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Wound Care Markets, 2nd Edition, Vol II – Burns
Published: August 1, 2005 | Price: $2,995.00 – $5,990.00
Approximately 27 million burn cases requiring professional treatment occur worldwide each year, and of these 7 million will require hospitalization and more than a million will die as a direct result of their burns. Burn injuries are a particularly difficult and painful area of medicine requiring multi-pronged approach to address infection, pain, and a host of long-term complications. Continued advances in biotechnology have driven the burn portion of the wound care industry, estimated at over $1.5 billion globally. New wound...
Wound Care Markets, 2nd Edition, Vol I – Skin Ulcers
Published: July 1, 2005 | Price: $2,995.00 – $5,990.00
The aging of the population and continued advances in biotechnology drive the skin ulcer portion of the wound care industry, estimated at $3.3 billion globally. A lack of effective treatment options has heretofore added to the increased costs of skin ulcer treatment and has contributed to the growing frustration in the industry. New product manufacturers can capitalize on these concerns by offering products designed to improve healing rates and prevent wound formation within a cost-conscious framework. Besides the always-improving synthetic...
The U.S. Market for Home Care Products, 4th Edition
Published: June 1, 2005 | Price: $3,500.00 – $7,000.00
The U.S. market for home care products and equipment continues to post steady gains, primarily as a result of the aging population and increasing shifts of chronic care patients from hospitals to home. In 2004, an estimated 16 million people received home health care in the United States, and most of these individuals also used associated home care products. Through 2009, the numbers of home care patients will continue to grow as patient lifespans are extended with more sophisticated medical...
Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery – A Market Briefing
Published: June 1, 2005 | Price: $995.00 – $1,990.00
With the promise of improved outcomes and shorter recovery times and costs, endoscopic surgery has evolved into an accepted surgical discipline in most therapeutic areas. However, spine surgeons in particular have been slow to embrace this new technology over the past decade or so. Challenges specific to the spinal column have made the adoption of minimally invasive surgery difficult, but endoscope manufacturers have begun to take advantage of technological advances in endoscopic visualization and other arrears to optimize the minimal-access...
Computer-Assisted Surgical Systems: A Market Briefing
Published: February 1, 2005 | Price: $995.00 – $1,990.00
Computer-based technologies offer significant potential for improving the clinical outcomes of patients. Computer software and hardware, as well as the systems they control, have begun to impact the manner in which surgeons design, plan, simulate and perform surgery. In the last few years, automated and computer-assisted techniques have found increased use in surgical procedures as tools for performing difficult neurosurgery, cranio-facial surgery and some orthopedic procedures. These techniques give the surgeon more advanced capabilities than were available previously, such as...
Neurological Catheters: A Market Briefing
Published: February 1, 2005 | Price: $995.00 – $1,990.00
Neurological catheters, also known as microcatheters, are small devices that can navigate the intricate intracranial vasculature of the brain. These catheters--some on the market, others in development--are used for a variety of applications, including aneurysm occlusion, chronic pain relief, targeted drug delivery, tumor embolization, treating vascular malformations, brachytherapy, and vasospasm therapy. They also promise to be extremely useful in the delivery of therapeutic genes or stem cells to patients who may have a variety of neurological diseases. This report analyzes...
Cosmetic Surgery Market: Procedure Volumes and Fees for the Top Five Procedures, 2002-2006
Published: October 1, 2004 | Price: $395.00 – $790.00
Based on findings from Kalorama Information’s research study Facial Cosmetic Surgery and Rejuvenation Markets: Business, Technologies, and Competitive Intelligence (July 2004), this summary covers the top five surgeries and an “other” category. The top five procedures are: Breast augmentation/reduction Liposuction Rytidectomy (face lifts) Blepharoplasty (eyelid lift) Rhinoplasty (nose job) The analysis includes data on procedures and revenues for surgery but not market data for conventional surgical instruments and equipment. The “other” category includes such procedures as tummy tucks , buttocks...
Electrical and Magnetic Neurostimulation: Applications, Technologies, and Market Potential
Published: September 1, 2004 | Price: $3,500.00 – $7,000.00
Neural and muscular stimulation by electronic and magnetic means have evolved into a burgeoning product development and commercial fields. For decades, transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation (TENS) has been a mainstay in the pain relief arsenal. Through the years, as biocompatibility problems were being solved, electrode and sensor implants developed into a multitude of technologies with healthcare applications. The growing approval of these applications by government regulators and the growing acceptance by insurance carriers have driven the market. These techniques have...
Molecular Diagnostics for Blood Banking Applications: Testing volume, cost per test, and market potential
Published: August 1, 2004 | Price: $995.00 – $1,910.00
Blood banking has been the most dynamic testing segment to adopt molecular diagnostics approaches since their introduction. Screening for HIV, HCV and HBV in donated blood, plasma and organs has largely been done by immunoassay procedures. In conjunction with background screening, this has become a very effective approach toward guaranteeing the safety of the blood/organ supply. However, there is a lag time between infection with these viruses and the production of antibodies against them. In some cases, such as HBV,...
Inhaled Insulin: A Market Briefing
Published: July 1, 2004 | Price: $895.00 – $1,790.00
Alternative routes of administration for insulin has been one of the leading drivers of drug delivery industry. Although transdermal and transmucosal systems have shown promise and true oral delivery remains a goal, pulmonary delivery has emerged as the leading area of development. Several major players in the pharmaceutical industry have given their backing to inhaled insulin projects, and product launches are imminent. However, the exact make-up of the market, patient acceptance, and regulatory progress are still not completely clear. This...
Facial Cosmetic Surgery and Rejuvenation Markets
Published: July 1, 2004 | Price: $3,500.00 – $7,000.00
New technologies and alternatives to traditional cosmetic surgery have opened up a huge new market for anti-aging products. Cosmetic facial rejuvenation is no longer the purview of plastic surgeons, but represents a booming cash business for a large number of dermatologist and other practitioners. Botox, dermal fillers, resurfacing modalities, lasers, and other alternatives are creating a dynamic and growing marketplace and finding millions of eager patients. This 400-page report examines the competing technologies, procedures, and options available to physicians, non-physician...
The Worldwide Market For Dialysis Equipment, Supplies, and Services
Published: March 1, 2004 | Price: $3,500.00 – $7,000.00
The dialysis industry enjoys a unique space in healthcare sector. The industry has its feet spread across the two most lucrative segments of the sector viz. medical devices industry (dialysis products and supplies segment) and healthcare services industry (dialysis services segment). Needless to say, the dialysis industry remains a robust, nearly $50 billion global industry that has managed to fuel its growth engine with a modest, but respectable 6% to 7% rise growth rate in the past 5 years. The...
Wound Care Markets Series
Published: September 1, 2003 | Price: $6,000.00 – $12,000.00
Wound care has come into its own in the last five years and is now recognized as a specialty. The field has become so diverse and dynamic that studying “the wound care market” as a whole is no longer instructive. As technologies begin to be commercialized and products hit the market, segmentation by application is the key to understanding market potential. Kalorama has undertaken a major study to examine each of the three main market segments, in turn: Volume I:...
Wound Care Markets Volume III: Surgical and Trauma Wounds
Published: September 1, 2003 | Price: $1,875.00 – $3,750.00
Wound care has come into its own in the last five years and is now recognized as a specialty. The field has become so diverse and dynamic that studying “the wound care market” as a whole is no longer instructive. As technologies begin to be commercialized and products hit the market, segmentation by application is the key to understanding market potential. This Kalorama specialty report will focus on the products that are currently on the market for surgical and trauma...
Wound Care Markets Volume II: Burns
Published: August 1, 2003 | Price: $1,875.00 – $3,750.00
Wound care has come into its own in the last five years and is now recognized as a specialty. The field has become so diverse and dynamic that studying “the wound care market” as a whole is no longer instructive. As technologies begin to be commercialized and products hit the market, segmentation by application is the key to understanding market potential. This Kalorama specialty report will focus on the products that are currently on the market for wound care for...