Overview of the Asia-Pacific (Japan, Australia, Korea) market for spine surgery technologies. Drawn from the MedMarket Diligence report #M510, described at http://mediligence.com/rpt/rpt-m510.htm.
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 [...]
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 [...]
The spinal surgery industry has been around for several decades, but during the last few years new products and technologies have been introduced at a more rapid rate than has been seen for many years. See exhibit below (from MedMarket Diligence report #M510) illustrating the recent burst in new company formation focused on spine surgery. [...]
Surgeons performing instrumented spinal fusion procedures implant various configurations of plates, rods, screws, cages, and other medical hardware to stabilize the spine and facilitate proper vertebral bone fusion. These fixation systems can be implanted via anterior (from the front) or posterior (from the back) approaches, depending on the clinical indication. Most fusion systems are made [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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Posted 18 August 2008
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ablation § cardiology § innovation § market data § medtech § spine § surgery § urogenital § wound management
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Tagged: ablation, cardiology, cryo, hifu, hydromechanical, innovation, laser, market data, medtech, microwave, orthopedic, radiation, radiofrequency, spine, surgery, thermal, ultrasound, urogenital, wound management
(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 [...]
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Posted 11 July 2008
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ablation § cancer § cardiology § gastroenterology § innovation § market data § medtech § spine § surgery § urogenital § wound management
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Tagged: ablation, cryo, energy-based, gastroenterology, hifu, laser, medtech, microwave, oncology, orthopedics, prostate, radiofrequency, surgery, thermal, ultrasound, urogenital
Technologies for the treatment of spinal disc disease and trauma are being driven away from the relatively crude solution of fusing adjacent vertebrae to solutions that aspire to restore the dynamic structure and function of the spine.
Non-fusion products
Arguably one of the strongest underlying trends in the development of technologies for the treatment of degenerative disc [...]
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 [...]
