Operating Room Equipment (Global Market)

2024: Global Electrosurgical Devices Market Volume for the Year Grew by 3% to $4.5 Billion

In 2024, costs in the global market for electrosurgical devices and instruments reached $4.49 billion. The indicator of the previous year, when expenses were estimated at $4.35 billion, was exceeded by more than 3%. This is stated in the Market Research Future study, the results of which were published at the end of February 2025.

One of the drivers of the industry in question is the increasing demand for minimally invasive surgical procedures. Such interventions provide a number of important advantages over traditional surgeries, including faster recovery, less tissue scarring, and a reduced risk of infection and complications. In addition, electrosurgical devices help improve accuracy.

Technological advances play an important role in expanding the market. Implementing advanced functions and real-time monitoring systems improves efficiency and security. Medical technology developers are constantly improving the ergonomics of electrosurgical instruments, which increases the convenience of their use. The introduction of machine learning and artificial intelligence tools makes it possible to expand functionality. There is also increasing integration with robotic platforms. Universal electrosurgical multifunctional systems are in demand, allowing you to carry out almost any type of electrosurgical interventions on any organs and in any media.

The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases such as obesity, various cardiovascular ailments and malignancies is also having a significant impact on the global electrosurgical devices market. These health problems require surgery, which stimulates sales of specialized equipment. Large medical technology companies invest heavily in research and development to create advanced electrosurgical tools.

By the type of procedures performed, the authors of the study distinguish five key market segments: general surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, cardiovascular surgery and neurology. In 2024, the first of these areas provided revenue in the amount of $1.554 billion, the second - $0.818 billion. In the field of orthopedics, costs are estimated at $0.654 billion, the same contribution was made by the segment of cardiovascular surgery. Neurology accounted for $0.81 billion. Significant players in the global industry are named:

• Ethicon;
• Intuitive Surgical;
• Conmed;
• Olympus;
• B. Braun Melsungen;
• Stryker;
• Halyard Health;
• Johnson and Johnson;
• Dornier MedTech;
• Smith and Nephew;
• Cook Medical;
• Zimmer Biomet;
• Covidien;
• Boston Scientific;
• Medtronic.

In 2024, North America held a leading position with an estimate of $2.1 billion: the region dominates thanks to a developed health infrastructure. In addition, there is an increase in the number of surgical procedures. This is followed by Europe with costs of $1.25 billion, followed by the Asia-Pacific region with $0.75 billion. South America provided a contribution of $0.25 billion, while the Middle East and Africa accounted for $0.14 billion.

Overall, the market is showing sustained positive momentum driven by both technological advancements and the changing healthcare landscape. Market Research Future analysts believe that in the future, the average annual growth rate in complex percentages (CAGR) will be approximately 3.41%. Thus, by 2035, costs on a global scale can rise to $6.5 billion.^[1]

2016: Market Doubling Forecast for 8 Years

According to the 2016 forecast of Market Research Reports Search Engine (MRRSE), the global market for operating equipment will grow by an average of 6.9% from 2015 to 2023 and will reach $42.873.3 million by 2023 (compared to $23.947.3 million in 2014).

One of the key triggers of the market growth is expected to be the growing trend of adoption of hybrid operating rooms.

According to Market Research Reports Search Engine (MRRSE), the increased number of outpatient surgery centers around the world and the growing demand for advanced operating room equipment are also among the main drivers of market growth.

Factors such as technological advancements, the growth of operations, innovations in patient management practices, and the growing trend of adoption of hybrid operating rooms will continue to drive the growth of the operating room equipment market over the next few years. Hybrid operating rooms are a modern form of operating room involving the integration of surgical functions with imaging techniques and providing a higher level of efficiency. The hybrid operating room provides surgeons and physicians with greater operational flexibility, allowing easy access to a variety of surgical and imaging equipment such as CT and MRI scanners.

In the coming years, Europe, followed by Asia-Pacific, is expected to be the fastest growing market, driven by consistent growth in the operating room equipment market, continued technical advances in equipment, increasing aging population, increasing number of surgical procedures, and increased demand for minimally invasive surgical procedure techniques.

2014: Market Size and Structure

According to the results of 2014, sales on the global market of equipment for operating rooms amounted to $23.947.3 million.

In terms of product types, the operating equipment market is segmented into:

• mobile visualization systems,
• medical and biological systems,
• endoscopes,
• anesthesia systems,
• operating tables,
• lighting of operating rooms,
• surgical image displays,
• operating room integration systems,
• surgical cranes and
• microscopes.

In 2014, the mobile imaging systems segment accounted for the major share of the global operating room equipment market due to the availability of private and public funding for the acquisition of mobile imaging systems in North America. In addition, initiatives undertaken by regional governments to modernize hospitals, the growing elderly population, and the competitively priced availability of C-arc mobile X-ray machines are also contributing to the growth of the operating room equipment market.

In terms of geography, North America, which includes the United States and Canada, accounted for a large share of the global operating room equipment market in 2014 as conventional equipment was replaced with new and technically advanced versions. Continuous growth in outpatient surgery centers is expected to further increase demand in the region for operating room equipment such as operating tables, operating room lighting and surgical taps^[2].

The main players in the operating room equipment market at this time are the following companies:

• Allen Medical,
• GE Healthcare,
• Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG,
• Mizuho OSI,
• Maquet Holding B.V. & Co. KG,
• Olympus Corporation,
• Philips Healthcare,
• Siemens Healthcare,
• Skytron,
• Steris Corporation,
• Stryker Corporation и
• TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG.

Integrated operating rooms

• Integrated operating rooms

Hybrid operating room

• Hybrid operating room

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