Medical Device Cleaning Market Size

Medical Device Cleaning Market Analysis

The medical device cleaning market is expected to register a CAGR of 7.5% over the forecast period.

• The COVID-19 pandemic substantially impacted the medical device cleaning market. With the outbreak of COVID-19, the medical device cleaning market experienced a hike in growth. As the number of cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose, stethoscopes, ventilators, nebulizers, endoscopes, imaging machines, infusion equipment, pulse oximeters, and other medical devices were used more frequently around the world. This was one of the most critical factors influencing demand for medical device cleaning solutions to reduce cross-contamination risks. The World Health Organization (WHO), in December 2021, provided guidelines for the care, cleaning, and disinfection of respiratory equipment in the sterile services department and also suggested various methods for cleaning medical devices.
• Moreover, according to the study published in the Heliyon Journal in July 2021, after using stethoscopes, thermometers, pulse oximeters, and glucometers for patients, 1.3 percent to 5.3 percent of nurses cleaned them right away. A lack of disinfecting materials and infection prevention training were significant barriers to proper cleaning practices. The COVID-19 pandemic positively impacted the medical device cleaning market. However, in the post-pandemic phase, the number of COVID-19 cases decreased, and the treatment for other diseases resumed. This enabled the market to grow at a stable pace in the post-pandemic period and is expected to grow further with the increasing cases of hospital-acquired infections.
• Thus, the COVID-19 outbreak positively impacted the market's growth in its preliminary phase. Moreover, the market is expected to grow at an average pace with the resumption of treating other diseases. The increasing number of surgical procedures worldwide is a significant factor in this market's growth. The growing implementation of prevention measures to curb hospital-acquired infections and the deployment of new techniques and materials for medical equipment cleaning and reprocessing are driving the market. For instance, as per the research study published in the journal Techniques and Innovations in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in January 2021, over 18 million endoscopy procedures are performed in the United States alone each year. Thus, an increasing number of surgeries boosts the need for cleaning devices used during surgery, which is anticipated to grow the market.
• Additionally, the rise in hospital-acquired infection cases is anticipated to boost the market. As per the study published in the World Journal of Surgery in June 2022, the incidence of hospital-acquired infection in surgical patients remained high even after increasing the infection prevention and control measures. This increases the necessity to prevent infections in surgical patients while reprocessing multiple-use medical devices in hospitals and adopting appropriate cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization methods, which is expected to drive market growth. Additionally, product launches by key market players are anticipated to drive the market's growth. 
• For instance, in August 2021, Advanced Sterilization Products launched its fastest biological indicator for hydrogen peroxide sterilization, Sterrad Velocity Biological Indicator (BI)/Process Challenge Device (PCD), in Asia Pacific. The product offers to verify the load sterility for critical and semi-critical surgical instruments before releasing them to the operating room.
• Furthermore, the increasing burden of hospital-acquired infections and the increasing volume of surgical procedures enhances the use of medical devices and, thus, the need to clean and reprocess them, which is further expected to upsurge the demand for the medical device-cleaning market during the forecast period.
• Therefore, owing to the factors above, the studied market is anticipated to grow over the analysis period. However, increasing demand for single-use/disposable medical devices is expected to hinder the market's growth during the forecast period.