Global Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment and Management Devices Market Size

Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment & Management Devices Market Analysis

The traumatic brain injury assessment and management devices market is expected to register a CAGR of 5.4% during the forecast period.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread consequences for healthcare systems around the world. It resulted in extensive changes to the referral patterns, management, and rehabilitation of surgical conditions. For instance, according to an article published in World Neurosurgery in December 2021 on traumatic brain injury (TBI), surgical management was significantly reduced in the United Kingdom, and TBI patients were more likely to be managed locally with neurosurgical assistance outside of the neurosurgical facility during the pandemic. 

Restrictions put in place by the government during COVID-19 disrupted the management of TBI patients. Additionally, traumatic brain injury instances have dramatically decreased as a result of COVID-19 limits. For instance, as per the same study mentioned above, road traffic accident (RTA)-related fatalities decreased by 22% in the UK between the pandemic period and the same period the previous year. As a result, the decrease in TBI incidence during the pandemic hampered the growth of the studied market. However, since the lockdown restrictions were lifted, the industry has been recovering well. The demand for surgical operations, treatments, and hospital visits rises as procedures are resumed, which is expected to increase the demand for TBI assessment and management devices over the forecast period.

Certain factors driving the market growth include the increasing incidence of traumatic brain injuries and initiatives by key market players. In April 2022, the BMJ Journals published an article stating that India is responsible for 21% of all new traumatic brain injury cases and nearly a quarter of all traumatic death cases worldwide. Additionally, according to a study published in the Clinical Medicine Journal in March 2021, TBI is a major and developing health issue in the United Kingdom. TBI is responsible for around 900,000 emergency department (ED) visits and over 200,000 hospital admissions in England each year and the rate of severe head imhury is between 10% and 20%. Thus, significant burden of TBI in England is expected to increase the demand for TBI assessment and management devices, which is likely to boost the market growth.

Furthermore, initiatives by key market players such as mergers and acquisitions, product approval as well as launches, are other factors contributing to the market growth. For instance, in February 2021, the US FDA approved the commercialization of a novel gadget designed to be worn around the neck of athletes aged 13 years and above during sporting activities to help protect the brain from the consequences of repetitive sub-concussive head blows. The Q-Collar is a non-invasive C-shaped collar that applies compressive force to the neck and increases blood volume to help reduce brain movement within the cranial space after a head trauma. The gadget may lessen the occurrence of specific brain abnormalities linked with brain injury. 

However, the high cost of advanced devices is expected to hinder market growth.