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Medical device tax, the UDI and other capital equipment challenges: Q&A with Siemens' David Fisher

by Brendon Nafziger, DOTmed News Associate Editor | December 10, 2012

As you look forward, the fiscal pressure, the pressure on spending is only going to increase, whether it's from the federal government or from companies and their health insurance [plans]... That pressure tends to lengthen the life of capital equipment. I think that's one factor. The other factor is there was a lot of capital equipment spending on imaging products back in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. And you're right, those products are aging. So again I think there's an opportunity there for a company like ours to reach out to those [consumers] and say, here are the new things that are out there, whether it's at the high-end or entry-level products.



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