Category Archives: innovation

Recent medtech market insights

It occurred to me that in my position performing, directing and reviewing market research on a global scale that it would be worthwhile to highlight recent insights that have come to me regarding the global medical technology market.  Some of these insights, of course, may only be meaningful to me (and those who have a [...]

Medtech financing at $2.57 billion through August 2010

Medtech financings year to date (through August 2010) now stand at $2.57 billion, about 17% ahead of financings by this date in 2009.  August 2010 financing came in at a modest $267 million, following the year-high month of July which had financings of $518 million. If the remainder of 2010 follows a typical course, total [...]

Ablation Technologies Competing for Growing Patient Volume and Penetration of Clinical Practice, According to New MedMarket Diligence Report

Ablation technologies are a growth medtech field driven as much by physicians pursuing larger caseload as manufacturers developing innovative technologies, according to a new global report from MedMarket Diligence. (PressMethod) – Surgical procedures focus on a wide range of clinical endpoints — the creation of a lesion to block aberrant cardiac rhythms, the destruction of [...]

New Technologies in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Management

(See PRLog press release at link.) As well established as the practices are for the management of types 1 and 2 diabetes, a raft of new technologies, from modest to radical, are steadily entering clinical practice and the industry, according to a new report from MedMarket Diligence. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Aug [...]

Technologies in development at recently identified medtech startups

Below is a list of technologies in development at recently identified medtech startups during May to July: Single incision laparoscopic surgery and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. Medical device development company. Surgical instrumentation and osteogenic biomaterials for spine surgery. Clinical diagnostics including a noninvasive prenatal diagnostics. Laparoscopic surgical instrumentation. Ultrasonic breast cancer detection device. Technologies for [...]

July big month for financings in medtech

With medical technology financing driven way over the top by the $151.5 million financing by Devicor Medical Products (acquirer of J&J's Ethicon Endo-Surgery breast-care business), the July 2010 total hit a year high-to-date $518.3 million. See individual financings below. Replication Medical, Inc., has raised $1.1 million in funding according to a regulatory filing (implantable hydrogel [...]

Energy modalities and clinical applications in ablation technology

Technologies that destroy tissue for therapeutic benefit are collectively known as ablation technologies.  By a wide range of energy types or other mechanical methods, they are used to destroy, excise or otherwise treat tissue for therapeutic benefit, from the radiation of cancer, the destruction of the endometrial lining of the uterus causing endometriosis, the creation [...]

Big month of July in medtech financings — likely half $billion

Medtech financings for the month of July are on track to likely pass $500 million, driven primarily by the $151 million funding by Devicor Medical Products, who recently acquired the breast-care business of J&J's Ethicon Endo-Surgery unit. Other significant financings contributing to the total include $60 million for TriVascular, $45 million for Theranos, $40 million [...]

July 2010 Medtech Financings

Medical technology financings for July 2010 are off to a modest start.  As of July 7, total medtech financings stood at $97.3 million, driven by DFIne ($36.2MM), Uptake Medical ($17.5MM), and Neoprobe ($14MM). For a running list of July 2010 financings, see link. bookmark to

Evolution of Wound Closure Technologies, Competition

Historically, closure of surgical incisions has been achieved through an ever-evolving portfolio of suture, staple and tape products. In the early 1990s, physicians involved in sports medicine were the first non-military practitioners to adopt cyanoacrylate glues to achieve immediate closure of small cuts and lacerations, and an awareness of this opportunity developed in large multinational [...]