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According to a new series of reports on the U.S. markets for peripheral vascular devices and accessories by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), covered stents command a significant price premium over bare-metal stents (BMS). The additional cost is justified by the reduced rates of restenosis offered by covered stents. Because of this advantage, by 2022, the covered stent segment will represent almost 40% of the overall U.S. peripheral stent market. The value of the market for BMS exceeded the value of the market for covered stents in 2015. However, growth in the value of the market for covered stents is expected to outpace growth in the value of the market for bare-metal stents over the forecast period.

According to a new series of reports on the South Korean market for hybrid and integrated operating room equipment by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), High Definition (HD) camera systems have become the operating room standard in South Korea, which has created competition, causing the average selling price (ASP) to decrease. Some manufacturers are already producing their fourth generation HD camera systems, which has also contributed to the decline in ASP.

According to a new series of reports on the U.S. market for urological devices by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), the overall market is well developed and many products are facing average selling price (ASP) declines due to commoditization, except for the benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) device market as a result of continued development of new BPH treatments. BPH procedures are segmented into monopolar and bipolar depending on the energy system used. Bipolar vaporization systems were first introduced by Olympus. The company offered its transurethral resection in saline (TURis) system and featured vaporizing "button" electrodes.

According to a new series of reports on the U.S. market for minimally invasive (MIS) spinal implants by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), the overall average selling price (ASP) for an MIS interbody fusion procedure is greater than that of a single-level procedures alone, because the average number of levels treated per procedure is greater than one. Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) procedures have the highest ASP and are the fastest growing market among the various MIS interbody fusion segments due to higher interbody device costs and a higher average number of procedure levels.

According to a new series of reports on the U.S. dental prosthetics market by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), in line with the general trend towards the popularity of affordable prosthetic options, budget grade dentures are experiencing significant market growth in the United States. The quality of budget prosthetic products has been increasing, which has reduced demand for their premium counterparts.

According to a new series of reports on the Japanese market for integrated operating room equipment by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), the Japanese market for operating room technology is expected to grow by 2022. This is mainly due to the rapid advancement and increasing demand for high-tech operating rooms in Japan and around the world. Much of this growth can be attributed to the popularity of a subset of integrated operating rooms known as hybrid operating rooms.

According to a new series of reports on the U.S. market for video, high-tech and integrated operating rooms by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com) the market for integrated operating rooms is expected to grow steadily by 2022. The emergence of new technologies and an increasing demand for operating room efficiency are the main drivers of the market.

According to a new series of reports on the female and neonatal diagnostic device market by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), unit sales will continue to increase, driven primarily by the increasing average age of patients. As a person ages, the incidence of cancer or suspicious lesions that may require a biopsy increases. While other factors such as exposure to carcinogens, diet and level of physical activity also affect the rates of cancer, a patient's age is the most dominant driving force.

According to a new series of reports on the U.S. market for electrophysiology and cardiac ablation devices by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), ablation catheters have become the fastest growing electrophysiology device market in the United States, valued at over $1 billion in 2015. The patient population that could benefit from cardiac monitoring is expected to increase substantially over the forecast period due to an aging population, a rise in obesity and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease. The cardiac ablation catheter market includes radiofrequency (RF) and cryoablation catheters.

According to a new series of reports on the Japanese market for orthopedic large joint replacement devices by iData Research (www.idataresearch.com), in 2015, the number of knee replacement procedures grew roughly 7% from last year. Over the forecast period, more than 100,000 knee replacement procedures are expected to be performed in Japan annually. Japanese knee procedures are performed using a variety of devices and techniques. Procedure types for knees include total, partial and revision.