# Medical devices and Rare earths

Medical devices depends on rare earths.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/medical-devices-and-rare-earths/

[Medical devices](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/medical_devices/) (industry) and [Rare earths](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rare_earths/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Rare earths → Medical devices*

1 of the enterprise types in Medical devices depend on rare earths; 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): gadolinium contrast and scintillators (criticality 4 of 5)

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