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European Markets for Prosthetic Vascular Grafts

Many large and growing diseases, such as diabetes, cause vessel damage calling for replacement vascular grafts. The European market for prosthetic vascular grafts is today a $343 million industry and growing, according to "The European Prosthetic Vascular Grafts Market," a report just issued y Medtech Insight.

Grafts and corruption. This is a problem in Europe, as in the rest of the world, medically speaking that is. Many prevalent diseases cause vessel damage that necessitates replacement vascular grafts, and a large number of manufacturers–CR Bard Inc. , Boston Scientific Corp. , B. Braun Melsungen AG , Cook Group Inc. , Cordis Corp. , WL Gore & Associates Inc. , DataScope Corp. , Medtronic Inc. and Terumo Corp. —have taken up the challenge of trying to meet the standards of Mother Nature in replacing damaged vessel segments. It’s tough to do, but the attempt has created a $343 million industry in Europe, and it’s growing, according to "The European Prosthetic Vascular Grafts Market," a report just issued by the Medtech Insight division of Windhover Information Inc.

In Europe, the number of patients receiving prosthetic vascular grafts is expected to increase due to the aging of the...

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