Introduction of innovative products to boost operating table market globally

The global operating table market was valued at USD 864.3 million in 2017, and is projected to exhibit a CAGR of 4.3 percent from 2018 to 2026, projects Coherent Market Insights. Increase in number of surgical needs worldwide is expected to be a prominent factor in driving the growth of the operating table market. For instance, according to the German Heart Surgery Report 2016, around 103,128 heart surgery procedures were reported in the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (GSTCVS) registry. Increasing adoption of minimally-invasive surgeries worldwide is another factor driving growth of the operating table market. According to the Plastic Surgery Statistics Report, 2017, by American Society for Plastic Surgeons, around 14,154,914 minimally-invasive procedures were performed in the United States of America in 2017 with an overall 168 percent rise in such procedures since 2000.

Key players are launching innovative products in the market, in order to maintain and expand market share. Such innovative products are addressing various clinical needs of both surgeon and patients thereby contributing to growth of the operating table market. For instance, in January 2017, Hill-Rom launched the new TruSystem 3000 mobile operating table, which is suitable for various surgical disciplines and can be customized for different surgical procedures. This is owing to broad range of available patient-positioning components and accessories such as head sections, leg sections, arm supports, and anesthesia frames which are easy to attach and dismantle through an intuitive, easy-to-use, coupling system. In May 2018, IMRIS and Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. launched a new multi-functional operating table specifically designed for the IMRIS surgical theatre. The table integrates a new IMRIS magnetic resonance neurosurgical tabletop with Hill-Rom’s TruSystem 7500 OR table platform. This product provides neurosurgeons with an ergonomic, MRI-conditional surgical table.