(From the September 2007 issue of MedMarkets)
Drawing upon the clinical and technology sectors we have addressed in MedMarkets and the Market and Technology Reports of MedMarket Diligence, we have previously identified a number of areas where we see substantial growth in medical technology markets. In our white paper, High Growth Medical Technologies, we note those [...]
I don’t often claim to have coined phrases, but one that came to mind a long time ago is “[tag]data inertia[/tag]“, since (in my own head anyway) it seemed to really carry weight as a real thing and keeps confirming its existence as a real thing and an accurate description.
Today I came across the story [...]
The potential for surgical sealants in cardiovascular applications encompasses the major indications for use in surgical procedures involving peripheral valves, dysfunctional heart valves, congestive heart failure myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease, as shown in the figure at right.
Cardiovascular disease is a major (and growing) public health problem in developed countries, representing a major outlay of healthcare expenditures. [...]
Reflecting its recognition that bariatric surgery is not only an effective treatment for morbid [tag]obesity[/tag] but has also demonstrated its efficacy in the treatment of specific metabolic diseases and other conditions, including Type 2 [tag]diabetes[/tag], hypercholesterolemia, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, [tag]hypertension[/tag] and even obstructive [tag]sleep apnea[/tag], the American Society for Bariatric Surgery has changed its [...]
We analyze medical device markets and, by natural extention, markets encompassing devices or simply competing with them. We identify a specific disease or disorder, characterize its patient population, current and emerging trends in treatment and then characterize the markets for the products used. We may alternatively focus on an organ system (e.g., ophthalmology or a [...]
It has already been said that medical technology is getting complicated. Now it’s time to point out that the world is getting strikingly small(er).
Even the youngest startup has to consider market opportunity on a global scale. So a little medtech startup with not much more than a patent (and sometimes not even that) and with [...]
From “MedMarket Diligence, LLC, Report #G125, “Ophthalmology Surgical, Device and Drug Markets Worldwide, 2007.” See report description, table of contents here.
[tag]Refractive surgery[/tag] is performed using a number of surgical techniques. The term refractive surgery refers to any and all [tag]ophthalmology[/tag] procedures that reduce refractive error, for example; myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Each of [...]
