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According to Orphan Drug Designation program of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), orphan diseases are defined as rare diseases that affects less than 2,00,000 Americans. The global orphan drugs market is expected to benefit from patent extensions like Orphan Drug Exclusivity (ODE), increasing focus of vendors on orphan drug products, and financial incentives provided by government in form of tax credits and waived FDA fees. For instance, the FDA grants a seven-year patent exclusivity to orphan drugs to treat a rare disease. Therefore, any other drug with the same indication cannot be approved by the FDA during these seven-years period. In addition, they also provide tax credits up to 50% of the total R&D cost after the drug receives the orphan drug designation. This credit can be used by the sponsor during the R&D phase of any drug irrespective of the drug designation. The orphan designated drugs are also exempted from paying the FDA fees. Thus, these financial incentives and grants for orphan drug attract many vendors to invest in developing drugs for rare diseases and make huge profits.

The global soft contact lens market is expected to show rapid growth during the forecast period. The advances in technology have enabled companies to design lenses with better fit, clarity, and vision correction capability. Soft contact lenses were introduced almost 50 years after the rigid lenses and are a relatively new market offering. Minimal adjustment period, allowing a wearer to be comfortable right after using the lenses makes them the prime choice for those switching from eyeglasses to contact lens. Since comfort and convenience are the prime concerns for a person switching from eyeglasses to contact lenses, first time users are likely to opt for soft contact lenses over the other types.

FMD is a severe and contagious viral disease found in cloven-hoofed animals. FMD virus leads to illness in cows, sheep, pigs, goats, deer, and other animals with divided hooves. Animals with FMD will have fever and blisters on the tongue, lips, mammary glands, in and around the mouth, and around the hooves. These blisters pop and turn into red areas called erosions. These blisters cause pain and discomfort and will lead to other symptoms such as depression, excessive salivation, anorexia, lameness, and resistance to moving or stand. The disease weakens the animals and will affect the production of meat and milk.

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A tourniquet is a compressing device used to control or resist blood flow during accidents or surgical procedures. Pressure is applied circumferentially to the skin and the underlying tissues of a limb; this pressure causes a temporary occlusion. Tourniquets are segmented into two types based on product type - pneumatic and non-pneumatic tourniquets. Pneumatic tourniquets contribute to a major share of the market and are expected to grow at a high rate.

Knee replacement is a surgical procedure, which is performed to replace a damaged part of the knee through knee replacement devices. This procedure is generally performed on patients with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and obesity-related knee problems.

Urology surgery involves diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of diseases in organs such as ureters, kidneys, bladder, prostate, penile, and testicles. Such surgeries comprise procedures such as inguinal hernia surgery, bladder tumor surgery, and other urology surgeries. Urology surgeries require a high volume of urology supplies. Most of these supplies are single-use and disposable, and very few are reusable (dependent on way of manufacture and FDA guidelines). These supplies include access sheaths, stone retrieval devices, guidewires, drainage bags, ureteral catheters, ureteroscopes, tubes, urology forceps. They also include needles, clamps, urine collection bags, and other consumables and accessories. Urology surgery supplies are mostly used in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs).