Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Plastics usage in the healthcare field encompasses several distinct
markets-predominantly applications for medical devices and related products,
and packaging. Market research studies in the past have often combined these
two applications, which do not benefit companies exclusively involved in
medical devices or medical packaging.
This study will cover plastics usage in medical devices which have sustained
average annual growth rates in excess of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The
ballooning rate of the aging population in the U.S., continuing cost reduction
pressures in the healthcare field, advances in polymer performance,
introduction of new and often life-saving devices, and the ever- present
environmental/disposable/nondisposable medical device triad warrant an
in-depth study as we continue into this decade.
SCOPE OF STUDY
This report contains:
- An initial treatment of the U.S. medical device industry, with a
comprehensive overview of the current market and definitions
- Detailed forecasts for the U.S. market through 2011
- Recent and upcoming legislation and regulatory issues and concerns for the
medical plastics in medical devices
- Profiles for the top players in the market today
- A details patent analysis.
METHODOLOGY
An extensive review was undertaken of trade and technical literature
concerning the use of plastics in medical devices. Following the collection
and analysis of this data, unresolved issues were discussed with polymer
producers, compounders and medical device manufacturers. The word millions is
often abbreviated as MM, and growth rates are annually compounded. All tables
not sourced BCC Research were extracted from a variety of trade literature
sources.
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