The report highlights the trends prevalent in the global surgical scalpel market and the factors driving the market along with those that act as deterrents to its growth.
According to The Insight Partners market research study titled ‘Surgical scalpel Market to 2025 – Global Analysis and Forecasts by Product, Type, Material, and End User, the global surgical scalpel market was valued at US$ 575.9 Mn in 2017 and is estimated to reach US$ 759.4 Mn by 2025. The report highlights the trends prevalent in the global surgical scalpel market and the factors driving the market along with those that act as deterrents to its growth.
Constant technological developments in surgical scalpels are expected to drive the market’s growth in the coming years. Various manufacturers and researchers have been focusing towards development of novel and better products to be used in surgical procedures. In April 2016, David Oliva Uribe developed the smart scalpel in Brussels, Belgium, which has no edge, a sensor-rich sphere at the tip. This innovation enables the scalpel to differentiate between a cancerous and a normal cell type during a surgical procedure. Moreover, developments are also being made in accessories that would increase the acceptability of surgical scalpels. For instance, in 2018, biomedical engineering majors developed the Scal-Pal, which is blade packaging for the tool. This packaging tool has been useful in decreasing the cases of accidental injury caused while handling exposed surgical scalpels.
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Surgical Scalpel Market Competitive analysis and Landscape
The surgical scalpels market is highly fragmented due to the presence of various local as well as global players. Some of the key players operating in the surgical scalpels market include, B. Braun Melsungen AG, Integra LifeSciences Corporation, Hill-Rom Services Inc., pfm medical ag., Ansell, Swann Morton Limited, Medicom, PL Medical Co., LLC, Southmedic, and Kai Corporation. and Kai Industries Co., Ltd., among others.
The market of surgical scalpel is mature in the region of North America owing to safe disposal measures and well as regulatory norms laid down by the government bodies to regulate the disposal of scalpels. Moreover, the presence of various market players in parts of the United States is anticipated to drive the growth of market in North America during the forecast period. However, Asia Pacific is expected to witness significant growth if the market in the forecast period, owing to the increase in surgical procedures in countries such as India, China and Japan. The availability of surgical scalpels at a much affordable price, along with the presence of skilled medical professionals and state of art medical facilities in Asian countries such as, India and China are considered to be the primary factors driving the demand for surgical scalpels in Asia Pacific during the forecast period.
Technological Advancements in the field of Surgical scalpel
In recent years, there has been a considerable developments in the field of medicine. The growing of surgical procedures have increased the demand of surgical instruments. Surgical scalpel offers benefits such as, performing surgical procedures with ease, accuracy. The advancements in the field of surgical procedures have also increased the development of surgical scalpels. Many researchers and companies have developed innovative type of scalpels for the performance of surgeries. For example, in April 2016, David Oliva Uribe developed the smart scalpel in Brussels, Belgium, which has no edge, a sensor-rich sphere at the tip, and instead of having the capability to cut people open, it can differentiate between cancerous tumors and normal brain tissue. The tool’s especially useful when locating early stage tumors which is similar to the healthy tissue.
Increase in the Number of Surgical Procedures
The rise of the surgical procedures have also increased the use of surgical equipment to perform the surgery. Factors such as rising work pressure, stress, improper eating habits, heredity, and exposure to chemicals among others, causes chronic diseases. Surgical scalpel procedures have been opted by men on a large scale in the past few years. Since men are more prone to baldness, they hold maximum share as the users of surgical scalpel procedures. According to American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the rise in several cosmetic surgeries have become one of the major factors for the market growth. Thus growing surgical procedures and rise in the awareness are expected to boost the surgical scalpel market in the coming years.
Increase in the Risk of Injury Due to Scalpels
Surgical blades and scalpels are among the most common and simple surgical devices used for the surgery since ages. If the patient is opting for the surgery, it is necessary to obtain essential knowledge about the procedure and the technician who is going to perform the procedure, since the procedure is complicated in nature and requires utmost care post-surgery.
Scalpel blade injury is among the top five common kinds of sharps injuries, second to needle-stick injuries. For instance, in March 2017, the incidence rate of scalpel blade injuries, is 662 per 100,000 scalpels removed. Scalpel injuries signify a multi-faceted risk as they cause mechanical injury and expose both the injured worker and the patient to the risk of contracting blood borne infection.
Surgical Scalpel Market Segmentation Review
The surgical scalpel market by product is segmented into disposable surgical scalpels segment, reusable surgical scalpels segment and accessories. The disposable surgical scalpels segment is poised to grow with a largest market share of 60.6% in 2017. The segment is growing due to increase in the awareness regarding the importance of safe disposal surgical scalpels. Owing to these factors, the market for disposable surgical scalpels is anticipated to surge during the forecast period from 2016 to 2025, at a significant rate.
On the basis of end user, the surgical scalpel market is segmented into hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, nursing centers market and reference laboratories. The hospitals segment is expected to have a CAGR of 3.7% in the forecast period owing to benefits such as, increasing number of surgical procedures being performed in hospitals and rising number of hospitals. Owing to these factors, the segment of hospitals is expected to grow during the forecast period.
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