Market Update: Growth And Opportunities In Peripheral Artery Disease
Executive Summary
Drug-coated balloon (DCBs) catheters have become the latest weapon in the fight against peripheral artery disease in the US, although they have been in use in Europe for some time. While the number of procedures employing DCBs is still dwarfed by conventional angioplasty procedures, they are expected to grow at a much faster rate, fueling a market projected to reach $1 billion by 2020; meanwhile other procedures such as mechanical atherectomy are also expected to show significant growth.
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