CLAMPS MARKET ANALYSIS

Clamps MarketSize and Trends

Surgical instruments are integral part of medical devices in surgeries. Clamps are one of the significant instruments in inpatient surgical procedures with serrated jaws and locking handles, used for gripping, holding, joining, supporting, or compressing an organ, vessel, or tissue. In surgery, clamps are majorly used for hemostasis and clamping tissue. The global clamps market is witnessing growth, as clamps and forceps are the majorly used medical instruments during the surgeries. Their easy availability and affordability are also driving growth of the clamps market. There are different types of clamps available in the market such as kelly clamps, crile clamps, right-angle clamps, and bulldog clamps. All the clamps have different applications according to their design and structure.

Global Clamps Market: Drivers

The clamps market revenue is expected to increase over the forecast period, owing to increasing number of surgical procedures and rising demand for clamps and other surgical instruments.  According to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), in 2014, over 17.2 million hospital visits (ambulatory or inpatient) included invasive, therapeutic surgeries in the U.S. Over half of these visits (57.8 percent) occurred in a hospital-owned ambulatory surgery (AS) setting and the remaining (42.2 percent) were inpatient. Furthermore, the wide range of different types of clamps available such as bowel clamps, vascular clamps, bulldog clamps, etc. for different purposes in surgeries is also contributing to the clamps market growth.

Market Trends

The global clamps market is witnessing significant changes due to continuous advancements in surgical instruments and procedures. Innovations such as automated and robotic-assisted clamps are expected to open new avenues in the clamps market. In addition, the growing focus on minimally invasive surgeries, which require precision instruments like micro clamps and laparoscopic clamps, is driving market expansion.