The global medical device cleaning market, valued at $ 1.31 billion in 2017, is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.6 percent during 2017–2022 to reach $ 1.71 billion by 2022, according to a MarketsandMarkets report. The medical device cleaning market includes detergents and disinfectants used for cleaning and disinfection of medical instruments.
The rising incidence of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), rise in healthcare expenditure, and increasing focus on disinfection and sterilization in the healthcare sector are driving the market growth.
The report has analysed the global medical device cleaning market by process, application, and region. On the basis of process, the disinfection segment accounted for the largest share in 2016, owing to the increasing demand for high-level disinfectants & sterilisation for heat-sensitive instruments and the increasing effectiveness of these disinfectants.
Based on the application, the global medical device cleaning market is categorised into surgical instruments, endoscopes, ultrasound probes, and other instruments. In 2016, the surgical instruments segment accounted for the largest share of the market, this is primarily attributed to the increasing prevalence and burden of HAIs and chronic diseases, growing geriatric population, and increasing number of surgeries.
Geographically, North America holds the largest share of this market and this is primarily attributed to its well-established healthcare industry, the prevalence of chronic diseases, and increasing volume of surgical procedures. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to witness the highest CAGR during 2017-22, owing to the increase healthcare spending, healthcare reforms for infrastructural development, growing healthcare awareness, increasing number of hospitals, low labour costs, and favourable regulatory environment in this region.
Concerns about the safety and performance of reprocessed devices among some healthcare providers due to inadequate cleaning are increasing the widespread adoption of single-use medical instruments. Therefore, the lower adoption of instrument reprocessing techniques among healthcare facilities is going to restrain the growth of instrument cleaning & disinfection market at certain extent during the forecast period.
Steris Plc, which has been emphasising on increasing its market presence and geographical network through acquisitions, dominated the global medical device cleaning market in 2016. The company has a comprehensive range of cleaning chemistries and sterility assurance cleansing products and a significant global presence in the US, UK, China, Canada, Mexico and Brazil.
