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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. KEY TAKE AWAYS 1.2. MARKETS COVERED 1.3. STAKEHOLDERS 1.3.1. MINIMALLY/NON-INVASIVE SURGICAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING COMPANIES 1.3.2. HOSPITAL SURGICAL DEPARTMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL SURGEONS 1.3.3. OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTERS 1.3.4. BUSINESS RESEARCH AND CONSULTING SERVICE PROVIDERS 2. SUMMARY 3. MARKET OVERVIEW 3.1. EVOLUTION OF THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY MARKET 3.1.1. MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY VS CONVENTIONAL OPEN SURGERY 3.2. THE FUTURE OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY 3.3. DEFINING THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY MARKET 3.4. DEFINING THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE PRODUCT MARKET 3.5. DEFINING THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPLICATION MARKET 3.6. DEFINING THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNOLOGY MARKET 3.7. DEFINING THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE END-USER MARKET 3.8. MARKET DRIVERS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY MARKET 3.8.1. INCREASE IN AGING POPULATION BOOSTS THE DEMAND FOR SURGERIES 3.8.2. INCREASE IN AWARENESS AND DEMAND FOR PATIENT-FRIENDLY OPERATING METHODS 3.8.3. MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY HELPS REDUCE HEALTHCARE COST 3.9. RESTRAINTS FOR THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY MARKET 3.10.OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY MARKET 3.10.1. HUGE MARKET SIZE ATTRACTING NEW ENTRANTS IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE MARKET 3.10.2. PHYSICIANS ARE SETTING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY MARKET 4. MINIMALLY INVASIVE PRODUCT MARKET 4.1. SURGICAL DEVICES 4.1.1. MARKET DRIVERS 4.1.1.1. INNOVATIVE MARKETING MODEL BOOSTING THE DEMAND FOR MIS INSTRUMENTS 4.1.1.2. INCREASING NUMBER OF MIS PROCEDURES IS BOOSTING THE DEMAND FOR MIS INSTRUMENTS 4.1.2. HAND INSTRUMENTS 4.1.3. FORCEPS/GRASPERS/DISSECTORS 4.1.4. SCISSORS 4.1.5. INSUFFLATORS 4.1.5.1. DEVELOPMENTS 4.1.6. POWER SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 4.1.7. OTHER SURGICAL DEVICES 4.2. MONITORING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS 4.2.1. MARKET DRIVERS 4.2.2. CAMERAS AND VIDEO SUPPORT 4.2.3. OTHER MONITORING AND VISUALIZATION MARKET 4.3. ELECTROSURGICAL AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT 4.3.1. LASERS 4.3.1.1. DRIVERS 4.3.2. OTHER MARKET 4.4. ENDOSURGICAL EQUIPMENT 4.4.1. MARKET DRIVERS 4.4.2. ENDOSCOPES AND OTHER ENDOSURGICAL EQUIPMENT 4.5. MEDICAL ROBOTICS 4.5.1. MARKET DRIVERS 4.5.1.1. IMPROVED SURGICAL RESULTS ATTRACTING MORE PATIENTS 4.5.1.2. MEDICAL ROBOTICS INCREASE HOSPITAL REVENUE 4.5.2. SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS 4.5.3. SURGICAL ROBOTS 4.5.3.1. DRIVERS 4.5.4. DIGITAL OPERATING ROOMS 4.5.5. OTHERS 5. MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY MARKET BY APPLICATION 5.1. COSMETIC SURGERY 5.1.1. DRIVERS 5.1.2. PLASTIC SURGERY 5.1.3. BREAST SURGERY 5.1.4. OBESITY SURGERY 5.1.4.1. DRIVERS 5.1.4.1.1. INCREASING INCIDENCE OF OBESITY IS DRIVING THE BARIATRIC SURGERY MARKET 5.1.4.1.2. INCREASE IN AWARENESS OF OBESITY AS A DANGEROUS DISEASE 5.1.5. HAIR REMOVAL 5.1.5.1. DRIVERS AND RESTRAINTS 5.2. GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY 5.2.1. MARKET DRIVERS 5.3. GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY 5.3.1. HYSTERECTOMIES 5.4. UROLOGICAL SURGERY 5.5. THORACIC SURGERY 5.6. CARDIAC SURGERY 5.6.1. DRIVERS 5.6.1.1. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS ARE BOOSTING THE CARDIAC SURGERY MARKET 5.6.1.2. NEW AND IMPROVED SURGICAL PROCEDURES DRIVING THE MARKET GROWTH FOR CARDIAC SURGERY 5.6.2. ROBOT-ASSISTED CARDIAC SURGERY 5.7. VASCULAR SURGERY 5.8. ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 5.8.1. JOINT REPLACEMENT 5.8.2. SPINAL SURGERY 5.8.3. OTHER SURGERIES 6. MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY MARKET-BY TECHNOLOGY 6.1. NON-VISUAL IMAGING 6.1.1. OPTICAL IMAGING 6.1.1.1. Market Drivers 6.1.2. NON-OPTICAL IMAGING 6.1.3. HYBRID IMAGING 6.2. MEDICAL ROBOTICS 6.2.1. MARKET DRIVERS 6.2.1.1. Improved Surgical Results Attracting Patients 6.2.1.2. Cost effectiveness Attracting Medical Facilities 6.3. TRANSCATHETER SURGERY 6.3.1. PERCUTANEOUS ABLATION 6.3.2. RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION 6.3.2.1. Market Drivers 6.3.2.1.1. Increasing Consumer Base Driving the Market Growth for RFA 6.3.2.1.2. RFA Gives More Effective Results for Treatment of Liver Tumor 6.3.2.1.3. Most Promising Nonsurgical Ablation for Breast Cancer Treatment 6.3.2.2. Restraints 6.3.2.3. Developments 6.3.3. MICROWAVE ABLATION 6.3.3.1. Market Drivers 6.3.3.1.1. Microwave Ablation Takes Lesser Time for Operating Tumors 6.3.3.1.2. Microwave Ablation Involves Faster Generation of Heat 6.4. LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY 7. MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY MARKET BY END-USERS 7.1. HOSPITAL SURGICAL DEPARTMENTS 7.1.1. MARKET DRIVERS 7.2. OUTPATIENTS SURGERY CENTER 7.2.1. MARKET DRIVERS 7.3. GROUP PRACTICES 7.4. INDIVIDUAL SURGEONS 7.5. MEDICAL SCHOOLS 7.6. OTHER USERS 8. MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY PATENT ANALYSIS 9. MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY MARKET COMPANY PROFILES 9.1. ABBOTT LABORATORIES 9.1.1. OVERVIEW 9.1.2. STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.2. AESCULAP (A SUBSIDIARY OF B. BRAUN) 9.2.1. OVERVIEW 9.2.2. STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.3. ARTHROCARE CORP. 9.3.1. OVERVIEW 9.3.2. STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.4. BIOMET, INC. 9.4.1. OVERVIEW 9.4.2. DEVELOPMENTS 9.5. DEPUY SPINE 9.5.1. OVERVIEW 9.5.2. STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.6. DISC-O-TECH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD 9.6.1. OVERVIEW 9.7. ALPHATEC SPINE 9.7.1. OVERVIEW 9.7.2. STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.8. GIVEN IMAGING 9.8.1. OVERVIEW 9.8.2. STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.9. HANSEN MEDICAL 9.9.1. OVERVIEW 9.9.2. STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.10.INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES 9.10.1.OVERVIEW 9.10.2.STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.11.MENTICE MEDICAL SIMULATION 9.11.1.OVERVIEW 9.11.2.STRATEGY 9.12.NUVASIVE INC. 9.12.1.OVERVIEW 9.12.2.DEVELOPMENTS 9.13.OLYMPUS CORPORATION 9.13.1.OVERVIEW 9.13.2.STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.14.SMITH & NEPHEW 9.14.1.OVERVIEW 9.14.2.STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.15.STRYKER CORPORATION 9.15.1.OVERVIEW 9.15.2.STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.16.SYNTHES, INC. 9.16.1.OVERVIEW 9.16.2.STRATEGY 9.17.TELEFLEX 9.17.1.OVERVIEW 9.17.2.STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.18.COVIDIEN LTD 9.18.1.OVERVIEW 9.18.2.STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.19.UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP. (A SUBSIDIARY OF COVIDIAN) 9.19.1.OVERVIEW 9.20.ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC. 9.20.1.OVERVIEW 9.20.2. STRATEGIES 9.21.MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK 9.21.1.OVERVIEW 9.21.2.STRATEGIES 9.22.PENTAX MEDICAL COMPANY 9.22.1.OVERVIEW 9.22.2.STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.23.SURGICAL INNOVATIONS GROUP PLC. 9.23.1.OVERVIEW 9.23.2.DEVELOPMENTS 9.24.K2M INC 9.24.1.OVERVIEW 9.24.2.DEVELOPMENTS 9.25.BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 9.25.1.OVERVIEW 9.25.2.STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.25.3. DEVELOPMENTS 9.26.CHARLES RUSSELL BARD INC. 9.26.1.OVERVIEW 9.26.2.STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.27.FUJIFILM CORPORATION 9.27.1.OVERVIEW 9.27.2.STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.28.KARL STORZ ENDOSKOPE BERLIN GMBH & CO 9.28.1.OVERVIEW 9.28.2.STRATEGY 9.29.GYRUS ACMI CORP. 9.29.1.OVERVIEW 9.30.COOPER SURGICAL INC. 9.30.1.OVERVIEW 9.30.2.STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS 9.31.CLARUS MEDICAL LLC 9.31.1.OVERVIEW 9.31.2.STRATEGIES 9.32.ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 9.32.1.OVERVIEW 9.32.2.STRATEGY 9.33.VALLEYLAB 9.33.1.OVERVIEW 9.33.2.STRATEGIES 9.34.JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC. 9.34.1.OVERVIEW 9.34.2.DEVELOPMENTS 9.35.CONMED CORPORATION 9.35.1.OVERVIEW 9.35.2.DEVELOPMENTS 9.36.INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 9.36.1.OVERVIEW APPENDIX U.S. PATENTS List of Tables 1.TABLE 1 Global minimally invasive product market 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 2.TABLE 2 Global Surgical Devices market by Product 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 3.TABLE 3 Global Surgical Devices market by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 4.table 4 Global Hand instruments market by Product 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 5.table 5 Global Hand instruments market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 6.Table 6 DEVELOPMENTS IN THE hand instruments market 7.table 7 Global Forceps/Graspers/Dissectors market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 8.table 8 Global Scissors market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 9.table 9 Global Insufflators market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 10.table 10 Global Power surgical instruments market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 11.table 11 new product DEVELOPMENTS in the power surgical instruments market 12.table 12 agreements and collaborations in the power surgical instruments market 13.table 13 Global Other Surgical Devices market by GeographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 14.Table 14 Global Monitoring and Visualization Systems market by Product 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 15.Table 15 Global Monitoring and Visualization Systems market by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 16.Table 16 Global Cameras and video support market by GeographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 17.table 17 NEW product DEVELOPMEnTs in the Cameras and video support market 18.table 19 FDA APPROVALs FOR MONITORING SYSTEMS 19.table 20 FDA approvals For CAMERAS AND VIDEO SUPPORT systems 20.table 21 MERGERS AND acquisitions in CAMERAS AND VIDEO SUPPORT systems market 21.Table 22 Global Other Monitoring market by GeographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 22.Table 23 Global Electrosurgical and Auxiliary (Radiofrequency) EQUIPMENT MARKET by Product 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 23.Table 24 Global Electrosurgical and Auxiliary (Radiofrequency) EQUIPMENT MARKET by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 24.Table 25 Global Lasers market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 25.table 26 new product developments in the lasers market 26.table 27 FDA approvals in the lasers market 27.table 28 other developments in the LASERS MARKET 28.Table 29 Global Other market by GeographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 29.Table 30 Global Endosurgical Equipment market by Product 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 30.table 31 Global Endosurgical Equipment market by GeographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 31.Table 32 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS in the endosurgical equipment market 32.table 34 FDA approvals for ENDOSURGICAL Equipment 33.table 35 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS in the ENDOSURGICAL EQUIPMENT MARKET 34.table 36 PRODUCT ACQUISITIONs in the ENDOSURGICAL EQUIPMENT market 35.Table 37 Global Endoscope market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 36.Table 38 Global Other Endosurgical market by GeographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 37.Table 39 Global Medical Robotics market by ProducT 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 38.Table 40 Global Medical Robotics market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 39.TABLE 41 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENts in the MEDICAL ROBOTICS market 40.TABLE 42 fda approvals for MEDICAL ROBOTICS 41.TABLE 43 AGREEMENTS in the MEDICAL ROBOTICS MARKET 42.TABLE 44 mergers and acquisitions in the MEDICAL ROBOTICS MARKET 43.TABLE 45 partnerships in the MEDICAL ROBOTICS MARKET 44.Table 46 Global Surgical navigation systems market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 45.Table 47 Global Surgical robots market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 46.Table 48 Global Digital operating rooms market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 47.table 49 Global minimally invasive application market by product 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 48.table 50 Global minimally invasive application market by geographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 49.Table 51 Global market for Cosmetic Surgery by producTs 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 50.Table 52 Global market for Cosmetic Surgery by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 51.Table 53 Global market for plastic SURGERY BY geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 52.Table 54 Global market for breast SURGERY BY geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 53.Table 55 Global market for obesity SURGERY BY geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 54.Table 56 Global market for hair removal surgery BY geoGraphy 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 55.Table 57 Global market for GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY BY geoGraphy 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 56.Table 58 Global market for gynecology surgery by producTS 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 57.Table 59 Global market for urology SURGERY BY geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 58.Table 60 Global market for thoracic SURGERY BY geoGraphy 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 59.Table 61 Global market for CARDIAC SURGERY BY geoGraphy 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 60.Table 62 Global market for vascular surgery by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 61.Table 63 Global market for orthopedic surgery by products 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 62.Table 64 Global market for orthopedic surgery by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 63.Table 65 Global market for other surgery by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 64.Table 66 Global market of minimally invasive technology market by producT 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 65.Table 67 Global market of minimally invasive technology market by geographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 66.Table 68 Global market of Non-visual imaging technology by producT 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 67.Table 69 Global market of Non-visual imaging technology by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 68.Table 70 FDA APPROVAL FOR non-visual imaging MARKET 69.Table 71 merger and acquisitions in non-visual imaging MARKET 70.Table 72 COLLABORATIONS in non-visual imaging MARKET 71.Table 73 Global market for OPTICAL IMAGING technology by geographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 72.Table 74 Global market of NON-OPTICAL IMAGING technology by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 73.Table 75 Global market of hybrid IMAGING technology by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 74.Table 76 Global market for robotics technology by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 75.Table 77 Global market of transcatheter surgery by product 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 76.Table 78 Global market of transcatheter surgery by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 77.Table 79 Global market of percutaneous ablation by geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 78.TABLES 80 NEW PRODUCT DEVeLOPMENTS OF PERCUTANEOUS ABLATION MARKET 79.TABLE 81 FDA APPROVALs FOR PERCUTANEOUS ABLATION 80.Table 82 Global market of radiofrequency ablation by geographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 81.Table 83 Global market of microwave ablation by geographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 82.TABLE 84 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF MICROWAVE ABLATION 83.TABLE 85 APPROVALS FOR MICROWAVE ABLATION TECHNOLOGY 84.Table 86 Mergers and acquisitions in microwave ablation market 85.table 87 Laparoscopic Surgery Market by technology 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 86.TABLE 88 GLOBAL MINIMALLY INVASIVE END-USERS MARKET BY PRODUCT 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 87.TABLE 89 Global Minimally invasive End-user market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 88.Table 90 Global Hospital surgical departments market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 89.Table 91 Global Outpatient surgery centers market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 90.table 92 Global Group practices market by GeographY 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 91.Table 93 Global Individual surgeons market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 92.Table 94 Global Medical schools market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 93.table 95 Global Other users market by Geography 2007 – 2014 ($ Millions) 94.Table 96 Number of Minimally invasive SURGERY PATENTS from 2004 to April 2009 95.TABLE 97 Abbott Laboratories PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 96.Table 98 Aesculap Product portfolio 97.TABLE 99 ArthroCare ENT Product portfolio 98.TABLE 101 Biomet, INC.PRODUCT portfolio 99.table 102 DePuy Spine, Product portfolio 100.table 103 Disc-O-Tech Medical Technologies LTD PRODUCT portfolio 101.table 104 Alphatec Spine, Product portfolio 102.Table 105 Given IMAGING Product portfolio 103.Table 106 Hansen medical Product portfolio 104.TABLE 107 INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 105.table 108 mentice Medical Simulation Product portfolio 106.table 109 NuVasive Inc. PRODUCT portfolio 107.Table 110 olympus Product portfolio 108.Table 111 Smith & Nephew Product portfolio 109.Table 112 Stryker Spine Product portfolio 110.Table 113 SynthesProduct portfolio 111.table 114 Teleflex Product portfolio 112.Table 116 Covidien Ltd product portfolio 113.Table 117 Zimmer Holdings Inc. Product portfolio 114.Table 118 Medtronic Sofamor Danek Product Portfolio 115.Table 119 PENTAX ENDOSCOPIC ultrasound Product Portfolio 116.Table 120 Surgical Innovations Group Plc. Product Portfolio 117.table 121 K2M Product Portfolio 118.Table 122 Boston Scientific Corporation Product Portfolio 119.Table 123 MGB endoscopy Product Portfolio 120.table 124 CR Bard product portfolio 121.Table 125 FujiFilm Holdings Product Portfolio 122.Table 126 Karl Storz Endoskope Berlin Gmbh & Co. Product Portfolio 123.TABLE 127 Acmi corp., pRODUCT PORTFOLIO 124.Table 128 Cooper Surgical Inc., Product Portfolio 125.Table 129 Clarus Medical LLC PRODUCT Portfolio 126.table 130 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc, Product Portfolio 127.table 131 Valley lab Product Portfolio 128.table 132 Conmed Corporation product PORTFOLIO 129.table 133 Intuitive Surgical Inc Product Portfolio 130.table 151 patents issued in Europe 131.table 153 patents issued in Japan List of figures 1.Figure 1 Evolution of minimally invasive surgery 2.Figure 2 conventional open surgery vs minimally invasive surgery 3.Figure 3 future of minimally invasive/non-invasive surgery 4.Figure 4 Global minimally invasive/non-invasive surgery market 5.Figure 5 The Minimal invasive product market – Revenue for different categories (2007-2014) ($millions) 6.FIGURE 6 The Minimally invasive application market – Revenue for different categories (2007-2014) ($millions) 7.figure 7 The Minimal invasive technology market – Revenue for different categories (2007-2014) ($millions) 8.figure 8 The Minimal invasive end-users market – Revenue for different categories (2007-2014) ($millions) 9.Figure 9 Minimally invasive SURGERY patents filed For different geographies From 2004 to april 2009 10.Figure 10 Minimally invasive SURGERY patents filed Worldwide for different categories from 2004 to april 2009 11.Figure 11 Minimally invasive SURGERY patents filed in US by types From 2004 to april 2009 12.Figure 12 Minimally invasive SURGERY PATENTS filed in Europe From 2004 to April 2009 13.Figure 13 MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY patents filed in Japan from 2004 to april 2009