manufacturer or exporter only. Each country page below shows the counts by segment and role, who holds the registration there, and the top establishments by size.
Every market in the Index
Each dot is land. Cyan markets have licensed establishments in the Index, brighter means more. Hover or tap a market for its numbers, pick a segment to recolour the map, click through to the market page.
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By region
| Region | Markets | Establishments | With a channel role | Largest markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCC Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain. | 4 | 259 | 241 | Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates |
| EU and EEA The 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, where EUDAMED applies. | 31 | 26,537 | 13,320 | Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands |
| North America The United States and Canada. | 2 | 12,626 | 5,057 | United States, Canada |
| Asia Pacific East, South and Southeast Asia and Oceania. | 24 | 9,163 | 312 | China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan |
| Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. | 23 | 641 | 17 | Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic |
| Africa The African continent and islands. | 9 | 59 | 1 | South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco |
| Other markets The United Kingdom, Switzerland, Türkiye, the rest of Europe, the Middle East outside the GCC and Central Asia. | 18 | 3,473 | 729 | Türkiye, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel |
By segment
| Segment | Establishments | Country pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery and endoscopy | 7,484 | 40 | Search in the Index |
| Orthopaedics, spine and trauma | 3,246 | 29 | Search in the Index |
| Cardiovascular | 3,036 | 29 | Search in the Index |
| Ear, nose and throat | 2,690 | 29 | Search in the Index |
| Gastroenterology, urology and OB/GYN | 4,343 | 35 | Search in the Index |
| Dental | 4,022 | 30 | Search in the Index |
| Anaesthesia and respiratory | 2,970 | 28 | Search in the Index |
| Patient monitoring and neurology | 6,841 | 38 | Search in the Index |
| Ophthalmic | 3,486 | 29 | Search in the Index |
| In-vitro diagnostics | 3,196 | 31 | Search in the Index |
| General hospital and consumables | 7,875 | 41 | Search in the Index |
| Aesthetics, dermatology and lasers | 511 | 8 | Search in the Index |
| Imaging, radiology and radiotherapy | 2,352 | 26 | Search in the Index |
27,775 establishments have no segment in their registry record. Imaging and radiology appear because the registries contain them; Bastion Hale's launch services do not cover them.
How the data is built
- Public registries only. EUDAMED, Health Canada, NHRA Bahrain, Oman MOH, SFDA, US FDA (openFDA). Official bulk downloads, documented APIs and public register pages, within each source's terms. Nothing from private or paid sources, and nothing from any employer file.
- One row per company per country. Rows from different sources are merged only when the normalised name (legal suffixes removed) and the country match. Nothing is merged across countries.
- Roles and segments come from the registry. Roles are the registry's own categories. Segments are mapped from the device listings linked to each establishment (FDA specialty codes, or keywords on device names), never guessed from the company name.
- Size score 0 to 100. A log-scaled blend of products listed, registrations held, number of roles, number of sources and principals represented. Completeness 0 to 5 counts website, address, segments, principals and any count above zero.
- No personal data. Company names, cities, websites and licence facts only. Named individuals are never collected, even when the registry shows them.
- Monthly rebuild. Every page shows its build date and every profile shows when its source was last seen.
Roles
- Importer: Named as importer in a registry: EUDAMED importer, FDA initial importer, or a Gulf import licence.
- Distributor: Holds a distribution licence or is listed as distributor (Health Canada MDEL, SFDA, Oman MOH).
- Wholesaler: Licensed as a wholesale dealer where the registry has that category.
- Authorised representative: Represents a foreign manufacturer towards the regulator (EU authorised representative and similar).
- Sponsor: Holds the market entry on behalf of a manufacturer, in markets that use that term.
- Registration holder: Holds device licences or registrations in its own name (Health Canada MDALL licence holder).
- Manufacturer: Registered as a manufacturer with an address in this market, including foreign registrations.
- Exporter: Registered with the US FDA as an exporter of devices made for export.
Sample CSVs (top 200, company fields only): Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Germany United States Canada. Machine-readable description at /llms.txt.
Country pages by region
GCC (4 markets)
EU and EEA (31 markets)
North America (2 markets)
Asia Pacific (24 markets)
Latin America and the Caribbean (23 markets)
Africa (9 markets)
Other markets (18 markets)
Questions about the Distributor Index
How many medical device distributors are in the Bastion Hale Distributor Index?
The current build lists 52,758 medical device establishments in 111 markets. 19,677 of them hold a channel role as importer, distributor, wholesaler or authorised representative; the rest are registration holders or manufacturers. Updated 22 October 2026.
Which registries does the Distributor Index use?
EUDAMED, Health Canada, NHRA Bahrain, Oman MOH, SFDA, US FDA (openFDA). Every record points back to its source and the date it was last seen. Only official bulk downloads, documented APIs and public register pages are used, within each source's terms.
Is the Distributor Index free to use?
Yes. Counts per market and segment, the country pages and the company profiles are free. Three profiles per search are revealed against an email address. The full list per market, the registration holder picture and our read on each name are part of the paid International Launch Audit.
Does the Distributor Index include contact names or emails?
No. The Index holds companies only: name, city, website where the registry gives one, roles, segments, counts and sources. Named individuals are never collected, even when a registry shows them.
How often is the Distributor Index updated?
Monthly. The build date is shown on every page; this one was built on 22 October 2026. Registries change weekly, so a profile can lag its source by up to a month.
Sources
- EUDAMED economic operator registration, European Commission public API: 27,301 establishments, last seen 22 October 2026. CC BY 4.0. Data filtered and reformatted by Bastion Hale.
- US FDA Establishment Registration and Device Listing, openFDA bulk download: 24,489 establishments, last seen 22 October 2026. US government work, public domain.
- Health Canada MDALL active licence listing and MDEL establishment licence listing: 5,947 establishments, last seen 22 October 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence, Canada.
- Bahrain National Health Regulatory Authority medical device registration list: 110 establishments, last seen 22 October 2026. Public register.
- Oman Ministry of Health approved medical device establishments: 107 establishments, last seen 22 October 2026. Public register.
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority licensed establishments list, medical devices: 24 establishments, last seen 22 October 2026. Public register.
Index build 22 October 2026. Each establishment is counted once per country after resolving names across sources. Named individuals are never collected.
Registry data. Bastion Hale does not vouch for any establishment.