In Vivo

Looking Good: Are Lifestyle Devices the Future of Medical Technology?

01 Mar 2003

Whether treating excess weight gain or the visual effects of aging, medical device companies are beginning to tap into a market for quality of life condition that have been largely the province of pharmaceutical companies. A combination of changing demographics and advances in less-invasive technology has created new opportunities for devices that treat less-than-life threatening conditions.

by David Cassak

Historically, medical devices have drawn much of their value from the fact that they either keep people from dying or...