Market Challenges And Opportunities

Global Urinary Incontinence Treatment Devices Market Drivers

Extensive research and development by major players is expected to support global urinary incontinence treatment devices market growth over the forecast period. Key factors that boost the market growth are rise in surgical treatments of urinary incontinence due to increase in chronic conditions (kidney stones, pregnancy, paralysis, and neuromuscular injury) that have developed the need for innovating urinary catheters. The global urinary incontinence treatment devices market growth is driven by high incidence and increase in prevalence of urinary incontinence across the globe and increasing product approvals by regulatory authorities. According to integrated care for older people (ICOPE) guidelines by World Health Organization (WHO), a population based study was carried out in 2017 an ‘Evidence profile: urinary incontinence’ in U.S. and Nordic countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) It is reported that the prevalence of urinary incontinence was ranging from 9.9% to 36.1% and was high in older women than the older men in. Due to advancement in technology, leading players are manufacturing had come up with few recent launches for urinary incontinence products such as ‘Advance XP’ Male Sling System by Boston Scientific launched sling for male stress urinary incontinence in February 2019, ‘DFree’ first wearable device for urinary incontinence was launched by Triple W in December 2018 in U.S. and people are widely adopting such products. Furthermore, ‘INNOVO’, a transcutaneous electrical stimulator by Atlantic Therapeutics received an approval from the U.S. Food and drug Administration (FDA) in 2018, which is used for treatment of urinary incontinence types such as stress, urge & mixed urinary incontinence in both women and men of all ages. These factors are expected to support global urinary incontinence treatment devices market growth over the forecast period.

According to the American Urological Association (AUA), in 2013, around 60%-70% of men and women suffered from urinary incontinence in the U.S. Boston Scientific Corporation formed an agreement with Endo International Plc to acquire the American Medical Systems urology portfolio in 2015 which had products such as AMS 800 Urinary Control System for male stress urinary incontinence, which restores continence with an occlusive cuff and a corresponding pump that is controlled by patients. Moreover, leading players in the market are focusing on continues research for urinary incontinence and have introduced products to manage the urinary incontinence. For instance, B. Braun Melsungen AG offers products Diveen device for women and Urimed product portfolio for men. According to National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in article “Urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women (2019)” it was reported that there is rise in incidence of various diseases such as (Parkinson's disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis etc.) which may lead to increased prevalence of urinary incontinence in males/females, which is expected to drive the global urinary incontinence treatment devices market growth.

Global Urinary Incontinence Treatment Devices Market Restraints

Presence of several other alternative treatment options available for the urinary incontinence is expected to restrain global urinary incontinence treatment devices market growth up to certain extent. For instance, treatments such as behavioral techniques (bladder training, double voiding, scheduled toilet trips, fluid and diet management), pelvic floor muscle exercises, medications (anticholinergic, mirabegron, alpha blockers, and topical estrogen), and interventional therapies bulking material injections, botulinum toxin type A (Botox), nerve stimulators, and others) are recommended by physicians. Another option is surgeries such as sling procedures, bladder neck suspension, prolapse surgery, and artificial urinary sphincter.