Self-Retaining Retractors- A Minimally Invasive Surgical Tool

7th May 2019: A surgical instrument is a particularly designed device or tool utilized during a surgery to provide access for viewing or modifying biological tissue. Forceps, scalpels, retractors, and scissors are among a wide array of hand-held surgical instruments used in numerous medical procedures. These tools are typically made of high-grade stainless steel and exist in a wide variety of designs, shapes, and sizes. 

Diverse Use of Retractors in Surgical Procedures to Boost Market

The major product-variants of hand-held surgical instruments include retractors, forceps, dilators, scalpels, graspers, etc. The others segment comprises cannulas, clamps, closure devices, bone saw, bone chisel, curette, dissecting knife, scalpel, dermatome, osteotome, trocars, rongeur, and surgical elevator. The segment dominated the market in 2017 due to diverse use of these instruments in several operating methods.

Retractors surpassed the market due to technological innovations in product development, for example, use of self-retaining retractors in hands-free surgery. These retractors exist with opposable blades that use a screw or clamp to hold the tissues apart by themselves.

Retractors segment is followed by the forceps segment and is anticipated to maintain its dominance till 2025. Forceps help to hold minute objects that cannot be grabbed with hands or fingers such as in dental procedures. Based on the requirement, several types of forceps are used during surgeries: hemostats, dressing, splinter, needle holders, sponge, obstetric, towel, tubing, and tissue forceps.

A high number of operating processes are performed across the globe every year. In 2015, as per the OMICS International Conferences, around 234 million surgical processes were being performed every year. This is another factor expected to drive the market in the years to come.

Market Insights:

The Hand-held Surgical Instruments market is expected to face strong competition throughout the forthcoming period due to the existence of multinational establishments. Novel product development, joint ventures, and geographical expansion are some of the important policies accepted by significant market players.

Leading players operating in the hand-held surgical instruments market include B. Braun Melsungen AG; Zimmer Biomet Holdings; Becton, Dickinson and Company; Integra Smith & Nephew; Life Sciences Corporation; Johnson & Johnson; Medtronic; Cooper Surgical Inc.; Aspen Surgical; and Thompson Surgical Instruments Inc.