Category Archives: cardiology

Technologies at new medtech companies (startups)

New medical technologies represented in specific companies recently added (September 2008) to the Medtech Startups Database:

Recombinant proteins and cells for intervertebral disc cell regeneration
Non-hydrogel polymer used to stimulate tissue growth in dental/orthopedic applications
Biomaterials and biologics for repair of bone and cartilage
Portable endoscopic imaging
Device treatments for restless leg syndrome (RLS)
Disposable steerable surgical instrumentation for arthroscopy
Technologies to [...]

Ablation Technologies Market Worldwide, by Region and Technology

 
The worldwide high energy therapies market represents a $25 billion opportunity in 2008.  The category consists of therapeutic devices and equipment that deliver the controlled application of one or more modalities of energy to tissue.
This market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11% with some modalities exceeding a 20% CAGR.
The global market [...]

Ablation Technologies in Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

(From “Ablation Technologies Worldwide Market, 2008-2017:  Products, Technologies Markets, Companies and Opportunities.”  Published 2008 by MedMarket Diligence, LLC. See link.)
Several types of energy-based therapies have a variety of applications to CV disease—the number one killer in most of the world.
When the heart has to work too hard to maintain adequate blood output, it can begin [...]

New technologies at recent medtech startups

Another sampling of new technologies in various stages of development at recently founded medical technology startups:

Surgical drain and other technologies
Novel wound healing and drug delivery based on unique hydrogel
Nitric oxide coatings for blood-contacting medical devices
Bioresorbable implants for a range of surgical applications
Device to block transmission of pathogens via intravenous catheters
Self-expanding stent for femoral and popliteal [...]

Energy-Based Technologies (Ablation, Other), 2007-2017, Worldwide

Technologies for ablation and other energy-based treatments in medical/surgical markets are currently dominated by electrosurgical-type therapies, but a growing array of other modalities are creating new applications or penetrating existing ones.
At right is shown the forecast, by modality type, of ablation and other energy-based therapies through 2017. The most significant growth is expected to [...]

Ablation: An Energized Market

(See forthcoming report #A125, “Ablation Technologies Worldwide Market, 2008-2017,” from MedMarket Diligence, LLC.  May be purchased online.)
Energy-based therapies generate sales of $13 billion in the United States alone, with probably another $12 billion in other developed markets worldwide. This represents around 13% of the total medical device market, and it is growing at 11% per [...]

Medtech Startup Activity Diverse, Robust, Showing Industry Strengths

The formation of new companies in any industry can be a true litmus of the overall health of the industry and an indicator of the direction the industry is taking through the relative balance of companies with different areas of focus. We present in a bar graph the number of medtech startup companies categorized by [...]

Medical Technology Market Analysis, MedMarkets (April 2008)

Below is the coverage in the April 2008 issue of MedMarkets.

Ablation:  An Energized Market
Demand for Hip and Knee Implants Expected to Increase
MedMarket Outlook: Beyond Technology Innovation: Current and Future Market Forces and Trends
Early Stage Companies: Evalve, ES Vascular, Cardiorobotics, TriVascular
Early Stage Company Financings: Alure Medical, Arbel Medical, Breathe Technologies, CoAxia, IDev Technologies, IlluminOss [...]

“High Growth Medical Technologies” 2008

We have just updated our “High Growth Medical Technologies” white paper, as we expect to continually do in the immediate future, since the areas with growth keep changing, and new areas keep appearing.
As all white papers should be, it’s free.  Here’s the link so you can download it.
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Snapshot of new technologies

Compiling from our secret blend of information sources, we came across startups with the following new technologies in development:

Stents (tantalum, zirconium, niobium, and/or tungsten)
Mesh devices used to facilitate laparoscopic procedures.
Undisclosed technology
Minimally invasive removal of varicose veins and removal of the greater saphenous vein
Medtech platform company focused on cardiovascular and surgical applications
Medical device company launched by [...]