Reportlinker Adds Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery

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Reportlinker Adds Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery

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This Report:

Provides an in-depth review of the U.S. market for medical robotics and
computer-assisted surgery (MRCAS) 

Identifies and segments the main types of MRCAS devices commercialized to date 

Analyzes the historical and current volume and value of these product segment
shipments in specified applications and geographical markets 

Forecasts the U.S. volume and value of shipments of the product segments for the
period 2006 through 2014 

Identifies and evaluates the impact of demographic, economic and other factors
that will drive future demand for MRCAS devices 

Identifies leading manufacturers of the devices and analyzes the structure of
the MRCAS industry. 

Chapter-1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

SUMMARY TABLE U.S. SALES OF MRCAS EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 6 

SUMMARY FIGURE TRENDS IN U.S. SALES OF MRCAS EQUIPMENT, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 6


Chapter-2: OVERVIEW OF MEDICAL ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY

GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND DEFINITION OF MRCAS 8 

FIGURE 1 MEDICAL ROBOTIC AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEMS 9 

HISTORY OF MEDICAL ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY 10 

SURGICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES 10 

IMAGE REGISTRATION TECHNIQUES 11 

COMPUTER IMAGE PROCESSING 13 

SURGICAL ROBOTS 13 

"THE INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOM" 14 

SURGICAL SIMULATION 15 

TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTS 15 

STAND-ALONE SURGICAL PLANNERS AND SIMULATORS 15 

Technology 16 

Modeling of Organs and Deformations 16 

Simulation of Actions and Force Feedback Reactions 17 

Emerging Technologies 18 

• Web-Based Surgical Simulators 19 

• Virtual Surgery Tables 20 

Recent Patents 20 

Advantages of Surgical Planners and Simulators 21 

Products 22 

TABLE 1 STAND-ALONE SURGICAL PLANNERS AND SIMULATORS 22 

Fifth Dimension Technologies 22 

•Bronchoscope and Gastroscope Training Simulators 22 

Haptica 23 

•ProMIS 23 

Immersion Medical 23 

•AccuTouch 23 

Mentice Medical Simulation 23 

•Procedicus 23 

Merge Healthcare 24 

•Cedara OrthoWorks 24 

Simbionix 24 

•Mentor Simulator Series 24 

- GI Mentor, URO Mentor, PERC Mentor, LAP Mentor (Simbionix) 24 

SimSurgery 25 

•SimSurgery Education Platform 25 

Surgical Science 25 

•LapSim 25 

SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS 26 

Technologies 26 

Imaging Technologies 26 

•Multi-Modal Imaging 26 

•Fluoroscopic Imaging 27 

•Video-Enhanced Imagery 28 

•Microscopic Imagery 29 

•Endoscopic Imagery 30 

•Dynamic (Interventional) Imaging 31 

•Compact MRI Scanners 31 

•Intraoperative CT 32 

•Intraoperative Ultrasound 33 

Tracking Technologies 33 

•Optical Tracking 33 

•Electromagnetic Tracking 33 

Display Technologies 34 

•Multiplanar Displays 34 

•Three-Dimensional Displays 34 

Stereoscopic Displays 35 

•Virtual and Augmented Reality 35 

•Heads-Up Displays 35 

Recent Patents 36 

Advantages of Surgical Navigation Systems 38 

Products 38 

Image-Guided Surgical Navigation Systems 39 

TABLE 2 IMAGE-GUIDED SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS 39 

•Boulder Innovation Group 40 

- FlashPoint 5500 40 

•BrainLAB AG 40 

- VectorVision 40 

- Kolibri 41 

•CASurgica 41 

- HipNav 41 

•CBYON 42 

- CBYON Suite (CBYON) 42 

•GE Medical Systems 43 

- InstaTrak 43 

- Other Surgical Navigation Products 43 

•Integra Radionics 43 

- OmniSight EXcel 43 

•Medtronic 44 

- StealthStation 44 

•Orthosoft 45 

- Navitrack 45 

•PraximMedivision 45 

- Surgetics Station 45 

•Siemens Healthcare 46 

- NaviVision 46 

- NaviLink 46 

•Stryker Corp. 46 

- Stryker Navigation System II 46 

- ENLite 46 

- NavSuite 47 

Interventional Navigation Systems 47 

TABLE 3 INTERVENTIONAL SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS 47 

TABLE 4 COMPARISON OF NON-FLUOROSCOPIC INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES 48 

•B. Braun Aesculap 49 

- OrthoPilot 49 

•Kinamed 49 

- NaviPro 49 

•MISON 49 

- SonoWand 49 

•Odin Medical Technologies 50 

- Polestar 50 

•Smith & Nephew 50 

- PiGalileo 50 

Surgical Navigation Accessories and Add-Ons 51 

TABLE 5 SURGICAL NAVIGATION ACCESSORIES AND ADD-ONS 52 

•Microvision 52 

- Nomad 52 

•Viking Stems 53 

- Endosite 3Di System 53 

- 3D-HD Personal Head Display and Infomatix 53 

•4Navitec 53 

- Pointers, Trackers, Adapters, and Other Accessories 53 

SURGICAL ROBOTS 54 

Technology 54 

Robotically Assisted Micro-Manipulation 55 

Steady-Hand Systems 56 

Robotic "Wrists" and Other Dexterity Enhancements 56 

Preprogrammed Robots 57 

Constraint Robots 58 

Voice Control 59 

Other Emerging Technologies 59 

New Robotic Arm Designs 59 

Remote Surgery 60 

Natural-Orifice Surgery 61 

Microbots 62 

Recent Patents 62 

Advantages of Robotics 65 

Products 66 

TABLE 6 SURGICAL ROBOTICS 66 

Acrobot 67 

•Sculptor 67 

Curexo Technology 67 

•ROBODOC 67 

Given Imaging 68 

•Given Imaging Diagnostic System 68 

Hansen Medical 68 

•Sensei 68 

Hitachi Medical Systems 68 

•Magnetic Resonance Image-Guided Surgical Robotic System 68 

Intuitive Surgical Systems 69 

•Da Vinci 69 

Mazor Surgical Technologies 70 

•SpineAssist 70 

MicroDexterity 71 

•MicroDex 71 

Prosurgics 71 

•EndoAssist 71 

•Pathfinder 71 

Robotic Systems and Technologies 72 

•Penelope 72 

Schaerer Mayfield 72 

•NeuroMate 72 

DIGITAL OPERATING ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT 73 

Technologies 73 

Data Routing 74 

User Interface 74 

Open System Architectures 75 

Recent Patents 76 

Advantages 77 

Products 77 

TABLE 7 INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOM SOLUTIONS AND COMPONENTS 77 

Stryker 78 

•iSuite Operating Room of the Future 78 

•SIDNE 78 

Karl Storz 79 

•OR 1 79 

Smith & Nephew 79 

•Digital Operating Room 79 

Intuitive Surgical 79 

•HERMES 79 

Steris Corp. 80 

•Amsco 3085 SP Operating Table/Harmony Surgical Lighting System 80 

Skytron Surgical 80 

•STELLAR Surgical Lighting Systems (Skytron Surgical) 80 

Berchtold GmbH 81 

•CHROMOPHARE Surgical Lighting Systems 81 

ValleyLab 81 

•Force FX Electrosurgical Generator 81 

PRINCIPAL SURGICAL APPLICATIONS OF MRCAS 81 

TABLE 8 PRINCIPAL SURGICAL APPLICATIONS OF MRCAS 81 

ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS 82 

Hip Replacement 82 

Knee Replacement 83 

Trauma 84 

Pedicle Screw Fixation and Other Spinal Procedures 84 

NEUROSURGICAL APPLICATIONS 85 

Stereotactic Biopsy 86 

Craniotomy 86 

Shunt 87 

Implants 88 

Deep Brain Stimulation 88 

EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT (ENT) APPLICATIONS 88 

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery 88 

CARDIAC APPLICATIONS 89 

Coronary Bypass Surgery 89 

Heart Valve Repair and Replacement 89 

OTHER ENDOSCOPIC APPLICATIONS 90 

GOVERNMENTAL ISSUES 91 

REGULATORY APPROVAL OF MIS EQUIPMENT 91 

REIMBURSEMENT 94 

Chapter-3: THE U.S. MARKET FOR MRCAS EQUIPMENT 

OVERALL MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION 95 

OVERALL MARKET 95 

FIGURE 2 U.S. SALES OF MRCAS EQUIPMENT, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 95 

MARKET BY EQUIPMENT SEGMENT 96 

TABLE 9 U.S. MRCAS MARKET BY TYPE OF EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 96 

FIGURE 3 U.S. MRCAS MARKET SHARES BY TYPE OF EQUIPMENT, 2008 VS. 2014 (PERCENT
OF TOTAL SALES) 97 

MARKET BY APPLICATION SEGMENT 98 

TABLE 10 U.S. MRCAS MARKET BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 98 

FIGURE 4 MAJOR MRCAS APPLICATION SEGMENTS, 2008 VS. 2014 (PERCENT OF TOTAL
SALES) 99 

DETAILED MARKET ANALYSIS AND PROJECTIONS 100 

Surgical Planners and Simulators 100 

Historical Sales 100 

TABLE 11 U.S. SALES OF SURGICAL PLANNERS AND SIMULATORS, THROUGH 2008 ($
MILLIONS) 101 

FIGURE 5 U.S. SALES OF SURGICAL PLANNERS AND SIMULATORS, 2000 AND 2008 ($
MILLIONS) 101 

Projected Sales 101 

TABLE 12 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF PLANNERS AND SIMULATORS, THROUGH 2014 ($
MILLIONS) 102 

Risk Factors 102 

Surgical Navigation Systems 103 

Historical Sales 103 

TABLE 13 U.S. SALES OF SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
103 

FIGURE 6 HISTORICAL GROWTH OF SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM SALES, 2000 AND 2008 ($
MILLIONS) 104 

Sales Projections 104 

TABLE 14 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($
MILLIONS) 104 

Risk Factors 105 

Surgical Robots 106 

Sales 106 

FIGURE 7 HISTORICAL GROWTH OF SURGICAL ROBOT SALES, 2000 AND 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
106 

Market Penetration 106 

TABLE 15 U.S. SURGICAL ROBOT MARKET PENETRATION, 2008 107 

Projected Sales 108 

TABLE 16 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF SURGICAL ROBOTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 109 

Risk Factors 110 

Intelligent Operating Room Solutions 110 

Sales 110 

TABLE 17 U.S. SALES OF INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOM SOLUTIONS, THROUGH 2008 111 

FIGURE 8 HISTORICAL GROWTH OF INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOM SALES, 2000 AND 2008 ($
MILLIONS) 111 

Market Penetration 111 

TABLE 18 U.S. INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOM MARKET PENETRATION, 2008 112 

Projected Sales 112 

TABLE 19 PROJECTED U.S. SALES OF INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOM SOLUTIONS THROUGH
2014 ($ MILLIONS) 112 

Risk Factors 113 

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITION 113 

OVERALL MARKET 113 

TABLE 20 MAJOR MRCAS VENDORS` U.S. SALES, 2008 113 

FIGURE 9 U.S. OVERALL MRCAS MARKET LEADERS, 2008 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 114 

SURGICAL PLANNERS AND SIMULATORS 114 

FIGURE 10 U.S. SURGICAL PLANNER AND SIMULATOR MARKET LEADERS, 2008 (PERCENT OF
TOTAL SALES) 115 

SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS 115 

FIGURE 11 U.S. SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM MARKET LEADERS, 2008 (PERCENT OF TOTAL
SALES 116 

SURGICAL ROBOTS 116 

FIGURE 12 U.S. SURGICAL ROBOT MARKET SHARES, 2008 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 117 

INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOM SOLUTIONS 117 

FIGURE 13 U.S. INTEGRATED OPERATING ROOM SOLUTIONS MARKET LEADERS, 2008 (PERCENT
OF TOTAL SALES) 118 

DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS 119 

FIGURE 14 U.S. DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS FOR MRCAS EQUIPMENT (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES
MADE THROUGH EACH CHANNEL) 119 

OUTLOOK FOR THE U.S. MARKET 119 

DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS 120 

TABLE 21 TRENDS IN NUMBER OF AMERICANS AGED 55 AND OLDER, 2008-2014 (THOUSANDS)
120 

TRENDS IN THE INCIDENCE OF CERTAIN DISEASES OR CONDITIONS 120 

Trends in Cardiac Disease 120 

Trends in Hip and Knee Replacement 121 

TABLE 22 PROJECTED TRENDS IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT
PROCEDURES, THROUGH 2014 (NUMBER OF PROCEDURES) 122 

TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS 122 

Adaptation of Minimally Invasive Techniques to New Types of Surgical Procedures
122 

New Products and Technologies 123 

Development of Lower-Cost Systems 123 

Increasing Patient Access to Minimally Invasive Surgery 124 

Facilitating Surgeon Awareness and Training in Minimally Invasive Procedures 124


Offsetting Manpower Constraints and Reducing Hospital Labor Costs 124 

CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE U.S. HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY 125 

Hospital Consolidation 125 

Developments in Health Insurance 125 

CONCLUSIONS 126 

Chapter-4: INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FOR MRCAS 

MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION 127 

SUMMARY 127 

TABLE 23 U.S. VS. NON-U.S. MARKETS FOR MRCAS DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT BY MAJOR
MARKET SEGMENT, THROUGH 2014 127 

FIGURE 15 TRENDS IN THE GLOBAL MRCAS MARKET, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 128 

U.S. COMPANIES` SHARE OF NON-U.S. MARKETS 128 

FOREIGN REGULATORY ISSUES 129 

European Union 129 

Japan 131 

Chapter-5: VENDOR PROFILES 

ACROBOT COMPANY, LTD. (SURGICAL PLANNERS, NAVIGATORS, ROBOTS) 132 

ANAMEDIC (SURGICAL SIMULATION SOFTWARE) 132 

BERCHTOLD GMBH (INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT) 133 

BOULDER INNOVATON GROUP 133 

BRAINLAB AG (NAVIGATION SYSTEMS) 134 

B. BRAUN AESCULAP (NAVIGATION SYSTEMS) 135 

CASURGICA, INC. (NAVIGATION SYSTEMS) 135 

CBYON, INC. (NAVIGATION SYSTEMS) 135 

CONMED CORP. (INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT) 136 

CUREXO TECHNOLOGY CORP. (SURGICAL ROBOTS) 136 

FIFTH DIMENSION TECHNOLOGIES 136 

4NAVITEC GMBH (SURGICAL NAVIGATION ACCESSORIES) 137 

GE HEALTHCARE (NAVIGATION SYSTEMS) 137 

GIVEN IMAGING, LTD. (ROBOTICS) 138 

HANSEN MEDICAL (ROBOTICS) 138 

HAPTICA (SURGICAL SIMULATORS) 139 

HITACHI MEDICAL CORP. 139 

IMMERSION MEDICAL (SURGICAL SIMULATORS) 139 

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ROBOTICS) 140 

TABLE 24 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC., FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, THROUGH 2008 ($
MILLIONS) 140 

KINAMED, INC. (SURGICAL NAVIGATION) 141 

MAZOR SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 141 

MEDTRONIC, INC. (NAVIGATION SYSTEMS) 142 

MENTICE MEDICAL SIMULATION AB (SURGICAL SIMULATORS) 142 

MERGE HEALTHCARE (SURGICAL SIMULATORS) 142 

MICRODEXTERITY SYSTEMS, INC. (ROBOTICS) 143 

MICROVISION, INC. (SURGICAL NAVIGATION ACCESSORIES) 143 

MISON (NAVIGATION SYSTEMS) 144 

MUSCULOGRAPHICS, INC. (SURGICAL SIMULATION SOFTWARE) 145 

ODIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES 145 

ORTHOSOFT INC. (NAVIGATION SYSTEMS) 146 

PRAXIM MEDIVISION 146 

PROSURGICS, LTD. (ROBOTICS) 146 

RADIONICS, INC. (NAVIGATION SYSTEMS) 147 

ROBOTIC SURGICAL TECH, INC. 147 

SCHAERER MAYFIELD NEUROMATE AG (SURGICAL ROBOTS) 148 

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE (NAVIGATION SYSTEMS) 148 

SIMBIONIX USA CORP. (SURGICAL SIMULATORS) 148 

SIMSURGERY (SURGICAL SIMULATORS) 149 

SMITH & NEPHEW PLC (INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOM) 149 

STERIS CORP. (INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT) 150 

KARL STORZ GMBH (INTELLIGENT OPERATING ROOMS) 150 

STRYKER CORP. (NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, INTELLLIGENT OPERATING ROOMS) 150 

SURGICAL SCIENCE AB (SURGICAL SIMULATORS) 151 

VEREFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (SURGICAL SIMULATION) 151 

VIKING SYSTEMS, INC. (SURGICAL NAVIGATION) 152 

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