Medical Ultrasound Probe Cover Market Size, Share, Growth & Forecast By 2026

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Medical Ultrasound Probe Cover Market is expected to grow at a significant CAGR from 2020 to 2026.

Ultrasound probe cover is also known as transducer cover. Ultrasound probe cover is used to protects patients and professionals against cross-contamination and the risk of healthcare-associated infections. Ultrasound probe covers are used for anesthesia, radiology, breast surgeons, cardiology, gynaecology, urology, gastroenterology, and others application. Ultrasound probe cover reduces the costs for maintenance and disinfection of the ultrasound probe.

Rising prevalence of cross-contamination and the risk of healthcare-associated infections are key driving factors of the market. Ultrasound gel poses the risk of infection transmission. Ultrasound gel increases the risk of pathogenic contamination during an ultrasound examination. Transvaginal and intracavitary ultrasound probes are a source of cross-contamination with microorganisms and risk to patient health. According to the study conducted by NHS Scotland, patients undergoing transvaginal ultrasound scan had 41% higher positive bacterial cultures, and patients opted for transrectal scans had 3.4 times higher positive bacterial cultures. Ultrasound probe cover prevents cross-contamination and reduces the risk of healthcare-associated infections. The rising incidence of healthcare-associated infections has increased the demand for ultrasound probe cover. For instance, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that around 1.7 million people contract HAIs, and about 99,000 of those cases result in death each year in American hospitals alone. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 4.1 million people in Europe are affected by healthcare-associated infections each year. The FDA and the CDC have recommended single-use, disposable probe cover to be used on the ultrasound probe for each procedure.

Latex probe covers and Latex-free probe covers is the type segment of the market scope. By sterility, the market is divided into Sterile and Non-sterile. By application, the market is further divided into Anesthesia, Radiology, breast surgeons, Cardiology, Gynaecology, Urology, Gastroenterology, and Others. By end-user, the global Medical Ultrasound Probe Cover market is divided as Hospitals, Clinics, and Others. The report covers the value of the global market by type, sterility, application, and end-user.

The market value of Latex-free probe covers was USD XX million in 2019, and it is expected to reach USD XX million by 2026, growing at a CAGR of XX during 2020-2026. Latex-free probe covers showed significant growth in 2019, owing to the increasing commercialization of regulatory approved products.

North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, and Middle East & Africa are taken into consideration at the global medical ultrasound probe cover value figures. While North America is further categorized into enhancing the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Europe is split into the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Rest of Europe. Asia-Pacific covers India, China, Japan, South Korea, and Rest of Asia Pacific in its scope. South America is bifurcated into Brazil, Argentina, and Rest of South America, with Middle East & Africa involving GCC Countries, Egypt, South Africa, and Rest of Middle East & Africa.

North America medical ultrasound probe cover market was USD XX million in 2019, and it is predicted to reach USD XX million by 2026, growing at a CAGR of XX during the forecast period. North America was dominating the global medical ultrasound probe cover market in 2019, due to the rising prevalence of cross-contamination and risk of healthcare-associated infections, the partnership between companies to expand the distribution of ultrasound probe cover at the global scale, and technological advancement in ultrasound probe cover.

Major players operating in the medical ultrasound probe cover industry include CIVCO Medical Solutions, Cardinal Health, Ecolab, PDC Healthcare, Sheathing Technologies, Inc., Parker Laboratories, Inc., FUJILATEX Co., Ltd., Protek Medical Products, Inc., Karex Berhad, Advance Medical Designs, Inc., and Fairmont Medical.

The partnership between companies to expand the distribution of ultrasound probe cover at the global scale, technological advancement in ultrasound probe cover, and commercialization of regulatory approved ultrasound probe cover are some of the strategies adopted by the major companies.