Next Generation of Medical Devices
Arterial Disease
“In particular, diabetic and others have peripheral arterial diseases that require replacement of arteries and often fail within two years, leading to amputation in 40% of the cases” — Shirley English, 2007
Infection
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has estimated that 60% of surgical infections occur at the incision — Guidelines for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections, 1999
Wound Management“In 2002, over 400,000 trauma cases were reported in the United States with some 148,000 Americans dying each year. Of these mortalities, 40% have been attributed to uncontrolled bleeding at the trauma site. Overall, these traumas have resulted in a total cost of $260 billion to the healthcare system, accounting for 12% of all medical spending” American Trauma Society (October 2002) and American College of Surgeons (May 2003)