DEVICES HAD WILD '05 RIDE, WHAT LIES AHEAD?

Market analysts are pronouncing 2005 a stellar year for medical devices as mergers between major players propelled the sector skyward, and more possible mega-mergers and America's ongoing love affair with cosmetic surgery promise to make 2006 another boom year for device companies.

UPI (http://www.upi.com/HealthBusiness/view.php?StoryID=20051223-054045-7111r)