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POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE) 38
Uses 39
Cost Considerations . 39
POLYURETHANE (PU) 39
Uses 39
Cost Considerations . 40
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) . 40
Uses 40
Cost Considerations . 40
POLYETHYLENE 40
Uses 40
Cost Considerations . 40
CATHETER COATINGS 41
SILICONE ELASTOMER 41
HYDROPHILIC COATING . 41
ANTIMICROBIAL COATING . 41
Combating UTI 42
Combining Hydrophilic and Antimicrobial Coatings . 42
Silver Coating 42
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF CATHETER
MATERIALS 42
TABLE 9 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF CATHETER
MATERIALS 43
CHAPTER SIX: ANALYSIS OF THE GLOBAL CATHETER MARKET 44
FACTORS INFLUENCING MARKET GROWTH 44
FIGURE 1 FACTORS INFLUENCING THE MEDICAL DEVICE
MARKET 44
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS . 45
SURGICAL AND MEDICAL TRENDS . 45
PCI Versus CABG 45
Combined Therapies 46
Expansion of Microcatheter Use . 46
CATHETER REUSE 46
PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION . 46
REIMBURSEMENT AND REGULATION TRENDS. 46
Global Financial Conditions 47
Third-party Coverage and Reimbursement 47
Global Cost Containment 48
LEADING MANUFACTURERS 48
TABLE 10 TOTAL REVENUES OF KEY CATHETER
MANUFACTURERS, 2009 AND 2010 ($ MILLIONS) . 49
MERGERS/ACQUISITIONS IN THE CATHETER MARKET . 49
TABLE 11 MERGERS/ACQUISITIONS IN THE GLOBAL CATHETER
MARKET 2007-2011 50
KEY MARKET DRIVERS 50
INCREASE IN PROCEDURES HAS LED TO INCREASED
DEMAND FOR 50
CATHETERS 50
INCREASED DEMAND FOR DISPOSABLE CATHETERS
DUE TO RISK OF INFECTION AND TRANSMITTABLE
DISEASE . 51
NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN CATHETER DESIGN HAVE
INCREASED CATHETER USE . 51
INCREASE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES
REQUIRING CATHETERS HAS EXPANDED SALES . 51
ADVANCES IN IM
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