The Medical Membrane Devices report is intended for those who require a thorough analysis of the medical membrane device industry.  It contains significant developments, forecasts, and important trends, and it quantifies the various market sectors and profiles companies active in those areas. Because of the fragmented nature of the industry, it is difficult to find studies that gather extensive data from such diverse resources and evaluate it in the context of one comprehensive document. This analysis contains a unique collection of membrane device-related information that is difficult or impossible to find elsewhere.
 
This study aims to provide those interested in investment, acquisition, or expansion in the medical membrane device industry with specific, detailed information crucial to making informed decisions. Senior marketing personnel, venture capitalists, executive planners, research directors, and government officials should find the report of value. Readers who simply wish to understand how regulations, market pressures, and technology interact in the medical membrane device arena also will find this study worthwhile.
 
Five-year projections for market activity and value are provided. Industry structure, device applications and trends, pricing considerations, R&D, environmental influences, companies, and competitive technologies are included in the study. To simplify and focus on the most promising and clearly relevant technologies, the study concentrates on existing and potentially major uses of the technology. The membranes used in medical devices work in tandem with other materials and processes, adding critical functionality and value. To clarify the dynamic, the report addresses the membrane component of each sector in context with the market dynamics of the overall technology. The report includes comparison of costs for various membrane materials and devices. Current and potential market players are identified and examined.

This Report:

• Provides a U.S. market review for medical membrane devices and technologies
• Offers the current U.S. market status for medical membrane devices and technologies, with trends and forecasts for growth through 2014
• Offers sales and five-year market forecasts for five product areas including hemodialyzers, blood oxygenators, IV filters, diagnostic devices and blood microfilters
• Discusses driving forces in the medical membrane devices industry
• Profiles leading medical membrane device companies and their sales.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter-1: SUMMARY