For Devices, an Elusive Consumer Appeal
Executive Summary
While pharmaceutical companies have begun to explore the blow-out potential of a direct to consumer appeal in quality of life issues, medical device firms have sat on the sidelines. They've targeted seriously ill patients on the outer fringes of conditions like obesity and erectile dysfunction, but as of yet, haven't really gone after the huge central market.
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