Increased Interest in Endoluminal Procedures in the U.S Boosts Endoscopes Markets

Business Wire, Feb 23, 2007

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51002) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report: U.S. Endoscopes Markets to their offering.

This research service entitled U.S. Endoscopes Market provides a detailed and intensive analysis of eight key specializations in the endoscopy industry, stating the market dynamics and pricing trends that influence the unit shipment and market revenues. In this research, expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets based on medical specialization: Gastrointestinal Endoscopes, Urology & Endourology Endoscopes, Gynecology Endoscopes, Arthroscopes, Neuroendoscopes, ENT Endoscopes, Pulmonary Endoscopes, and Laparoscopes.

Market Sectors

- GI Endoscopy

- Urology Endoscopy

- Gynecology Endoscopy

- Arthroscopy

- Neuroendoscopy

- ENT Endoscopy

- Pulmonary Endoscopy

- Laparoscopy

Technologies

- Rigid Endoscopes

- Flexible Endoscopes

- Semi Rigid Endoscopes

- Capsule Endoscopy

Market Overview

Over the past two decades, minimally invasive surgery has been given greater significance over traditional surgical techniques. In general surgery, the emphasis has been on laparoscopic techniques, which can now be applied to the majority of intra-abdominal procedures. Evidence suggests that the reduction in trauma to the abdominal wall and the physiology of the pneumoperitoneum has a positive impact on patients undergoing abdominal operations. More recently, there has been increased interest in endoluminal procedures, flexible endoscopic approaches to the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, for instance, which have the potential to treat a medical condition without any incision in the abdominal wall by using a natural orifice (that is, the mouth) to access the target tissue. Although still not widely applied, these techniques have made surgeons notice that flexible endoscopy could become an important component of their practice.

The term 'endoscopy' is derived from the Greek words 'endo', meaning 'inside', and 'skopeein', meaning 'to see'. In this study only endoscopes have been studied and not the visualization equipment. The research service has been segmented based on specialization and the total endoscopes market has been studied under the segments - Gastrointestinal Endoscopes, Urology & Endourology Endoscopes, Gynecology Endoscopes, Arthroscopes, Neuroendoscopes, ENT Endoscopes, Pulmonary Endoscopes, and Laparoscopes. Prominent technology trends, industry challenges, market metrics, and competitive analysis have been provided for the overall market. Further, market dynamics, pricing trends, unit shipment and revenue forecast and analysis, and competitive landscape have been discussed for each of the segments mentioned above along with end user statistics.

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