Pain Pump: Market Evaluation

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Pain Pump: Market Evaluation

A Survey of Forty-Four Hospital Purchasing Managers

Study Description

Topic	Pain Pumps
Respondent Type	Managers & Executives
Specialties Covered	Pain Management
Region	United States Only
Methodology	Online survey, self-administered via a Panel Intelligence website § A 20-minute, self-administered survey § Fielded online from March 16 – April 17, 2007

Objectives

To evaluate the current market for post-operative pain management systems (a.k.a. “pain pumps”).

§ Measure the awareness of several brands of pain pumps

§ Determine current and anticipated future device availability

§ Assess purchasing tendencies for pain pumps

§ Evaluate current pain pump usage

§ Review cost / reimbursement practices for pain management systems

Companies and Products Mentioned in This Report

Company	Ticker Symbol	Product(s)
I-FLOW	IFLO	ON-Q PainBuster Post-Op Pain Relief System
Medtronic	MDT	Pain-Control Pump
Stryker	SYK	PainPump

Inclusion Criteria and Respondent Demographics

Inclusion Criteria

§ Be familiar with systems that are commonly called “pain pumps” used to infuse local anesthetic directly to a surgery site following a procedure

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