DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Sterilization Equipment Market – Global Outlook & Forecast 2022-2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
Sterilization is described as a complete elimination or destruction of all microbial life forms, carried out by various methods using sterilization equipment. Medical devices are sterilized in various ways, including using moist heat (steam), dry heat, radiation, ethylene oxide gas, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, and other methods (for example, chlorine dioxide gas, vaporized peracetic acid, and nitrogen dioxide).
Sterilization is a fundamental element of infection control measures in hospitals. Many hospitals perform various surgeries every day. More invasive procedures are being conducted at various medical facilities. Medical devices or surgical instruments that encounter the patient’s sterile tissue or mucous membranes during different approaches are associated with an increased risk of introducing the pathogen into the patient’s body.
In addition, there is the potential for patient-to-patient transmission of infection, from the patient or to medical staff and vice versa (e.g., hepatitis B virus), or through improperly sterile or disinfected products, from the patient’s environment (e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter, etc.). Hospitals have reported numerous outbreaks and infections from improperly sterilized equipment. Many infectious diseases have been reported worldwide due to contaminated endoscopes. Therefore, all medical facilities require appropriate decontamination techniques for medical and surgical equipment. Healthcare providers are responsible for reducing and eliminating such infections.
The sterilization process is widely used across pharma & biotech companies, medical devices companies, research laboratories, food & beverage companies, ambulatory settings, infection control service providers, etc. In healthcare, there is a huge demand for innovative medicines and therapeutic procedures for disease treatment, leading to a rise in R&D activities in research laboratories and pharma & biotech companies which, in turn, drive the sterilization equipment market growth. In the modern lifestyle, preserved food and beverage consumption is rising. The industry players are following sterilizing procedures to avoid contamination and protect the items for an extended period.
Alternatives for Ethylene Oxide (EO) Coming as Technological Advances in Sterilization Method
Alternatives to Ethylene oxide (EO) is one of the latest trends in the industry. The FDA supported encouraging the development of new approaches to medical device sterilization. New low-temperature sterilization technologies like hydrogen peroxide gas plasma, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and nitrogen dioxide have also come up as advanced technologies in the market. This trend offers a huge opportunity to the sterilization equipment market players in the future to deliver safe and effective methods per the end-users requirements.
Stringent Regulations Driving the Market Growth
The various national government and international healthcare agencies are focusing on introducing standardized guidelines to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAI). The increasing regulatory and stringent measures to reuse and reprocess medical devices across the globe are driving the sterilization equipment market. Also, strict regulations to launch product for medical device sterilization is contributing to the sterilization equipment market growth.
Key Questions Answered:
1. How big is the sterilization equipment market?
2. What is the growth rate of the global sterilization equipment market?
3. Who are the key players in the sterilization equipment market?
4. Which region is expected to hold the largest share in the sterilization equipment market by 2027?
5. What are the latest trends in the sterilization equipment market?
Market Dynamics
Opportunities & Trends
Upcoming Sterilization Methods for Sensitive Biomaterials
Potential Alternatives to Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Techniques
Increasing Adoption of Sterilization Using No2
Growth Enablers
High Global Prevalence of Hais
Technological Advances in Sterilization Equipment
Stringent Environmental Regulations Worldwide
Restraints
Increasing Restrictions on Usage of Ethylene Oxide
Surge in Use of Disposable/Single-Use Medical Devices
Limitations of Sterilization Equipment
Market Segmentation
by Product Type
Equipment
Consumables
by Sterilization Method:
Chemical
Radiation
Thermal
Others
by End-User
Hospitals
Pharma & Biotech Companies
Medical Device Companies
Laboratories
Food & Beverage Companies
Others
by Region
North America
US
Canada
Europe
Germany
UK
France
Spain
Italy
APAC
China
Japan
India
Australia
South Korea
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Argentina
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Key Vendors
3M
Cardinal Health
Getinge
Steelco
STERIS
Other Prominent Vendors
Acmas Technologies
Andersen Sterilizers
Belimed
B.M. S.r.l. Medical Equipment
ClorDisys Solutions
Cosmed Group
DE LAMA
Fortive
GPC Medical
Hubei CFULL Medical Technology
MATACHANA GROUP
MELAG Medizintechnik
Midmark
MMM Group
NovaSterilis
SCHLUMBOHM Medizin-Labor-Technologie
Sotera Health
Sterile Technologies
Stryker
Systec
Tuttnauer
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