Market Outlook:

Global patient repositioning system market size is poised to reach USD XX. XX Million by 2024, with a projected escalation to USD XX.XX Million by 2032, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of X.X% during the forecast period.

Patient Positioning market is a major pillar of the healthcare industry and patient positioning will improve patient comfort, safety, and efficiency. Patient positioning industry revolves around the art of modifying the patients to optimize diagnosis, surgery, and treatment, and requires a variety of equipment and tools to suit different conditions and patient populations. The patient’s positioning Market is driving by various factors, among them rise in chronic diseases and increasing demand for minor surgeries are expected to drive the market in future. The aging of the world’s population leading to rise in chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and orthopedic diseases are expected to rise in the need/innovation in patient positioning space market. The emergence of robotic patient positioning systems is poised to become a significant trend going forward, and their demand is already experiencing substantial growth due to their precision, efficiency, and user-friendliness. As the quantity of advanced healthcare facilities continues to grow, the development of integrated patient positioning systems is anticipated to accelerate.

The patient positioning system market has bifurcated to various segments which includes, product type, end-user, application, and geography. A wide range of clinical environments and patient demands are served by the product line, which includes from adaptable tables and chairs to speciality accessories like straps, pads and pillows. Surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging, radiation, rehabilitation, patient transport, and homecare are the applications that highlight the wide range of healthcare continuum applications for patient positioning Market. Geographically, the Patient positioning system market is an fragmented market due to the presence of more middle and small size key players, & differences in regulatory frameworks, medical infrastructure, and demographics. While North America and Europe regions are leading with the advancement in healthcare and the emerging regions as Latin America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa are adopting new advanced technologies, which led to showing the fastest growth rate in the emerging countries as China, India, Africa & others. However, challenges such as limited medical services and limited reimbursement in rural areas may expected to hinder the growth of the market.

Market Dynamics;

Driver:

The world population is aging and the elderly are increasingly in need of medical assistance and care. This demographic change has led to an increasing number of patients requiring specialized solutions for variety of conditions, from orthopedic surgery to diagnostic procedures. These conditions are help to increase in the use of patient positioning system solutions. Additionally, manufacturers are launching a variety of products to meet the unique anatomical and physical needs of the elderly and chronically ill people, which is expected to boost the market in the foreseen period (2025-2031). Further, according to a paper published by the World Health Organization in October 2022, by 2030, 1 in 6 people worldwide are expected to be 60 years of age or older again, with that number rising from 1 billion in 2020 to an estimated 1.4 billion in 2030. Furthermore, the global population aged over 60 is expected to double to 2.1 billion by 2050. Hence the rising spending on aged people leading to boost market growth. Also according to Global Aging Project 2020, there were 727 million humans over the age of 65 within the global in 2020. Therefore, the aged health problems will result in an increase the variety of hospitals and the want for inpatient treatment centers, which in turn increases the marketplace in patient positioning system space.

A considerable shift is observed toward patient positioning system solutions that can be customized to fit the unique anatomies of a patient and the particular needs of a surgical case. Modular designs, for instance, have gained increasing popularity in healthcare settings. Modular setups, which are largely installed within operating rooms, are prefabricated off-site, assembled on-site, and provide considerable options for customization. This trend entails creating modular adjustable, accessories, software-driven positioning features, and table tops, which empower healthcare professionals to alter the positioning systems according to the specific requirements of each patient and procedure. Adjustable medical accessories have become a more important aspect of healthcare infrastructure. For example, advanced/innovative beds are designed such that they adjust according to the needs of the patient to provide additional comfort.

Restraint:

The US government has implemented a 2.3% excise tax on the domestic sales of Class I, II, and III medical devices under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. These impositions apply to any medical device manufactured or imported into the United States. Therefore, patient positioning systems market, being Class I and II medical devices, would witness some sort of impact in the United States. Since this tax would also lead to an erosion in the profit margins of the manufacturer, the cost of the medical device is anticipated to rise in the US. Such increases in price would also result in delayed purchase of new instruments, which would act as a partial brake for growth in the market. However, the US is a significant market for patient positioning systems. Thus, introduction of excise tax on medical devices would affect the global patient positioning systems market.

Opportunity:

The developing countries such as India, China, and Brazil have a good growth prospect for the market participants in the next years. The major population of India and China are increasing the market for patient positioning systems. The poor eating habits of these citizens coupled with lifestyle changes have brought chronic diseases like cancer and cardiovascular diseases to increase. For example, GLOBOCAN states that China had 24% of new cases and 30% of cancer deaths around the world, and it is expected to rise by 2030. In a similar context, cancer cases in India have increased from 1.1 million in 2018 to 1.3 million in 2020. Based on these potential growth opportunities in such countries, leading companies are focusing on taking different strategic steps, such as collaboration with local bodies to build up distribution channels, in order to expand their market shares.

The patient positioning systems are integrating major technological to upgrade, because these systems are integrated with innovations to enhance their effectiveness and precision of the patient positioning systems market. Top manufacturers of market products are interested in investing in R&D & development in order to provide comfort to the patients that lead to the increase in the market growth. Increasing investments by hospitals to modernize operating/operation theatre rooms are also driving the market for the patient positioning systems. Alberta government announced USD 100 Million commitment in March 2021 towards improvement in the Operation theatre/operating rooms of its hospitals; these above mentioned investments and improvements will lead to increasing the market. The advancement of highly sophisticated positioning devices is also at the forefront of research, reflecting the needs of the modern technologically advanced healthcare system. Additionally, in February 2022, Mireye released its smart imaging technology which streamlines the process of positioning patients for X-ray scans while other integration of patient positioning into robotics and AI, besides these are also going to shape the growth of demand and revenue in the near future.

Key Players:

Stryker Corporation (US)

Steris Plc. (US)

Hill-Rom, Inc. (US)

Getinge AB (Germany)

C-RAD (Sweden)

Smith & Nephew plc (UK)

Guangzhou Renfu Medical Equipment CO, LTD (China)

Medline Industries, LP. (US)

Elekta AB (Sweden)

Span America Medical Systems, Inc. (US)

LEONI AG (Germany)

Medtronic PLC (US)

ORFIT INDUSTRIES N.V. (Belgium)

Famed Zywiec Sp. z o. o (Poland)

Oncotech (Turkey)

Others

Recent Development:

 In March 2022, C-RAD company has partnered to supply its high-end SGRT solution to a new proton therapy center at Texas, USA. The partnership includes several systems and a long-term service agreement.

On September 2021, Mizuho OSI -, a leading manufacturer specializing in surgical tables and solutions for preventing pressure injuries, announced the acquisition of Air Barrier System from Nimbic Systems, Inc. The ABS is an infection control device during Hip and Spine surgeries used to keep the surgical site free from airborne particles and pathogens.

Esaote, one of the key player in the biomedical market in Italy, came out into the light regarding its foray into the total body MRI with the Magnifico Open system, announced in September 2021. This latest product would ensure relaxed and efficient position planning for patients, which would be helpful mainly for claustrophobic and younger patients.

A J Hospital & Research in Karnataka, India installed a highly advanced CT system in July 2021. The 128 Slice Dual Energy CT scanner includes AI technology to advance patient positioning and improve support to technologists.

 In March 2022, Stryker Corporation released the Trailblazer MDI, a new mobile air transfer system intended to prevent sliding of patients during tilt procedures and ensure nurses' safety in lateral patient transfers prior to and after surgery in an operating room.

Segment Insights:

By Product:

Tables are of utmost importance in a patient positioning system, offering flexibility and adaptability for a multiple of procedures spanning multiple specialties. Surgical tables, examination tables, and radiolucent imaging tables have adjustment functions for height, tilt, and lateral slide capabilities that allow healthcare providers to make individual adjustments tailored to each procedure. Important market players are proactively promoting their innovative surgical table to the market, which is expected to drive the segment. In March 2021, for instance SIMEON Medical collaborated with experienced end-users to design the Sim.MOVE 800, an OR-table perfectly suited for use in almost every condition. Therefore, these products find applications in a wide variety of typical cases, such as hybrid operating rooms. The availability of surgical tables that may be used interchangeably across varied settings is likely to drive the growth in this segment.

In 2021 October in United states, Stille AB company has contracted with GE Healthcare company to launched a general surgery table. The GS2 general surgery table was designed specifically to be able to fulfil growing demand for a premium option that caters to multi-disciplinary surgery units like Ambulatory Surgery Centers, but which is a cost-effective & high-value solution. Such collaborations with a focus on surgical tables marketing, will further adoption of these products are thus encouraging growth of the market.

By Application

Patient positioning systems market is bifurcated into several applications among them are Surgeries, Disease Diagnosis, Cancer Therapy,. Of these, the Surgeries segment is expected to be dominating in the forecasted period. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, update in May 2022, Norway conducted 19,201 and Denmark conducted 54,836 surgeries in 2020. The overwhelming number of surgeries in these developed European countries will lead to an increased demand for patient positioning devices needed during operations, which will fuel market growth. Further, according to a December 2021 report, increased demand coupled with improved access to surgery across Asia will fuel explosive growth of both surgical procedure volume as well as the medical equipment market. While China is considered one of the growth hubs, other emerging markets include India and Southeast Asia. High demand and rising numbers of surgical procedures in countries that are either densely populated or both densely populated and developing, such as India and China, would translate to the higher use of surgical tables for patient positioning, hence propelling the growth of this market segment. Hence, based on the factors elucidated above, significant growth is expected for this segment throughout the projection period.

Regional Insights:

In North America, the patient positioning system market is expected to retain its significant share, both in revenue as well as demand. This dominance comes from the quicker acceptance of advanced medical procedures and the increasingly diagnosed chronic diseases among the aging people in this region. According to the U.S. According to the Census Bureau, in the year 2021, of the 328 million people in the U.S, 75 million were above 60 years old. The percentage of the elderly population is expected to rise over time, this may mean a significant portion of the population can fall prey to chronic and acute health conditions that may spur higher demand for surgeries. Europe is expected to be one of the most promising markets for patient positioning systems, considering the increasing opportunities in the regions.

The increased concern for patient safety in surgical procedures is anticipated to strongly increase the demand for patient positioning systems in Europe. The European Commission has also released a new medical device identification system based on the xUDI (extensible Unique Device Identifier). This system will help identify products more easily and accurately. The demand in the Asia Pacific market is also likely to grow at the highest rate, due to the improving healthcare infrastructure of its emerging economies. Similarly, the region of MEA is expected to behave in the same manner; however, lack of awareness about these systems poses a significant challenge in terms of addressing them so that their complete potential can be analysed.

Segmentation:

By Product

·         Tables {Surgical Tables, Radiolucent Imaging Tables, Examination Tables}

·         Accessories

·         Others

By Application

·         Surgeries

·         Disease Diagnosis

·         Cancer Therapy

·         Others

By End-use

·         Hospitals

·         Ambulatory Surgery Centers

·         Diagnostic Laboratories

·         Other

By Region

North America

·         USA

·         Canada

·         Mexico

Europe

·         France

·         UK

·         Spain

·         Germany

·         Italy

·         Rest of Europe

Asia Pacific

·         China

·         Japan

·         India

·         South Korea

·         Rest of Asia Pacific

Middle East & Africa

·         GCC

·         South Africa

·         Rest of the Middle East & Africa

South America

·         Brazil

·         Argentina

·         Rest of South America

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FAQ’s

1) What are the major factors driving the growth of the Global Patient Repositioning System Market?

·         Increasing government funds for hospitals expansions is expected to rise the market growth.

2) What would be the CAGR of the Global Patient Repositioning System Market over the forecast period?

·         The Global Patient Repositioning System Market is poised to grow at a CAGR of XX% from 2025 to 2032.

3) Which region will provide more business opportunities for the growth of the Global Patient Repositioning System Market in the future?

·         The North America region is expected to create more opportunities in the market.

4) Who are the major players dominating the Global Patient Repositioning System Market?

·         Stryker Corporation (US), Steris Plc. (US), Hill-Rom, Inc. (US), Getinge AB (Germany), C-RAD (Sweden), Smith & Nephew plc (UK), Guangzhou Renfu Medical Equipment CO, LTD (China), Medline Industries, LP. (US), Elekta AB (Sweden), Span America Medical Systems, Inc. (US), LEONI AG (Germany), Medtronic PLC (US), ORFIT INDUSTRIES N.V. (Belgium), Famed Zywiec Sp. z o. o (Poland), and Oncotech (Turkey)

5) What are the segments in the Global Patient Repositioning System Market?

·         By Product, By Application, and By End-use are the industry key segments considered for research study.

6) What is the estimated market revenue for the Global Patient Repositioning System Market in 2032?