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SAGE Sourcebook of Modern Biomedical Devices: Business Markets in the Global Environment is the first accessible, broadly available source of information that presents and quantifies the commercial success of numerous types of biomedical devices available in the global market. It is of great importance, for both the research and the business communities, to identify specific biomedical device types, per major therapeutic areas, most commercially successful in today’s global economic markets, such as in the biggest market (U.S.), in the Pacific Rim, and in the newly expanded European Union. Currently, such vital information is not available anywhere else, definitely not in a unified source and not in a detailed, well-substantiated, reliable, and easy-to-read form.
US Markets for Plaque Modification Devices
US Markets for Plaque Modification Devices
Plaque Modification Overview
The plaque modification market, consisting of devices used to treat intra-vessel plaque, was valued in excess of $100 million in 2004, and consists of four main segments: coronary atherectomy devices, thrombectomy devices, embolic protection devices (EPDs), and chronic total occlusion (CTO) devices. The continual promotion of positive clinical data will augment sales of these devices over the forecast period, while patient and physician demand for less-invasive methods of plaque modification will further support the notable market growth expected through 2009. By segment, the EPD market will contribute the largest percentage of overall growth because the market is expected to more than triple in size by ...
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