Living Donor Organs on the Rise 5
Combined Organ Transplantation - Gaining Attention 6
Awareness Programs and Education to Address Organ Shortage 6
Increasing Consent Rates - A Key Factor 6
Transplant Tourism - Creating Brighter Avenues 6
Alliances to Play a Key Role 7
Graying Population and Chronic Diseases Surge Need for
Transplants 7
Fetal Tissue for Bionic Devices - Assuming Importance 8
5. MAJOR ISSUES IMPACTING TRANSPLANTATION MARKET 8
Organ Rejection - A Major Barrier to Transplantation 8
Scarcity of Donor Organs - A Stumbling Block in Organ
Transplantation 8
Other Issues for Organ Transplantation 9
Ethical Concerns in Transplants 9
Bioethical Issues Hindering Organ Donation Process 9
Lack of Requisite Expertise - Hindering Implantation Process 10
6. PRODUCT FACTS 10
Tissue and Organ Transplantation 10
Bone Graft Transplantation 11
Product Definitions 11
Organ Transplantation 11
Heart Transplantation 11
Kidney transplantation 11
Liver transplantation 11
Pancreas Transplantation 11
Small intestine transplantation 12
Lungs 12
Tissue Transplantation 12
Corneal Transplantation 12
Blood Stem Cell Transplantation 12
Bone Marrow Transplantation 12
Heart Valves Transplantation 12
Regulations Governing Artificial Organs 13
7. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 13
St. Jude Medical's Heart Valve Obtains US FDA Approval 13
Zimmer and Tutogen Expand Distribution Partnership 13
8. MAJOR PLAYERS 14
Abiomed, Inc. (USA) 14
Arbios Systems, Inc. (USA) 14
CryoLife, Inc.(USA) 14
Exactech, Inc. (USA) 14
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