Japanese Market for Peripheral Vascular 2008
Japan is the second-largest market for peripheral vascular devices in the world due to its aging population and universal healthcare coverage. Currently, the largest segment in the Japanese market for peripheral vascular devices is the market for surgical grafts, followed by PTA balloon catheters, diagnostic catheters and guidewires, as depicted in Chart 1-2. From 2007 to 2014, the Japanese market for peripheral vascular devices is expected to increase at a CAGR of 14%, as depicted in Chart 1-1. This growth will be fuelled by sales of PTA balloons, stents, stent-grafts and atherectomy devices, which are expected to become the standard of care in Japan for the treatment of lower limb lesions.
