Out of curiosity, since I see Medtronic so frequently on patents and patent applications, I decided to take a one month snapshot, from July 25 to August 24 (today) of patent applications referencing the phrase “medical device” and examine it for the patent assignee company or other company reference. Here’s what came out:
Medtronic’s dominance [...]
We’ve added a new feed to our list of rss/xml feeds on medical technology content. The new feed is entitled, “Sample content from the medtech reports of MedMarket Diligence, LLC.” Here, we will regular post excerpts and other sample data from the library of medical technology market reports we have published (or are about to [...]
The dynamic market for energy-based devices used in general surgery is growing steadily with compounded annual growth rates of 12% projected for the short term. This market includes devices based on ultrasonic, radio frequency (RF), light, thermal, hydromechanical, cryogenic and microwave technologies.
The popularity of ultrasonic devices is due in large part to the fact [...]
These are the startup companies we identified and have published in the August 2006 issue of MedMarkets.
Artisan Therapeutics, Inc. — Framingham, MA; no URL
Andrew Tehnologies, Inc. — Haddonfield, NJ; http://andewtechnologies.com [under contruction]
Nitric BioTherapeutics, Inc. — Brisol, PA; no URl
Recovery Science, LLC — Hollywood, MD; no URL
SurgiQuest, Inc. — Fairfield, CT; no URL
Source: MedMarkets, August 2006, [...]
The total world market for all orthopedic devices and materials was worth $20 billion in 2005 and is growing at annual rates in the range 7-10%; the US accounts for almost half the market overall. A major contributor to the market, both in terms of size and growth, is orthopaedic biomaterials. This segment contributed $4.6 [...]
