Medical Tape Market

Medical Tape Market Research, 2031

The global medical tape market size was valued at $2.5 billion in 2021, and is projected to reach $3.7 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 3.8% from 2022 to 2031. Medical tape is an adhesive tape that is specifically developed to be used directly on skin to hold wound bandages, other first aid and medical appliances in place. The ideal characteristics of the medical tape include factors like requirement to be skin safe, easy to use, and strong enough to work well when skin is moving, bending, or damp. It is available in all sizes and materials, from paper tape and clear tape to cloth tape, elastic tape and hypoallergenic tape. There are many styles of medical tape that can be used in a variety or situations. Specific types of medical tapes provide different benefits and functionality based on their composition. Some medical tapes are better for dressing wounds while others might be used for attaching medical devices and tubing to the body. Even athletes benefit from a specific type of tape to ensure they do not strain themselves or mainly provoke existing injuries. It claims to have positive effects on circulation, muscle function, correction, proprioception, and pain.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the medical tape industry owing to cancellation of the wound care services during the phase of pandemic. In addition, the number of surgical procedures performed were also reported to be low and reduced. Although the increased prevalence of the healthcare acquired infection have helped a little to increase the demand for medical tapes.

The medical tape market trends like increase in incidence of healthcare acquired infections, rise in number of surgical procedures performed, and surge in incidence of wounds and injuries drive the growth of market.

Moreover, increase in number of road accidents and surge in adoption of medical tapes and bandages in various healthcare institutions are considerably contributing toward the growth of medical tape market size. However, the availability of alternatives like advanced wound care products and high risk of development of medical adhesive related skin injuries are negatively impacting the medical tape market growth. Conversely, the introduction of advancements in tape technology offers medical tape market opportunity.

What is the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Tape Industry?

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the medical tape industry in a negative way, like various other medical supplies industries were affected. The wound care services were denied & delayed and even cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the number of elective surgeries performed in pandemic also was reduced. According to the survey of Wiley Online Library, in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic impaired access to clinical management of chronic wounds in Germany. Moreover, according to the study by Cutis Care USA, in 2020, the non-essential businesses with medical providers included, were ordered to shut down their businesses. Unfortunately, this meant many outpatient wound care centers were deemed “non-essential.” For patients with non-healing wounds, this resulted in limited access to treatment or management that could have been life-threatening or increase risk of dangerous infections, sepsis, and amputation.

Medical Tape Market Segmentation

Medical Tape Market is segmented into Product, Application and End User. By product, the market is classified into fabric tapes, paper tapes, plastic tapes and others. Furthermore, the fabric tape is sub-classified as acetate, viscose, cotton, silk, polyester and others. By application, the market is classified into surgery, wound dressing secure IV lines and others. By end user, the market is classified into hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics and others. Region wise, the market is studied across North America (U.S., Canada, and Mexico), Europe (Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Australia, India, South Korea, and Rest of Asia-Pacific), and LAMEA (Brazil, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and Rest of LAMEA).

By Product Segment Review

By product, the paper tapes segment is anticipated to grow with the largest medical tape market share during the forecast period. This is attributed to the increase in the use of paper tape in the healthcare institutions like hospitals and clinics. Recent advances in tape technology have contributed to improve the preference for the medical tapes, thus driving the market growth.

By Application Segment Review

By application, the wound dressing segment acquired the major medical tape market share in 2021, and is anticipated to continue this trend during the forecast period, due to increase in the incidences of wound and sport injuries.

By End User Segment Review

By end user, the hospitals segment acquired the major medical tape market share in 2021, and is anticipated to continue this trend during the forecast period. This is attributed to the increase in number of hospitals globally and rise in the number of hospital visits for the surgeries to be performed.

By Region Review

Asia-Pacific accounted for the largest share of revenue in 2021, and is anticipated to maintain its dominance from 2022 to 2031, owing to presence of large patient population, strong presence of key players, ease of product availability, well developed healthcare infrastructure, higher number of research, development, & innovation activities and higher adoption of advanced technologies.

Key Benefits For Stakeholders

• This report provides a quantitative analysis of the market segments, current trends, estimations, and dynamics of the medical tape market analysis from 2021 to 2031 to identify the prevailing medical tape market opportunities.
• The market research is offered along with information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities.
• Porter's five forces analysis highlights the potency of buyers and suppliers to enable stakeholders make profit-oriented business decisions and strengthen their supplier-buyer network.
• In-depth analysis of the medical tape market segmentation assists to determine the prevailing market opportunities.
• Major countries in each region are mapped according to their revenue contribution to the global market.
• Market player positioning facilitates benchmarking and provides a clear understanding of the present position of the market players.
• The report includes the medical tape market analysis of the regional as well as global medical tape market trends, key players, market segments, application areas, and market growth strategies.

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