REFURBISHED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Challenges And Opportunities

Refurbished Medical Equipment Market Drivers

Increasing focus of original equipment manufacturers in refurbishment of medical device is expected to propel growth of the refurbished medical equipment market. For instance, companies such as GE Healthcare, Siemens, and Philips have now started focusing on refurbishment of large scanning machines such as angiography, radiology based equipment, magnetic resonance, X-ray systems, and other molecular imaging devices and are offering it at around 30% less cost of the new systems. Original equipment manufacturer-based refurbishment is more trusted by the end users. Moreover, adoption of effective remanufacturing standards is expected to enhance adoption of refurbished medical devices. For instance, Siemens remanufacturing process adheres to EN ISO 13485: 2003, which ensures quality management systems are used by medical device manufacturers and ISO 14001: 1996, which is an international standard for an effective environmental management system.

Increasing demand for medical devices at low cost is expected to aid in growth of the refurbished medical device market during the forecast period. Demand for refurbished medical device is higher in low income countries, due to low disposable income in the regions. High cost of large and technological advanced equipment is also estimated to have a major impact on growth of refurbished equipment market. Refurbished medical equipment are available at 30 to 50% lower price as compared to new equipment. Moreover, e-commerce platforms are expected to provide easy selling and purchasing options for refurbished medical equipment.

Refurbished Medical Equipment Market Restrain

Dearth of standardized regulatory policies for resale of refurbished device is expected to hamper the market growth over the forecast period. Moreover, negative perception about refurbished product is also expected to be a major restrain for growth of refurbished medical device market.