Safety Syringes

A comprehensive and detailed report on the technology, products and companies shaping the market for retractable safety syringes, this report analyzes and evaluates existing retractable syringe products, new and emerging designs, market dynamics and technical and business factors. New materials and innovative designs have led to improved safety syringe products and more competitive price points. Safety syringes will continue to grow at the expense of traditional syringes driven by regulatory initiatives to reduce cross-contamination of medical personnel via accidental needle-sticks. An estimated 5.6 million health-care workers routinely handle medical sharps. Information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control suggests that 600,000 to 800,000 percutaneous exposures occur each year in the U.S. Safety syringes are uniquely qualified to meet this market need. With detailed profiles of two dozen safety syringe market participants, the report has been structured to provide all of the essential information necessary to understand and evaluate this dynamic market sector and identify market opportunities for retractable safety syringe products.

Publication Date: May 2009

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Injectable Drug Delivery Market Dynamics

Drug Discovery Trends

Demographic Shifts

Managed Care Initiatives

Caregiver Safety

Growth in Home Healthcare

Technology Market Drivers

Device Strategies

Safety Syringe Design Factors

Retractable Technology

Automatic vs Manual Retraction

Retraction Mechanisms

Competing Safety Syringe Designs

Design Considerations

Prefilled Syringes

Lyophilized and Powder Drugs

Specialty Applications

Safety Syringe Commercialization Factors

Managed Care and Healthcare Economics

Outsource Manufacturing

Outsourcing Strategies

Profiles of Key RSS Contract Manufacturers

Alliances and Private Labeling

Market Factors

Regulations

FDA

EMEA

Pharma & Medical Devices Agency (Japan)

Therapeutic Goods Administration (Australia)

Emerging Biologicals

The Distribution Ecosystem

Branded Retractable Syringe Assessments

Retractable Syringe Geographic Market Analysis

North America

Europe

Australia

Other Geographies

Demand Picture for Important Syringe Markets

Critical Care Hospitals

Clinics and Ambulatory Care Facilities

Large Managed Care Practices

Independent Physician Practices

Long-term Care Facilities

Medical Research

Self-Administration

Sector Participant Company Profiles

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