the report enclosed. Yours sincerely‚ Student‚ WIMWI Ahmedabad. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: IMC promotes education‚ medical care and development of the Siddha medical system. Dr. Ramkumar has invented a formulation that reduces usage of commercial stents in angioplasty‚ which he wants to get patented through IMC. This invention provides IMC with a unique opportunity of increasing visibility of the Siddha medical system vis-à-vis other parallel systems of medicine. It also gives IMC the chance to
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INDUSTRY & MARKET SEGMENT OVERVIEW The Medical Device (“MD”) industry is one of the largest and most stable industries in healthcare with a global market exceeding $140B in revenue. The US represents approximately 60% of that revenue‚ or $85B in revenue‚ with historical growth rates unimpacted by recessions of ~ 8%*. While significant‚ only 4 % of US healthcare costs can be attributed to devices (source: King & Donahoe‚ “Estimates of Medical Spending in the US). The US market produces
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and 80% of these infections are attributable to indwelling urethral catheter (IUC) use. The incidence of bacteriuria is 3%–10% per catheter day (Furfari & Wald‚ 2008). Catheter-associated infections have harmful outcomes‚ including catheter or stent obstruction caused by biofilm formation‚ which usually requires removal and reinsertion of the device. Urinary catheters also cause other health issues‚ such as trauma to the bladder and urethral mucosa‚
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One of America’s most admired companies‚ Johnson & Johnson (J & J) is one of the largest healthcare firms in the world and one of the most diversified. Its operations are organized into three business segments: pharmaceutical‚ which generates 39 percent of revenues and 61 percent of operating income; professional‚ which accounts for 36 percent of revenues and 27 percent of operating income; and consumer‚ which contributes 25 percent of revenues and 12 percent of operating income. J & J’s pharmaceutical
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mouth and into the small bowel to view the common opening to the ducts from the liver and pancreas. A contrast material is injected into the ducts so they can be seen on X-rays. Additional instruments are used to remove stones and or other blockages. Stents may be used to drain an area and open a narrowed area. • Sphincterotomy — abnormalities found during an ERCP study can sometimes be treated at the same time with an endoscopic retrograde sphincterotomy (ERS)‚ a procedure to cut the sphincter
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percent of our budget on chronic diseases that can be prevented. The film argues that American medical treatment is based on performing procedures or prescribing medicines that patient might not need. In the film‚ there was a female patient who had 37 stents. Every time she gets chest pain; she would be readmitted and procedures will be repeated. Eventually‚ the patient met this cardiologist who saw her in a different way. The cardiologist sat and took her time in understanding what other causes led
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NOTES FOR CASE STUDY #1 Create an unfolding case study that focuses on a common condition seen in your area of specialization. The case study should provide information on a fictitious patient and information about one or more health problems that will need to be solved The unfolding case study must challenge the student and ask questions that encourage critical thinking and problem solving with an emphasis on assessment. The answers to the questions should be complete and include professional
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Within my future I plan to be something important in healthcare. I know that I am going to graduate from college with a nursing degree‚ preferably a registered nurse‚ but I want to try and figure out now what that important major is going to be. I have two majors in mind‚ an anesthesiologist or a cardiac surgeon. The two majors are both a well-practiced and are a highly educational field. An anesthesiologist is a physician trained in anesthetics‚ a substance that induces people in order for them
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surgeon makes a small incision in the back that allows direct access to the kidney’s drainage system. Specialized surgical equipment is used to shatter the stones. The smaller pieces are vacuumed or picked out of the kidney. A temporary tube or stent is left in place while the kidney drains and it’s easily removed later in the surgeon’s
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Sharif College of Engineering and Technology Subject: Fluid Dynamics Submitted by: HAFIZ M.ATEEQ UR REHMAN Department: Chemical Engineering Roll No. 28 Submitted to: Madam Asma Ashraf Dated: 12-04-2013 STEPS INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION FLOW METER There are well over 20 different types of flow meters‚ even if we lump the various positive-displacement flow meters together as one type. Unless the process engineer knows the pros and cons
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