Ablation technologies of different types have in common their ability to produce a therapeutic effect on human tissue. Beyond this common ground, however, there are stark differences in the modalities. Consequently, ablation technologies have variable penetration of clinical applications, with use of specific modalities for specific clinical applications driven by factors such as the tissue [...]
Medtronic is the predominant player in the energy-based therapies market. With global sales of nearly $4.9 billion attributable to energy-based products, it controls over half of the cardiac rhythm market and almost a quarter of all energy-based product sales. Boston Scientific, also focusing on cardiac arrhythmias, comes next in the revenues table with a $2. [...]
A cursory review of data in the recent MedMarket Dilgence report #A125 reveals the countries with the highest expected growth rates in markets for ablation technologies. Based on the growth in the ablation modality segments (e.g., radiofrequency, microwave, cryosurgery, thermal, ultrasound, etc.) that comprise each country’s total ablation market, the countries with the highest ablation [...]
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. [...]