Medical Adhesives and Sealants - A US Market Review

Medical Adhesives and Sealants - A US Market Review published by BizAcumen, Inc. in November, 2009. This report consists of Pages: 170 and the price starts from US $ 2995.

Introduction

Abstract

The use of medical adhesives and sealants is gaining preeminence in medical devices and equipments. Cutting edge medical adhesives are being used not only in surgical and trauma wound application areas but also in over-the-counter consumer products such as first-aid bandages. Against the backdrop of an aging population, and rise in healthcare activity such as dental procedures, disease treatment, control and diagnostics, demand for medical grade adhesives and sealants is poised to garner gain. The amount of time and investment injected by market participants in research and development of new products, and material engineering is finally beginning to pay off, as these products are gaining increasing trust and acceptance among medical practitioners.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Medical Adhesives and Sealants: A US Market Review" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

Table of Contents

1. METHODOLOGY

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
• Disclaimers
• Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level

2. MARKET OVERVIEW

• Driven by High Penetration Rates
• Medical Adhesives & Sealants Sitting Pretty
• Overpowering Challenges
• Industry Landscape Goes Thinner
• A Peek into Products with Strong Demand Potential
  • Synthetics Outperforming Market Kinetics
• Current and Future Analysis
• Medical Adhesives Adhere to High Growth - An Evolving Outlook

3. MARKET TRENDS AND ISSUES

• Appeasing the Eye - The New ' Functional' Mantra
• Denture Adhesives Pining for Innovation
  • Sprucing up the Dental Sealants Market
• Sealants Chink into the Mechanical Fasteners' Market
• Fibrin-based Products - A Brick in the Wall
• Emergence of Topical Hemostats as Threat to Tissue Sealants
• Tissue Sealants Fall Prey to Consumer Ignorance
• Cosmetic Surgeries - Going ' Invasive' on Conventional Sealants
• Cyanoacrylate Tissue Sealants - Arrival of an Enigma
  • Cyanoacrylate Medical Adhesives to Command Increased Market- Penetration
• Silicone Face-lifting Adhesive Market
• Pit and Fissure Sealants Scoring High Grades
• Growing Dental-Care Consciousness Dents Market
• Maximizing on the ' Minimal' Market
• High Resistance to Sterilization Props Growth in Allied Markets
• Demand for Polyethylene Glycol and Plasma/Protein Sealants to Surge
• Adhesives and Sealants to Witness Rapid Gains in Cardiovascular Procedures

4. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

• Hemostatic Agents and Tissue Sealants: Applications in Urology
• Upsurge in Medical Adhesives and Sealants Market
• US First-Aid Category Sounds Strong with Ample Choices
  • Biggies Drive the Innovation Trend
  • Bandage Market Catches up the Licensing Fetish
  • Private-Labeled Bandages Make their Presence Felt
  • Hemostatic Bandages Breathe an Air of Dynamism
• Present Market Scenario: Reality ' Bites'
• Disposable Medical Devices - Key End-Use Application for Adhesives
• Merging for Better
  • A Case for Consolidation
• Stupendous Growth Lures Adhesive Majors
• Synopsized Review of Growth Drivers
• Information & Knowledge Dispersion: Key to Increased Consumer Adoption
• Healthcare Budget Rationing: An Unlikely Growth Driver
• FDA Approvals Spur Market Interest
• Proven Clinical Evidences Boost the Market
• Utility of Surgical Adhesives Soaring High
  • Regulatory Standards for Surgical Glues
    • A List of Surgical Adhesive and Sealant Products and- Manufacturers
  • US Scorecard for Surgical Adhesives
  • Tissue Adhesives and Sealants Harness Growth in the US Market
    • Tissue Sealants Bank Upon Growing Number of Approved- Indications
    • Competitive Landscape
    • Tentative Approvals Leading to a Weary Growth
  • Regulatory Concerns for Medical Adhesives and Sealants

5. PRODUCT FACTS

• I. Adhesives and Sealants for Dentistry
  • Denture and Orthodontic Bonding Agents
  • Pit & Fissure Sealants and Luting Cements
  • Restorative Adhesives & Sealants
  • Tray Adhesives
  • Dental Surgical Tissue Bonding Agents for Dental Reconstruction
• II. Medical Adhesives & Sealants
  • Adhesives & Sealants for Surgical/Internal Medical Applications
  • Adhesives & Sealants for External Medical Applications

6. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS

• Researchers Discover Novel Bacterial Glue with Potential Medical Applications
• Faster Time to Market Needs Shirk the Innovation Lull
  • Visible and Ultraviolet Light Cured Products
• Under Trials
  • Surgical Sealants to Prevent Fluid & Air Leaches
  • Transparent Hydrogel for Eye Surgeries

7. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

• Baxter Receives FDA Clearance for ARTISS
• Covalence Specialty Materials Merges with Berry Plastics
• Derma Sciences Takes Over First Aid Division of Nutramax Products
• CryoLife Enters into a Supplying Contract for BioGlue® Surgical Adhesive
• Protein Polymer Technologies Offers Protein Polymer Biomaterials
• CryoLife Signs Distribution Agreement with MAST Biosurgery
• HemCon' s ChitoFlex Obtains CE Marking
• Covidien Releases PleuraSeal™ Lung Sealant System
• Tenaxis Medical Unveils ArterX Vascular Sealant
• Kimberly-Clark Releases InteguSeal Microbial Sealant
• 3M ESPE Upgrades Clicker™ Dispenser
• Kerr Introduces NX3 Nexus® Third Generation

8. MAJOR PLAYERS

• 3M Company
• Adhesives Research, Inc.
• Aveva Drug Delivery Systems
• Baxter International, Inc.
• Confluent Surgical, Inc.
• CryoLife, Inc.
• Den-Mat Corporation
• DENTSPLY International, Inc.
• HARTMANN-CONCO, Inc.
• HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc.
• Johnson & Johnson
  • Ethicon, Inc.
    • CLOSURE Medical Corporation
  • Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
• Procter & Gamble Company
• Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
• Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc.
  • Kerr Corporation

9. MARKET ANALYTICS

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