Please kindly conduct a research to Identification of Target Customers of Antibiotic Coating to prevent implant infections. Please include the information below:
Identification of Target Customers
Can we find the total # of ortho hubs / trauma centers?
Can we find the # of surgeries @ hopkins/year as a reference point?
Hospitals
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General Hospital
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Orthopedic surgical hubs
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More surgeries
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Infection rate is lower at high volume hospitals
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Trauma Centers
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Focusing particularly on fracture fixation devices
⇒ Patients (is this necessary here? They may not be customers, but they are the recipients)
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High risk patients: treatment
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Less costly clinical trials
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All patients implant patients: prevention
- More extensive clinical trials (may impact pricing)