Market Challenges And Opportunities

Rapid technological advancements like navigation with a magnetic guidewire is expected to create immense growth opportunities for industry participants

Key players operating the guidewires market are Boston Scientific Corporation, ASAHI INTECC Inc., Cordis Corporation and C.R. Bard. The launch of Glidewire product by Terumo is rapidly gaining popularity in the global market owing to its higher efficiency in vascular access and coronary intervention procedures. Other leading vendors have adopted technological innovation and advancements for manufacturing novel guidewires in terms of flexibility, construction and tip retention are Terumo Corporation, Medtronic Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Covidienplc, Braun Melsungen and Cook Medical.