Description
Reusable medical instruments and devices are products that are sterilized or cleaned for reuse. Advances in medical sciences and, in particular, minimally invasive surgical and diagnostic procedures, have stimulated the development of new and improved medical devices. This is due to developments in engineering and material sciences. The design for reusability is important in an effort to provide cost effective healthcare. This Kalorama Information Report, Reusable Medical Devices and Instruments contains the following information:
- Market Size and Forecast for Each Category of Devices(Cardiovascular, ENT, Neurosurgery, GI, Orthopedic, Urological, Plastic Surgery, Ophthamalic, General Surgical)
- Discussion of Issues and Trends
- Drivers of Reusable Device Making
- Competitive Analysis
- Medical Waste Costs and Regulations State by State
- Incidence of Relevant Diseases
- Surgical Procedure Volumes
Issues and trends explored in this study include
- U.S. Demographics
- Increasing Life Expectancy
- Growing Incidence of Disease
- Number of Hospitals/Clinics etc.
- Number of Surgeries
- Regulatory Environment
- Environmental Concerns
There are hundreds of manufacturers of reusable instruments and devices. This study focuses on some that have specific devices or instruments that stand out from the others, which are often used in everyday procedures. A list of key manufacturers profiled in this study include:
- Aesculap
- Arthrocare
- Cardinal Health
- Conmed
- Genesee Biomedical
- Integra Life Sciences
- Jarit
- Kapp Surgical
- Karl Storz
- Kinamed Inc.
- Mediflex
- Medtronic/Xomed
- Stryker
- Surgical Specialties
- Vision Sciences
- Wallach Surgical Devices
