NORTH AMERICA WOUND DEBRIDEMENT PRODUCTS MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Challenges And Opportunities

North America Wound Debridement Products Market – Driver

Prevalence of injuries and trauma in North America region

The cases of injuries and trauma are constantly rising in North America region. Those are more common with geriatric patients. Sometimes due to pre-existing disease conditions the healing of injuries are delayed, which may drive growth of North America wound debridement products market. For instance, according data shared by the National Safety Council, in 2021, there were 62 million preventable medically consulted injuries in the U.S. in 2021 while there were 224,935 preventable injury related deaths and these are increasing at rate of 11.9% per year.

Increasing launches of new products for wound debridement

Approval of new products by the U.S. Food and drug administration can increase demand, and hence drive growth of North America wound debridement products market. For instance on March 28, 2023 Vaporox, a U.S.-based medical device company received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for wound care medical device VHT-200. It is designed to deliver a unique combination of ultrasonic mist and concentrated oxygen to heal chronic wounds.

North America Wound Debridement Products Market: Restraint

             Lack of trained manpower to handle wound debridement devices

Different devices such as hydro surgical debridement devices, low frequency ultrasound devices, surgical wound debridement devices, mechanical debridement pads, traditional wound debridement devices are being used in wound debridement procedures. However the proper training to operate these device is must. The lack of training programs inhibit the growth of North America wound debridement products market. For instance, according to article published by Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research for Doctors on March 1, 2021, the primary concerns are wound care management are nurse specialists lack training on new equipment and supplies as it is initially provided to surgeon doctors. There is also lack of trained professionals to guide patients in the usage of these devices for different conditions in the long-term treatment plan.

To counter balance the restrain, training programs should be conducted for all healthcare personnel as well as users.

High cost of wound care management

There is a high cost associated with wound care management. This is due to high cost associated with advanced wound dressing material, wound care devices and bioactive products. For instance according to article published by International Wound Journal on June 17, 2020, the gross healthcare cost per patient ranges from US$15,789 –US$ 17,761. This adds the cost of surgical dressings which are required to change every day. Apart from this the treatment formulation suggested by healthcare practitioner also adds up the cost. Depending on duration of treatment the cost increases.

To counter balance this problem, reimbursement policies should be introduced by government.