Wound Care Market Headed toward $6 Billion

WELLESLEY, Mass. — According to a new report from BCC Research, the
U.S. advanced wound care market generated nearly $3.5 billion in
2008 and is expected to increase to $6 billion by 2013, a compound
annual growth rate of 11.3 percent. The report said wound care dressings, sealants and
antiadhesion products currently have the largest market share,
generating $1.8 billion in 2008.

The wound healing devices segment, which includes
electrostimulation products, hyperbaric oxygen therapies and
vacuum-assisted therapies, generated $1.6 billion in 2008. New
technologies and an increasing older population are driving the
market, the report said.