WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICES MARKET ANALYSIS

An autonomous, non-invasive gadget that continuously provides a medical service, such as monitoring or assistance, is referred to as a wearable medical devices. The term "wearable" suggests that the object is supported by either the wearer's body or their clothing. Wearable technology is today widely used in the field of healthcare. The rapid advancement of mobile technology has dramatically increased the use of portable gadgets. With these developments, wearable technology is developing into a top-notch health monitoring tool for medical care services, particularly in light of the growing emphasis on wellness, fitness, and illness prevention.

Global wearable medical devices market is estimated to be valued at US$ 33,303.8 million in 2022 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 8.0% during the forecast period (2022-2030).

Figure 1. Global Wearable Medical Devices Market Share (%), by Application, 2022

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Global Wearable Medical Devices Market- Drivers

High prevalence of chronic diseases is expected to propel growth of the global wearable medical devices market over the forecast period. For instance, according to the study, Global and regional diabetes prevalence of 2021 and projections for 2030 and 2045: results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 10th edition”, 2021, 537 million people suffered from diabetes in 2021 worldwide and the number is expected to reach 643 million by 2030 and 783 million by 2045.

Increasing research and development activities to enhance population health is expected to drive the growth of market over the forecast period. For instance, on December 2, 2020, an article published in Frontiers Media S.A. it is stated that wearable technology for patient monitoring and health coaching will unavoidably be necessary to meet the urgent global demand for bettering healthcare quality, accessibility, and cost. The potential for wearable technology to reduce healthcare costs in the near future is enormous. Future clinical advancements in healthcare delivery could be steered by the field of computing in healthcare research.

Figure 2. Global Wearable Medical Devices Market Share (%), by Region, 2022

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Global Wearable Medical Devices Market – Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

Since the COVID-19 virus outbreak in December 2019, the disease has spread to over 100 countries across the globe and the World Health Organization had declared it a public health emergency on January 30, 2020.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on the global wearable medical devices market, owing to increase in number of approvals for developing clinical surveillance for COVID-19. For instance, on May 26, 2020, Koninklijke Philips N.V. producer and manufacturer of the healthcare devices and healthcare technology received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) and CE mark to help monitor COVID-19 patients in hospital, with first install at Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG) Hospital in the Netherlands.

Global Wearable Medical Devices Market: Key Developments

Increasing applications of wearable medical devices is expected to drive the global wearable devices market over the forecast period. In a report published by rock health digital health consumer adoption report, 2020 it is seen that 54% of adults in the U.S. are using digital health wearable’s to monitor and track different health parameters such as body temperature, heart rate, etc.

Increase in funding by market players is expected to boost the growth of global wearable devices market over the forecast period. For instance, Acurable, a manufacturer of wearable health devices which are intended for used by patient who are at home, on October 3, 2022 announced US$ 10.83 m investment as a result of its series A funding. This investment is also led by Kibo Ventures, Mundi Ventures, Kindred Capital, and Comprador Holdings.

Global Wearable Medical Devices Market: Restraint

The major factors that hinder growth of the global wearable medical devices market include the product recall by the key market players. For instance on June 3, 2021, Boston Scientific which is biomedical and biotechnology engineering firm and manufacturer of medical devices announced the recall of INGENIO Family of Pacemakers and CRT-Ps Due to Risk of Transition to Safety Mode. The use of this affected product might have adverse health consequence such as early replacement of devices, and loss of pacing which could be life threatening.

Global Wearable Medical Devices Market- Key Players

Major players operating in the global wearable medical devices market include Current Health, Sorrel Medical, Willow, Aeroflow Breastpumps, Medtronic plc., Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Koninklijke Philips N.V., Smiths Medical, Johnson and Johnson, Siemens AG, Fitbit Inc., Sonova, Panasonic Corporation, Fitbit, Garmin International, Lifewatch AG, Apple Inc. Omron Corporation,  Xiaomi Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Dragerwerk AG, Nokia Technologie,s  Nymi Inc., Noise,  Zepp Health Corporation, Fastrack, SAMSUNG, Wearable X,  Ambiotex,  Komodo Technologies, Carre Technologies Inc., Siren.