Global Mobile C-arm Market Size

Mobile C-arms Market Analysis

The Global Mobile C-arm Market size is estimated at USD 1.5 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 1.88 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 4.70% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on the growth of the mobile c-arms market. As with the upsurge in COVID-19 cases, many elective surgeries were halted or postponed for the time being. For instance, the PLOS ONE Journal article titled "The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on waiting times for elective surgery patients: A Multicenter Study" published in July 2021 reported that elective procedure incidence decreased rapidly at the onset of the first COVID-19 wave in March 2020. It was also reported that in May 2020 and thereafter until November, waiting times were longer, with monthly increases varying between 7% and 34% in elective surgeries. Further, the waiting times were longer in 2020 for gastrointestinal and genitourinary diseases and neoplasm surgeries. Since C-arms are used in image-guided procedures that are mostly elective and were postponed due to COVID-19, such a delay in elective surgeries has impacted the growth of the market.

Factors such as the growing burden of chronic diseases, technological advancement in imaging capabilities, and the launch of new products in the market are propelling the growth of the market. The growing burden of chronic disease and surgeries is also propelling the growth of the market. For instance, Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery Journal article titled "German Heart Surgery Report 2020: The Annual Updated Registry of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery", published in June 2021, there was a total of 92,809 operations classified as heart surgery procedures in the classical sense, of which 29,444 were isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures, 35,469 were isolated heart valve procedures. Thus, a high number of heart procedures and operations are being performed around the world, which is expected to drive the growth of the mobile C-arms market.

Additionally, the increasing focus of market players on improving the efficiency and workflow of the system through the advancements in the products is also propelling the growth of the market. For instance, in July 2020, Philips Healthcare reported two major innovations to its Zenition mobile C-arm platform, which now includes a new Table Side User Interface and an extension integrating intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). With the change to the Table Side User Interface, clinicians will be able to operate the C-arm inside a sterile field and IVUS for peripheral vascular procedures, potentially streamlining activity and workflow in the operating room. Such advancements are also boosting the growth of the market.

However, the high procedural and equipment costs and a lack of skilled professionals may hinder the growth of the market over the forecast period.