The World Market for Catheters (Cardiovascular, Urological, Intravenous and Specialty Devices)

The World Market for Catheters (Cardiovascular, Urological, Intravenous and Specialty Devices)

Catheters make it possible to drain or inject fluids or enable access to the body by surgical instruments. In most instances, a catheter is a thin, flexible tube, though there is great diversity in catheter types and applications. This report provides descriptions of the types of catheters and estimates their market size and discusses the competitive activity in each category. Among the catheters used in urological applications are the Foley and the urethral catheters. Cardiovascular catheters find use in cardiac catheterization. This is a minimally invasive procedure in which a catheter is guided into the heart, usually through a blood vessel in the leg or arm. Once inside the heart, it can be used for diagnosing or treating a condition. Intravenous catheters are used if a person requires frequent or continuous injections of medications or fluids for nutritional support. A wound drain catheter is inserted while a patient is in the operating room receiving general anesthesia. The purpose of the drain is to remove fluid or blood from the surgical site. This helps the healing process.

Increased life expectancy and subsequent aging of the global population play a key role in the rising demand for all types of medical catheters. Companies seeking opportunities in this medical device market will want to utilize Kalorama Information's World Market for Catheters. This report is a comprehensive look at the market of these critical medical devices. Which segments of catheters provide the most opportunity? Which are growing the fastest? Who are the key players and what share do they have of the market? What are the critical issues and trends that will drive catheter sales in the future. What pitfalls do manufacturers need to be aware of? These questions and more are answered in this report.

This report contains global market size and forecast to 2017 for the following types of catheters:

Foley Catheters
Urethral Catheters
PTCA Catheters
Atherectomy Catheters
Ablation Catheters
Cardiac Angiography Catheters
Peripheral Angiography Catheters
Implantable Ports
Central Venous Catheters
Peripheral Insertion Catheters
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters
Peripheral Insertion Midline Catheters
Oximetry Catheters
Thermodilution Catheters
Suction Catheters
Wound Drainage Catheters

For many of these segments, company market share and regional breakout for US, Europe and Rest of World is provided. In addition to numbers that can be useful for business planning, the report provides analysis of the industry, including analysis of several important trends. Trends discussed in this report include the following:

Infection and Control
Vascular
Urinary
Catheter Intervention Trends
Catheter Malfunction
Antimicrobial Lock Solutions
Stroke Treatment
MRI Catheters
Sinus Balloon Catheter
Interventional Radiology
Heart Patch
PFO
New And Alternative Materials
Antiseptic-Coated Catheters

As part of Kalorama Information's information-gathering process, executives were interviewed and their insights provided the commentary of this report. Company profiles are included, with profiles of the following companies:

Abbott
Angio Dynamics
Atrium Medical
Bactiguard AB
C.R. Bard
Becton Dickinson
Boston Scientific
B. Braun Melsungen
Cardinal Health
Carmeda
Cook Group
Catheter Research Inc.
Edwards Lifesciences
Greatbatch Medical
Johnson & Johnson
Hansen Medical
Iapyx Medical
Integra LifeSciences Holdings
Irvine Scientific
Medtronic
Medcomp
Siemens Medical Solutions
Smiths Medical
St. Jude Medical
Teleflex Medical Company
Terumo
Vascular Solutions
Vesta Inc
Zimmer Holdings