Summary

Most patients with advanced and end-stage liver diseases are in need of a liver transplant. With the number of available liver donors decreasing and the number of patients needing a transplant on rise, there is an unmet clinical need for a therapy that delays or eliminates the need for a transplant. This need is expected to be met by liver assist devices. Liver assist devices are devices that provide extracorporeal liver support for patients suffering from these conditions. With a number of products currently under pipeline, these products will result in the decrease of the number of deaths occurring due to lack of liver donors and extend the wait periods for a liver transplant.
's viewpoint titled,'Liver Assist Devices: Decreasing Liver Transplant Waitlists'review the liver assist devices market landscape and provides an insight on the key market trends and developments in this market.

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Table of Contents

1.1 List of Tables 4
1.2 List of Figures 5
2  Viewpoint 6
2.1 Summary 6
3 Liver Assist Devices Decreasing Liver Transplant Waitlists 7
3.1 Overview 7
3.2 Stretching the Wait Period 8
3.3 Estimated Market Size for Liver Assist Device 8
3.4 The Effect of Recession 10
3.5 Market Trend Analysis 10
3.5.1 Market Drivers 10
3.5.2 Market Restraints 10
3.6 Competitive Landscape 11
3.7 Product Pipeline 12
3.8 Future Outlook 12
4 Appendix 13
4.1 Research Methodology 13
4.2 Coverage 14
4.3 Secondary Research 14
4.4 Primary Research 15
4.5 Models 15
4.6 Forecasts 15
4.7 Expert Panels 16
4.8  Consulting 16
4.9 Contact Us 16
4.10 Disclaimer 16

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Estimated Market Size For Liver Assist Devices, 2008 9
Table 2: SEPET Liver Assist Device 12
Table 3: HepaMate Bioartificial Liver System 12

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Waitlist And Transplant Activity for Liver 8
Figure 2: Methodology 13