1. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Moist Wound Dressing Markets Product Innovation Stimulates Demand "A strong focus on product innovation is expected to continue among market participants. Companies are creating different shapes of wound dressings, developing hybrid dressings that transcend current categories, and introducing products with improved functionality." Medical Devices Analyst Team Frost & Sullivan

2. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Frost & Sullivan provides: Detailed insights into recent developments and trends Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations Analyst insights on ‘hot topics’ and emerging applications in the moist wound dressing market Market sizing and competitive analysis Market forecasts and opportunity analysis Quarterly assessments End user analysis within each report Key Features

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4. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Current Market Participants Find out how you compare to the competition Assess current and future drivers and restraints Determine and exploit new market share opportunities New Entrants Analyze challenges associated with the industry Calculate time scales for strategy implementation Position yourself to capitalize on the market’s unmet needs Investment Community Analyze long-term strategies of companies Determine which participants will outperform the competition Assess attractiveness of investing in the market Who Will Benefit?

5. © Copyright 2002 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. 3M Co. B. Braun Medical, Inc. Bertek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Biospecifics Brennen Medical, Inc. BSN Medical C. R. Bard, Inc. Carrington Laboratories, Inc. Coloplast Group ConMed Corp. ConvaTec Curative Health Services, Inc. Derma Sciences, Inc. DeRoyal Industries Dumex Medical Surgical Products Ltd. Ferris Manufacturing Corp. Genelogic, Inc. Gentell, Inc. Geritrex Crop. Healthpoint, Ltd. Hollister, Inc. Hyperion Medical, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Kendall Knoll Pharmaceuticals Medline Industries, Inc. Molnlycke Health Care MPM Medical, Inc. Orion Life Systems, Inc. Sage Laboratories Smith & Nephew plc Southwest Technologies, Inc. Swiss-American Key Market Participants

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