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2007

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2006

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2005

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1999

  • (Bottom Line) Asia after the Crisis: Prospects for Foreign Medical Device Companies, Ames Gross (MDDI, Jul 1999, p. 46). Keyword: Asia.
  • (News) Microelectronics Markets Show Macro Potential for Devices (MDDI, Jun 1999, p. 28). Keyword: Microelectronics.
  • (News) HCFA Expands Coverage for Cancer Devices (MDDI, Jun 1999, p. 19). Keyword: HCFA.
  • (News) Orthopedics Mergers and Acquisitions Leave Fewer, but Stronger, Competitors (MDDI, Jun 1999, p. 19). Keyword: Orthopedics.
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1993

  • Profitable Life after National Health-Care Reform, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Aug 1993, p. 40). Keywords: Health-Care Reform.
  • Face to Face: Health-Care Reform and the Medical Device Industry: An Interview with Glen Nelson, Vice Chairman, Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Glen Nelson (MDDI, Aug 1993, p. 30). Keywords: Heatlh-Care Reform.
  • News: HIMA's Advice to Clinton (MDDI, Mar 1993, p. 14). Keywords: Health-Care Reform.
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1992

  • News: Experts predict slower IVD market growth next year (MDDI, Dec 1992, p. 14). Keyword: Diagnostics.
  • EC 92--Maybe, John Bethune (MDDI, Jul 1992, p. 8). Keyword: EC92.
  • Growing home-health-care markets (The), Cliff Henke (MDDI, Jun 1992, p. 66). Keywords: Trends, Home Health Care.
  • Penetrating the Japanese device and diagnostics market, Steven H. Reichman (MDDI, Jun 1992, p. 60). Keyword: Japan.
  • News: Electromedical device manufacturing posts solid gains, reports say (MDDI, May 1992, p. 10). Keywords: Electronic Technologies.
  • News: One-time opportunities for U.S. manufacturers in Germany (MDDI, Apr 1992, p. 10). Keyword: Germany.
  • News: Experts recall a decade of advances, project future breakthroughs (MDDI, Mar 1992, p. 17). Keywords: Trends, Forecasts.
  • News: Market opportunities in health-care reform (MDDI, Mar 1992, p. 12). Keywords: Health-Care Reform, Cost Containment, Health Insurance.
  • Zero-risk society (The), John Bethune (MDDI, Mar 1992, p. 8). Keywords: Public Opinion.
  • News: Report predicts 7% industry growth in 1992 (MDDI, Feb 1992, p. 14). Keyword: Forecasts.
  • Minimally invasive surgery: explosive growth beyond 'lapcholy', Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jan 1992, p. 46). Keywords: Surgical Techniques, New Technologies.
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1991

  • Index to the future? (An), John Bethune (MDDI, Dec 1991, p. 8). Keyword: Forecasts.
  • Using market research to revitalize new [i.e., mature] products, Lawrence P. Horowitz (MDDI, Nov 1991, p. 34). Keywords: Market Research, Strategies, Purchasing.
  • Putting the squeeze on Medicare reimbursement, Robert F. Leibenluft (MDDI, Apr 1991, p. 43). Keywords: Reimbursement, Outpatient Treatments.
  • Transformation of the medical device industry (The), Jeffrey R. Ellis (MDDI, Feb 1991, p. 10). Keywords: Forecasts, Competitiveness, Strategic Planning.
  • Time for aggressive marketing, Cheryl Doriot (MDDI, Feb 1991, p. 8). Keywords: Editorial Opinion, Business Climate.
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1990

  • Market Report: Wound care developments, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Dec 1990, p. 35). Keywords: Wound Treatment.
  • Market Report: Vascular surgery update, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Dec 1990, p. 32). Keywords: Vascular Surgery.
  • Trends in urology, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Oct 1990, p. 48). Keyword: Urology.
  • Washington Wrap-up: TENS efficacy challenged, James G. Dickinson (MDDI, Sep 1990, p. 34). Keywords: Neurological Devices, Electrical Stimulators.
  • Market Report: Advances in arthroscopy, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Aug 1990, p. 36). Keywords: Surgical Techniques, Biomaterials.
  • Market Report: Fallopian tube catheters challenge in vitro fertilization, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Aug 1990, p. 36). Keywords: Ob/Gyn Devices.
  • Do hospitals trust manufacturers? Not at all!, Theodore R. Tyson (MDDI, Jul 1990, p. 10). Keywords: End-Users, Hospitals, Criticism.
  • Market Report: End-stage renal disease market, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jun 1990, p. 71). Keywords: Trends, Dialysis.
  • Market Report: 1990s (The): what to expect, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jun 1990, p. 68). Keywords: Trends, Forecasts.
  • News: Physician payment reform will affect manufacturers (MDDI, Jun 1990, p. 36). Keywords: Reimbursement, Physicians.
  • Medicare's new RVS: manufacturers beware, Ted R. Mannen (MDDI, May 1990, p. 38). Keywords: Reimbursement, Medicare, Physicians.
  • News: Outlook for US medical device industry gets even better (MDDI, May 1990, p. 21). Keywords: Trends, Forecasts.
  • News: Soviet Union: next big medical device market? (MDDI, May 1990, p. 18). Keyword: Russia.
  • Report of the Committee to Survey the Needs of and Opportunities for the Biomaterials Industry, S.A. Barenberg (MDDI, Mar 1990, p. 81). Keyword: Biomaterials.
  • Market Report: Wound-healing update, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Mar 1990, p. 50). Keywords: Wound Treatment.
  • Market Report: Vascular-access devices, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Mar 1990, p. 49). Keywords: Interventional Technologies.
  • Market Report: Trends in ophthalmic devices, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Mar 1990, p. 46). Keywords: Ophthalmic Devices.
  • Market Report: Peripheral interventional procedures forecast, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jan 1990, p. 49). Keywords: Forecasts, Interventional Technologies.
  • Market Report: Nuclear medicine advances, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jan 1990, p. 48). Keywords: Diagnostic Imaging.
  • Market Report: Blood supply safer, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jan 1990, p. 46). Keyword: Blood.
  • Market Report: Hospital utilization, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jan 1990, p. 46). Keyword: Hospitals.
  • New magazine debuts, Cheryl Doriot (MDDI, Jan 1990, p. 8). Keywords: Europe, IMD&DI, Publications.
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1989

  • News: Plastic packaging: 'preventive medicine'? (MDDI, Nov 1989, p. 40). Keywords: Trends, Plastics.
  • Washington Wrap-up: HMO consolidation, Larry Oster (MDDI, Oct 1989, p. 49). Keyword: HMOs.
  • Market Report: Changing urological marketplace (The), Pieter Halter (MDDI, Oct 1989, p. 40). Keyword: Urology.
  • Impact of AIDS on medical disposables (The), Balaji B. Singh (MDDI, Sep 1989, p. 61). Keywords: AIDS, Disposables.
  • Health-care cost-containment revolution has barely begun (The), George M. Naimark (MDDI, Sep 1989, p. 22). Keywords: Trends, Cost Containment.
  • Market Report: Mortality and cost trends, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Aug 1989, p. 29). Keyword: Trends.
  • Market Report: 'Smart cards' entering market, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Aug 1989, p. 29). Keywords: Emergency Data Systems, Patient Information.
  • Market Report: Intraocular lens update, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Aug 1989, p. 24). Keywords: Ophthalmic Devices, Intraocular Lens.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Device nest egg (A), Larry Oster (MDDI, Jul 1989, p. 29). Keywords: Forecasts, Demographics.
  • Market Report: China's medical equipment market jumps, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jun 1989, p. 56). Keyword: China.
  • Market Report: Interventional cardiology progressing, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jun 1989, p. 56). Keywords: Cardiology, Cardiovascular Devices.
  • EC 1992: threat or opportunity?, George T. Willingmyre (MDDI, Jun 1989, p. 10). Keyword: EC92.
  • More thoughts on the changing U.S. medical product industry, George M. Naimark (MDDI, Apr 1989, p. 40). Keywords: Trends, Purchasing, Hospitals.
  • Market Report: Ophthalmic devices: a dynamic market keeps growing, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Mar 1989, p. 28). Keywords: Ophthalmic Devices.
  • Health-care product acquisition survey, George M. Naimark (MDDI, Jan 1989, p. 50). Keywords: Purchasing, Hospitals.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Uninsureds increase by 13%, Larry Oster (MDDI, Jan 1989, p. 46). Keywords: Health Insurance.
  • Market Report: Orthodontic marketplace review, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jan 1989, p. 34). Keyword: Orthodontics.
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1988

  • News: HIBCC launches number system (MDDI, Dec 1988, p. 16). Keywords: Purchasing, Hospitals.
  • Market Report: Blood glucose testing update, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Nov 1988, p. 40). Keywords: Home Health Care, Self-Testing.
  • News: Continued increases in medical plastics consumption cited (MDDI, Nov 1988, p. 34). Keyword: Plastics.
  • 1992 in perspective, Mika O. Reinikainen (MDDI, Oct 1988, p. 24). Keywords: Europe, EC92, European Regulations.
  • Market Report: Medicine in the 21st century, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Sep 1988, p. 36). Keyword: Forecasts.
  • Market Report: Plastic surgery continues growth, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Sep 1988, p. 36). Keywords: Plastic Surgery.
  • Market Report: Biotech growth not meeting predicted levels, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Sep 1988, p. 34). Keyword: Biotechnology.
  • Market Report: New frontier in IOL design, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Sep 1988, p. 34). Keywords: Ophthalmic Devices.
  • Bar coding: a hospital's view, Meg Bryant (MDDI, Aug 1988, p. 78). Keywords: Bar Coding, Hospitals.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Unexpected slump hits home-test market, Larry Oster (MDDI, Aug 1988, p. 28). Keyword: Diagnostics.
  • News: Disclosure sparks controversy, David Haut (MDDI, Aug 1988, p. 18). Keyword: Biotechnology.
  • Cashing in: products that won big in '87, Gary M. Stephenson (MDDI, Jul 1988, p. 26). Keywords: New Technologies.
  • News: HIBCC sets order/entry standards, David Haut (MDDI, Jul 1988, p. 21). Keywords: Purchasing, Customer Relationships.
  • Opportunities in outpatient and alternate-site treatment, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jun 1988, p. 39). Keywords: Outpatient Treatments.
  • Unified market in Europe in 1992? (A), Mika O. Reinikainen (MDDI, Jun 1988, p. 35). Keywords: Europe, Forecasts, EC92.
  • News: Consolidation quickens, David Haut (MDDI, Jun 1988, p. 26). Keywords: Distribution, Hospitals.
  • International competition: a blueprint for action, Anthony G. Aiuvalasit, Jr. (MDDI, Jun 1988, p. 24). Keywords: Exports, International Regulations.
  • 1992: the future is upon us, Antonio Leone (MDDI, Jun 1988, p. 14). Keywords: Europe, EC92.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Silver lining (The), Larry Oster (MDDI, May 1988, p. 14). Keywords: Trends, Forecasts.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Dark clouds in D.C., Larry Oster (MDDI, May 1988, p. 12). Keywords: Trends, Forecasts.
  • AIDS: its impact on the global medical plastics industry: an interview with Balaji Singh, Phillip Townsend Associates, Inc., David Haut (MDDI, Apr 1988, p. 26). Keywords: Disposables, New Product Development.
  • News: Conglomerate distribution alliances spell trouble for small manufacturers (MDDI, Mar 1988, p. 48). Keywords: Distribution, Purchasing, Hospitals.
  • News: MD&DI WEST Conference/Expo attendance up; prospects for industry strong (MDDI, Mar 1988, p. 46). Keywords: Trends, Tradeshows.
  • Market Report: Attractive peripheral testing market (An), Pieter Halter (MDDI, Mar 1988, p. 20). Keyword: Diagnostics.
  • Market Report: Perinatal service businesses emerging, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Mar 1988, p. 20). Keywords: New Technologies.
  • Market Report: Wound management breakthroughs imminent, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Mar 1988, p. 18). Keywords: Wound Treatment, Forecasts, New Technologies.
  • News: New IUD to be introduced (MDDI, Feb 1988, p. 51). Keywords: Ob/Gyn Devices.
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1987

  • Technological advances spur growth in the orthopedic marketplace, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Nov 1987, p. 34). Keyword: Orthopedics.
  • Missing the boat in export trade, Thomas Robischon (MDDI, Oct 1987, p. 20). Keywords: International Trade, Small Manufacturers, Exports.
  • Market opportunity in medical disposables (A), Pieter Halter (MDDI, Aug 1987, p. 28). Keywords: Diagnostics, Disposables.
  • Sluggish health-care market belies attractive high-growth niches, Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jun 1987, p. 40). Keyword: Trends.
  • Building relationships with major buyers, Paul B. Powell (MDDI, Feb 1987, p. 10). Keywords: Purchasing, Hospitals, Customer Relationships.
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1986

  • Washington Wrap-up: Demographic note (A), Larry Oster (MDDI, Aug 1986, p. 19). Keyword: Demographics.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Short notes of interest, Larry Oster (MDDI, Jun 1986, p. 172). Keyword: Trends.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Shakeout soon in HMOs?, Larry Oster (MDDI, May 1986, p. 14). Keyword: HMOs.
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1985

  • Perception versus reality: monoclones 10 years later, Mary Pederson Noden (MDDI, Nov 1985, p. 64). Keywords: Monoclonal Antibodies, Biotechnology.
  • Purchasing: new decision makers call for new sales strategies, Ann Mond Johnson (MDDI, Nov 1985, p. 10). Keywords: Trends, Sales, Purchasing.
  • International Report: Japanese concessions in medical-equipment market, Vincent A. Bucci (MDDI, Sep 1985, p. 17). Keywords: Japan, Clinical Investigations.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Changing hospital market (The), Larry Oster (MDDI, Aug 1985, p. 16). Keywords: Trends, Hospitals.
  • Health-care marketplace (The): new trends, new strategies, Edwin W. Parkhurst, Jr. (MDDI, Jun 1985, p. 8). Keywords: Trends, Strategies.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Device sales, not rents, Larry Oster (MDDI, May 1985, p. 112). Keywords: Trends, HCFA.
  • Japanese medical market (The), Vincent A. Bucci (MDDI, May 1985, p. 46). Keyword: Japan.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Hospital/insurer mergers increase, Larry Oster (MDDI, Feb 1985, p. 18). Keywords: HMOs, Hospitals.
  • Biotechnology revolution (The): fact or fiction?, William E. Rhodes III (MDDI, Feb 1985, p. 12). Keyword: Biotechnology.
  • Laser surgical revolution (The), Pieter Halter (MDDI, Jan 1985, p. 78). Keyword: Lasers.
  • Consumer diagnostics: myths and realities, John E. Heveran (MDDI, Jan 1985, p. 30). Keywords: Home-Health-Care Products, Home Health Care, Consumer Devices.
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1984

  • Changing hospital market (The): results of a research survey, Teri L. Louden (MDDI, Oct 1984, p. 38). Keywords: Purchasing, Hospitals.
  • Medical and dental instruments and supplies 1984, W. Claude Bandy (MDDI, Jun 1984, p. 56). Keywords: Trends, Forecasts.
  • Medical electronics market (The): an overview, Colin G. Dickson (MDDI, May 1984, p. 53). Keywords: Marketplace, Electronic Technologies.
  • International report: Trade deficit predicted, Samuel C. Schwab (MDDI, May 1984, p. 28). Keywords: International Trade.
  • Multihospital systems and group purchasing organizations: key trends, John A. Henderson (MDDI, Feb 1984, p. 38). Keywords: Purchasing, Hospitals.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Industry Assistance Act of 1984?, Larry Oster (MDDI, Jan 1984, p. 16). Keywords: Sales, Trends.
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1983

  • Washington Wrap-up: Who pays for devices?, Larry Oster (MDDI, Aug 1983, p. 82). Keyword: Demographics.
  • Applying advanced thermoplastic composites to medical devices, Robert E. Schulz (MDDI, Jul 1983, p. 10). Keywords: Thermoplastics, Plastics.
  • Medical and dental instruments and supplies 1983, W. Claude Bandy (MDDI, Jun 1983, p. 82). Keywords: Trends, Forecasts.
  • Washington Wrap-up: NMR purchasing considerations, Larry Oster (MDDI, Jun 1983, p. 18). Keywords: Diagnostic Imaging, Purchasing, Hospitals.
  • Consumer markets for medical electronic equipment, Margaret L. DeJackmo (MDDI, May 1983, p. 27). Keywords: Marketplace, Electronic Technologies, Consumer Devices.
  • Washington Wrap-up: GAO cautious on home care, Larry Oster (MDDI, May 1983, p. 16). Keywords: Cost Containment, Home Health Care.
  • Market growth of diagnostic imaging systems, Steven P. Delco (MDDI, Apr 1983, p. 56). Keywords: Diagnostic Imaging.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Chicken in every pot (A), Larry Oster (MDDI, Apr 1983, p. 14). Keyword: Forecasts.
  • Analyzing home health-care markets, Ann E. Berriman (MDDI, Mar 1983, p. 48). Keywords: Home Health Care.
  • Improving the productivity of quality health-care delivery, Vernon R. Loucks, Jr. (MDDI, Mar 1983, p. 10). Keywords: Trends, Cost Containment.
  • Medical plastics use in perspective, James M. Margolis (MDDI, Feb 1983, p. 28). Keywords: Trends, Marketplace, Medical Plastics.
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1982

  • Clearer look at medical costs versus benefits (A), Jack Bowman (MDDI, Dec 1982, p. 10). Keywords: Cost Containment, Drugs.
  • Best prospects for overseas sales, Ghislaine Francis (MDDI, Oct 1982, p. 63). Keyword: Exports.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Let the good times roll, Larry Oster (MDDI, Jun 1982, p. 16). Keyword: Forecasts.
  • PMA's medical device industry profile (MDDI, Apr 1982, p. 20). Keywords: Trends, Forecasts.
  • Industry's achievements and the tasks ahead, Robert A. Schoellhorn (MDDI, Mar 1982, p. 10). Keywords: Trends, Forecasts.
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1981

  • Medical and dental instruments and supplies 1981 (MDDI, Aug 1981, p. 38). Keywords: Trends, Forecasts.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Gloomy outlook (A), Larry Oster (MDDI, Jun 1981, p. 16). Keywords: Diagnostic Imaging, X-Ray Systems, CTScanners.
  • Changing medical marketplace (A), Burt Dodson, Jr. (MDDI, May 1981, p. 10). Keywords: Trends, Cost Containment.
  • Medical supplies, equipment, and devices markets (The): are the good years ahead?, Luther H. Smithson, Jr. (MDDI, Jan 1981, p. 32). Keyword: Forecasts.
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1980

  • Medical instruments and supplies 1980 (MDDI, Jul 1980, p. 35). Keyword: Forecasts.
  • Washington Wrap-up: New product trends..., Larry Oster (MDDI, Jun 1980, p. 14). Keyword: Forecasts.
  • ADL report (MDDI, May 1980, p. 12). Keyword: Forecasts.
  • Washington Wrap-up: Cautiously cheerful prognosis... (A), Larry Oster (MDDI, Apr 1980, p. 49). Keyword: Forecasts.
  • 1980s (The): a decade of progress, Joseph Williams (MDDI, Jan 1980, p. 8). Keyword: Forecasts.
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1979

  • Washington Wrap-up: Big new market..., Larry Oster (MDDI, Oct 1979, p. 12). Keywords: Ob/Gyn Devices, Contraceptives.
  • Three years in retrospect, David M. Link (MDDI, Sep 1979, p. 8). Keywords: Trends, Amendments.
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