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Copper and Medical devices

Medical devices depends on copper.

Copper (commodity) and Medical devices (industry): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Copper → Medical devices

1 of the enterprise types in Medical devices depend on copper; for the most dependent, it rates 4 out of 5 on criticality.

  • 1 enterprise types depend on it
  • 4 of 5 highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Medical-device companies (OEMs): MRI and CT systems (criticality 4 of 5)

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