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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.
European Markets for Urological Devices
European Markets for Urological Devices
Market Overview
In 2005, the European urological device market (France, Germany, Italy, and the UK), consisting of incontinence devices, urological endoscopes, stone management devices, prostate cancer devices, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treatment devices, and erectile dysfunction (ED) devices, was valued at nearly $500 million. Over the forecast period, this market will experience moderate growth driven by a growing home care segment, an aging population, and a greater willingness on the part of patients to seek treatment for urological disorders despite their embarrassment. Nonetheless, the market will continue to be limited by restrictive hospital budgets, low to nonexistent reimbursement for numerous minimally invasive procedures, and a lack of awareness by both ...
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