Veterinary Surgical Instruments Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

Market Overview

The veterinary surgical instruments market is expected to register a CAGR of nearly 6.5% during the forecast period (2022-2027).

The decrease in the number of surgeries due to lockdowns and COVID-19 has impacted the growth of the studied market. The Health for Animals, Global Animal Health Association’s survey titled ‘Survey of Pet Owners Shows Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic on Veterinary Care’ published in October 2020 reported that globally, nearly about 27% of pet owners delayed or avoided contacting their veterinary practice since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The postponement of non-urgent veterinary work and attention only to the most urgent cases decreased the number of surgeries. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic situation resulted in a huge increase in the number of pet adoptions. For Instance, according to the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW)report published in June 2021, 2 million people in the United Kingdom acquired pets between March 2020 to May 2021. Of these pets, 10% are dogs, 8% are cats, and 13% are rabbits. The rising adoption of pets has increased the focus on animal welfare which may fuel the growth of the studied market. Thus, due to the above-stated factors, the studied market is expected to be impacted during the study period.

Veterinary surgical instruments are used to perform surgery on animals. This market has been on the rise in recent times, especially in developed countries. As the human population has been increasing worldwide, the demand for livestock has also been growing. Moreover, pet ownership in the world has also been growing. But an increasing number of livestock and pet animals increases the risk of livestock being infected by infectious diseases. Some of these diseases also fall under zoonotic diseases that may cause harm to human beings too. This factor has helped the market studied to grow in recent times.

The developed countries represent a significantly large share of companion animal ownership, owing to favorable economic conditions and several other factors. According to the 2021-2022 National Pet Owners Survey, conducted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA), around 70% of United States households own a pet, which equates to 90.5 million homes, including 45.3 million cats and 69 million dogs. The same source also reports that the annual expenditure on a routine visit for dogs accounts for USD 242, whereas it is 178 for cats in the country.

Also, with rising technological advancements and more expenditure on animal healthcare, devices and instruments have been becoming better, safer, and more precise. Adoption of key strategies to advance surgical care for animals will also boost the market. For instance, in April 2022, Orthomed entered into a partnership with Osso VR to bring RoVR surgical training to the animal health market. This first-of-its-kind training technology allows veterinarians to practice procedures anytime, anywhere in virtual reality (VR). Such technological integration will improve the efficiency of surgical procedures, hence increasing the number of surgeries performed, thus driving the market.

Thus, due to the above-mentioned factors, the studied market is expected to grow significantly during the study period. However, the increasing animal health cost and stringent regulations for approving such devices are acting as restraining factors.

Scope of the Report

As per the scope of the market, veterinary surgical instruments are used to perform surgery on animals. In the report, a detailed analysis of the veterinary surgical instruments market is provided. The Veterinary Surgical Instruments Market is segmented by Product (Sutures and Staplers, Handheld Instruments, Electro-surgery Instruments, and Other Products), Animal (Companion Animals and Farm Animals), Application (Soft- tissue surgery, Dental surgery, Orthopedic surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery, and Other Applications), and Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, and South America). The market report also covers the estimated market sizes and trends for 17 countries across major regions globally. The report offers the value (USD million) for the above segments.

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Key Market Trends

Electro-Surgery Instrument Segment is Expected to Register High CAGR Over the Forecast Period

Electro-surgery in the field of veterinary healthcare is often preferred more than the conventional methods, as it can be used instead of a scalpel to cut soft tissues, reduce hemorrhage, and with better precision. Electro-surgical units involve the use of electric current passing from a device through the patient and back to the generator. The effect may be to cut tissue, coagulate vessels, or destroy (fulgurate) the tissue. Also, electro-surgery has been proven to cause less to no damage to sensitive tissues nearby. This helps avoid inconveniences post-surgery. With the increasing number of surgeries being done on animal owners being more cautious for surgeries that do not cause any pain post-surgery, this segment is expected to register high growth.

The rising research and development studies proving the efficiency of electro-surgery over other surgeries will further drive the market growth. For instance, the study "Supervised Autonomous Electrosurgery via Biocompatible Near-Infrared Tissue Tracking Techniques" published in November 2019 suggests that autonomous electro-surgery reduces surface incision error and depth incision error by 40.03% and 51.5%, respectively, compared to a teleoperation strategy via da Vinci. Thus, improvement in surgical outcomes through electro-surgery will increase demand and instruments used in the procedure, thereby driving the market.

Electrothermal bipolar sealing devices (BSD) are widely used in veterinary and human surgery to seal tissue and achieve hemostasis. For instance, the study "Use of a bipolar sealing device to seal partial cystectomy with and without augmentation with a single-layer simple continuous suture pattern in an ex vivo canine model" published in July 2020 stated that partial cystectomies were effectively sealed with a BSD in this canine cadaveric bladder model. Such studies highlighting the efficacies of electro-surgery equipment in animals are driving the segment.

Thus, considering these factors, the market is expected to witness healthy growth over the forecast period.

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