The global population will increase from 7.7 billion
currently to 9.7 billion by 2050, says the United Nations Department for
Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), in its latest World Population Prospects
report. With this, the hold of various chronic and acute diseases on the world
is rising, as is of all other issues that can take someone to a doctor. With
the growing demand for medical services, the number of hospitals and other
healthcare settings is increasing. This is resulting in the surging requirement
of various devices, instruments, and systems used at such places, as well as
the individual components which make up such stuff, including sensors.
Access Report Summary - Disposable Medical Sensors Market Growth
Therefore, with the rising demand for healthcare, the disposable
medical sensors market is advancing around the world. Accelerometers,
biosensors, temperature sensors, pressure sensors, image sensors, and several
other kinds of sensors are used in medical settings. Among these, the usage of
image sensors is expected to increase the fastest in the years to come, because
of the burgeoning adoption of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
image sensors with integrated functionality and high-performance attributes.
Due to their wide usage in such diagnostic devices, strip
sensors witness the highest demand among all types of sensors, which also
include wearable, implantable, invasive, and ingestible sensors. The major reason
behind the usage of strip sensors for diagnostic applications is that they
carry almost no chance of infections, offer fast results, and are extremely
easy to use. Even the elderly can use them on their own, for instance, to test
their blood sugar level, for calculating the units of insulin required. In the
coming years, the demand for ingestible sensors will witness the sharpest rise,
owing to the increasing preference for remote diagnostic imaging and patient
monitoring services.
Across the globe, North America procures disposable medical
sensors in the highest number, due to the growing investments on research and
development (R&D) and rising geriatric population. Additionally, the
incidence of HAIs is quite high here, with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) saying that every day, of every 31 hospital patients, one
suffers from an HAI. In years to come, the disposable medical sensors market
will grow the fastest in Asia-Pacific (APAC), with the rising chronic disease
prevalence and geriatric population, R&D funding, and government
initiatives.
Hence, as more medical settings are constructed to cater to
the mushrooming patient pool, the same of disposable medical sensors will
increase too.