OR Today looks at washers and disinfectants in this month’s product focus feature. Reports from research organizations predict continued growth in the medical device cleaning market as well as in the surface disinfectant market.
According to a comprehensive research report by Market Research Future (MRFR), the medical device cleaning market is projected to cross $4.1 billion by 2026. This predicted growth would result from a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2%.
After a specific use, medical instruments must be sterile. This is done for the purpose of ensuring patient safety and preventing infections at the wound and incision sites. Cleaning surgical tools is also a more important and critical chore than cleaning non-medical gadgets. Surgical equipment is contaminated with blood, organic materials, pus, tissue and other contaminants that could spread infection to others if reused. As a result, medical device cleaning agents are used to clean and disinfect medical instruments.
The medical device cleaning market is expected to grow significantly over the forecast period, owing to factors such as an increase in the number of surgical procedures, an increase in the number of COVID-19 patients, an increase in the number of private and public hospitals, and an increase in the availability of disinfectants for surgical products, among others. The strong need for developing competitors to enter the disinfection industry is projected to be fueled by the rising demand for disinfectants. This reduces the risk of a new player entering the global medical device cleaning industry.
A growing number of patients with chronic diseases, a growing geriatric population, a growing number of private and public hospitals, a growing number of regulatory requirements and compliance, a growing number of surgical procedures, growing government investments to improve primary health care infrastructure and rising patient health care expenditure are all factors expected to impact the market.
Grand View Research predicts that the global medical device cleaning market size was valued at $19.5 billion in 2021 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 10.5% from 2022 to 2030.
According to a market research report published by Meticulous Research, the surface disinfectants market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.5% from 2022 to reach $10.1 billion by 2029.
Surface disinfectants are used in the process of disinfection to kill or inactivate microorganisms in order to prevent their transmission. It is especially important in health care settings due to the high prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Surface disinfectants are available in various formulations such as liquids, wipes or sprays. To follow regulatory compliance, the routine disinfection of facilities is followed by many industries, especially the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry. Moreover, surface disinfectants are also gaining more popularity in households and residential settings owing to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rising awareness about sanitization, health, and safety; increasing prevalence of chronic diseases; increasing number of surgeries in health care facilities; increasing number of health clubs and gyms; expanding tourism industry globally; and the recent outbreak of infectious diseases are the major factors driving the overall surface disinfectants market. Furthermore, introducing novel disinfection products and untapped markets in emerging economies provides significant growth opportunities for companies operating in the surface disinfectants market. Increasing standard of living, rising economy, health care awareness, medical tourism, growth in disposable income and the prevalence of infectious diseases are some of the major factors garnering the attention of key players in surface disinfectants market towards developing economies.
However, lack of understanding to use standard disinfection practices by end-users, availability of alternative products and technologies, and environmental and health hazards associated with the use of disinfectants are expected to hamper the growth of this market to a certain degree.
