From the March 2012 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine


Better-managing scopes and using quantitative means for measuring quality, Waite adds, also enables hospitals to save a significant amount of money.

Challenges: Regulations and legislation
There is a “perfect storm” with regard to health care reform in the endoscopy market, according to Fuji’s Cannon. He notes that while health care reform has provided easier access to colonoscopy screenings for patients, potential health care legislation drives down the reimbursement for performing colonoscopy screenings. There is an industry-driven demand for quality outcomes and benchmarking, but historic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data indicate that the market demand that will exist for future colonoscopy screenings cannot be met by the current supply of product, room time and procedure time. Further to this, increasingly strict FDA regulations are slowing the clearance process for endoscopic equipment, which could impact the sector’s technological advancement. In addition, the proposed 2 percent tax on medical devices may begin to show an impact on the industry’s ability to support education, fund research and development and develop new technologies in the U.S.
“In general, increasing regulations at the FDA are impacting the entire device manufacturing industry,” says Cannon. “Overall summary is that an increase in patient population with a potential decrease in reimbursement will certainly have an impact on the market sector.”

Despite these challenges, the future of the endoscopy devices market appears promising and has significant potential for growth and investment with the increasing demand for safer, less invasive therapies.

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David Weiss, Mediflex, Inc., CA
David Reier, OEM Medical Solutions, MD
Alberto Voli, Zgrum Medical, AZ
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Gayle Butler, Advanced Endoscopy Devices, Inc., CA
Chris Leman, Scope Connection, CA
Mark Charaf, Global Medical Sales and Repair, CA
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Carolina Olivera, American Medical Endoscopy, FL
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Kevin Blaser, Coast to Coast Medical, MA
Christine Marley, Medical Device Store, MA
Jim Rygiel, Spectrum Medical, OH
Mark Waite, Lighthouse Imaging Corporation, ME
Dina Helmi, Medstar, MI
Marcus Rosenberg, Endoscopy Development Company, MO
Edward Soto, SterilMed, NC
Randy Ware, West Coast Medical Resources, FL
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Bruce Mason, Advanced Endoscopy Solutions, FL
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Stuart Jackson, Pro Scope Systems, OH
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Hiroyoshi Miyama, M-Cast Inc., China
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