Medical Equipment Markets

The Medical Device Network features an article titled The Medical Device Dozen which discusses 12 important world markets for medical equipment. An interesting fact reported is that the United States produces about half the world's output and consumes about 40 per cent of it. Detailed information is available for a hefty price from Global Markets Direct.

Medical Processing and Testing Source

Where do medical manufacturers go for help? Some might try Machine Solutions Inc. headquartered in Flagstaff, Arizona (info@machinesolutions.com). MSI is a prominent supplier of processing and testing equipment. Catheter and stent manufacturers are their customers. For details on MSI technology go here.

Innovative Technology Sources

Pelonis Technologies, Inc. is an innovative source of products like fans for commercial and industrial useage. They tout their ability to meet both large and small scale needs.

Minnetronix, Inc. is an innovative player in the medical field. Minnetronix manufactures medical products which include cardiovascular devices, therapeutic devices, diagnostic instruments, implantable devices and monitoring equipment.
Their customers include medical device companies having software and electronics-based products.

VisionCare Inc. plans to market prosthetic telescopes which would be implanted by an ophthalmic surgeon.

Publication Rights

Know Your Publication Rights contains information every freelance writer should be aware of. The first sentence sets forth a fact not generally well known namely, that one's work is automatically copyrighted as soon as it is set down on paper. Technically speaking writers are selling both the usefulness of content to a purchaser and the legal right to publish the written piece. The money paid can reflect both the quality of the content as well as the type of publishing right secured. There is much variation in publishing rights.

The different types of purchase rights are specified at the About.com Freelance Writing link. A writer needs to understand the exact nature of a transaction.