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1 Table of contents
1 Table of contents
1.1 List of Tables
1.2 List of Figures

2 Introduction
2.1 GlobalData Report Guidance

3 The US Surgical Sutures: Market Characterization
3.1 Overview
3.2 The US Surgical Sutures Market, Historic, 2000 - 2008
3.2.1 The US Surgical Sutures Market Increased By More Than 50% in the Last Eight Years
3.2.2 Both the Surgical Suture Market Segments in the US Have Shown Healthy Growth Rates during 2000 - 2008
3.2.3 Surgical Suture Prices in the US Remained Steady during 2000 - 2008
3.3 Surgical Sutures Market, Forecasts, 2008 - 2015
3.3.1 The US Surgical Sutures Market Is Expected to Register Moderate Growth During
2008 - 2015
3.3.2 Increase in Surgical Procedures is Forecast To Give a Push to Surgical Sutures Unit Sale During 2008 - 2015
3.3.3 Surgical Suture Prices are Forecast to Register a Marginal Decline During 2008 - 2015

4 The US Surgical Sutures Market Dynamics
4.1 Market Drivers
4.1.1 Availability of Reimbursement to Continue to have a Positive Effect on Market
4.1.2 Increasing Number of Surgeries to Drive the Market in Future
4.2 Market Restraints
4.2.1 Growing Demand for Alternative Methods of Wound Closure
4.2.2 Increasing Patient Demand for Minimally Invasive Surgeries

5 The US Surgical Sutures Market: Competitive Landscape
5.1 Company Shares (%), 2008
5.2 Key Companies and their Products
5.2.1 Ethicon, Inc.
5.2.2 Covidien
5.2.3 B. Braun Melsungen AG (B. Braun)
5.3 The US Surgical Sutured Market: Key Pipeline Products
5.3.1 SuperStitch II
5.3.2 SuperStitch PFO I
5.3.3 SuperStitch ASD II
5.3.4 Spidrex
5.3.5 TephaFLEX Absorbable Braided Sutures
5.3.6 New Suture

6 The US Surgical Sutures Market: Strategic Consolidations
6.1 Acquisitions
6.1.1 U.S. Surgical Acquires PolySuture, 2007
6.1.2 United Surgical Partners International Acquires 77% Interest in Metro Surgery Center, 2006
6.2 Partnership Agreements
6.2.1 Synovis Life Technologies Signs an Agreement with S&T, 2006
6.2.2 Artimplant Enters Into an Agreement with ArthroCare, 2005
6.2.3 Ethicon Endo-Surgery Signs an Agreement with FzioMed, 2005

7 APPENDIX
7.1 Surgical Sutures Market - Definitions
7.1.1 Absorbable Sutures
7.1.2 Non Absorbable Sutures
7.2 Abbreviations
7.3 Methodology
7.3.1 Secondary Research
7.3.2 Primary Research
7.3.3 Expert Panel Validation
7.4 Models
7.5 Forecasts
7.6 GlobalData Consulting
7.7 Contact Us
7.8 Disclaimer

List of Figures
Figure 1: Surgical Sutures Market, US, Overall Revenue ($ m), 2000 - 2008
Figure 2: Surgical Sutures Market, US, Volume (millions), 2000 - 2008
Figure 3: Surgical Sutures Market, US, Overall Revenue ($ m), 2008 - 2015
Figure 4: Surgical Sutures Market, US, Volume (millions), 2008 - 2015
Figure 5: US Surgical Sutures, Market Drivers & Restraints, 2009
Figure 6: The US Surgical Sutures Market, Company Share (%), 2008
Figure 7: Company Pipeline Products Portfolio, Surgical Sutures, US
Figure 8: Surgical Sutures Market Definitions, US, 2008
Figure 9: GlobalData Methodology

List of Tables
Table 1: Surgical Sutures Market, US, Overall Revenue ($ m), 2000 - 2008
Table 2: Surgical Sutures Market, US, Volume (millions), 2000 - 2008
Table 3: Surgical Sutures Market, US, Average Price ($), 2000 - 2008
Table 4: Surgical Sutures Market, US, Overall Revenue ($ m), 2008 - 2015
Table 5: Surgical Sutures Market, US, Volume (millions), 2008 - 2015
Table 6: Surgical Sutures Market, US, Average Price ($), 2008 - 2015
Table 7: Surgeries, US, Volume (millions), 2006
Table 8: Orthopedic Procedures, US, 2008 - 2015
Table 9: Cardiovascular Procedures, US, 2008 - 2015
Table 10: The US Surgical Sutures Market, Company Share (%) and Revenue ($ m), 2008
Table 11: Ethicon, Key Products
Table 12: Covidien, Key Products
Table 13: B. Braun Melsungen AG, Key Products
Table 14: Surgical Sutures Pipeline Products By Equipment Type