Heel Pressure Injury Relieving Devices Market Segmented By Constant Low Pressure Devices and Alternating Pressure Devices in Hospitals, Acute Ambulatory Care and Specialized Care Units
Industry: Healthcare
Published Date: October-2018
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Number of Pages: 163
Report ID: PMRREP25048
The heel pressure injury relieving devices market is highly fragmented due to presence of a lot of small and medium sized regional players. Still some manufacturers who have comparatively higher reach in the regions such as North America, Europe and to some extent in the Asia-Pacific are Stryker Corporation, EHOB and DeRoyal Industries, Inc. These manufacturers are comparatively major players in the heel pressure injury relieving devices market. The e-commerce platform is used for the greater benefit by these manufacturers by offering their products at reasonable price.
Fragmented nature of the heel pressure injury relieving devices market indicates presence of significant number of regional players. The prices of heel pressure injury relieving devices varies to significant extent with respect to the region. Various regional players in heel pressure injury relieving devices offer economical product in the Asia-Pacific region. Posey Products, LLC which is family owned business offers heel pressure injury relieving devices in Australia at economical price as compared to comparatively bigger players.
The reimbursement for the hospital acquired pressure injuries was discontinued by the center for the Medicare and Medicaid services in 2008. Despite the increased awareness each pressure ulcer treatment causes around US$ 70,000 to US$ 150,000 per ulcer. Heel pressure injury relieving devices offer patient specific and site specific approach for the prevention of the pressure injuries which helps to gain higher traction among the healthcare facilities.
Whereas, most of the countries in regions such as Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Middle East and Africa do not strict regulations about usage heel pressure injury relieving devices for prevention of pressure ulcers. The strict reimbursement scenario has forced healthcare facilities to prevent pressure ulcers which in turn contributing to heel pressure injury relieving devices market.
Various organizations in the heel pressure injury relieving devices market across different regions have put up the guidelines for the prevention of the pressure ulcers due to significant amount of treatment for the treatment of pressure ulcers. The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) in the US has provided guideline for the prevention of pressure ulcer. The guideline provided is based on the stage of the pressure ulcer like stage 1 or stage 2 and so on.
Similar organizations in the Europe and Asia-Pacific are focusing on minimizing the incidence of pressure ulcers and enhancing heel pressure injury relieving devices market growth. These guideline recommends healthcare professionals about preventive measures to be taken such as heel pressure injury relieving devices. As per NPUAP, in the US each year around 60,000 people dies due to pressure ulcers this has led to greater acquaintance by the healthcare professionals in the developed regions.
The adoption of the heel pressure injury relieving devices for the prevention or treatment is still low in the regions such as Asia-Pacific, Latin America and MEA. Despite of the moderate to high prevalence in these regions lack of regional players few years ago led to low penetration of heel pressure injury relieving devices in the region. Whereas, rapidly evolving market with local players offering economical heel pressure injury relieving devices it is expected to experience steady growth over the forecast period with increasing adoption.
Competition section of the heel pressure injury relieving devices market features profiles of key players operating in the industry based on their market shares, differential strategies, product offerings, marketing approach and company dashboard. Some of the key players featured in this report include Stryker Corporation, EHOB, DeRoyal Industries, Inc., Mölnlycke Health Care AB, DermaSaverPro, Owens & Minor, Inc., Skil-Care Corporation, Posey Products, LLC, Maxxcare B.V. and Medline among others.
Stryker Corporation offers a range of products in heel pressure injury relieving devices which include prevalon, heel protector OR (constant low heel pressure injury relieving devices) and range of alternating heel pressure injury relieving devices which include mattresses.
The manufacturers are focusing on developing economical and technologically advanced heel pressure injury relieving devices.
As per National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP), a pressure injury is localized damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue usually over a bony prominence. The injury can present as intact skin or an open ulcer. The injury occurs in the heel area is known as heel pressure injury and the devices used for the prevention or to keep heel off the surface are known as heel pressure injury relieving devices
The company conducted a research study on heel pressure injury relieving devices market for the forecast period 2018 to 2026. The heel pressure injury relieving devices market report offers a comprehensive evaluation of the business opportunities prevailing in the heel pressure injury relieving devices market along with insights on the prices, current trends, and reimbursement scenario
The report offers a comprehensive taxonomy of heel pressure injury relieving devices market based on product type, end user and region. The heel pressure injury relieving devices market based on the product type is segmented into constant low heel pressure injury relieving devices and alternating heel pressure injury relieving devices.
The constant low heel pressure injury relieving devices offers variety of different products in it, such as gel based foot protector, foam based foot protector, air-filled foot protector, heel cups and others. Others in the heel pressure injury relieving devices contains pillows, round heel elevator, etc. Whereas inflating and deflating nature of the alternating heel pressure injury relieving devices provides greater effectivity in patient who cannot move e.g. after surgery or geriatric patients.
End-use segments in heel pressure injury relieving devices market which are a part of this heel pressure injury relieving devices market report include hospitals, Acute Ambulatory Care and Specialized Care Units. The heel pressure injury relieving devices market has been analyzed across regions of North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa (MEA).
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The heel pressure injury relieving devices market has been estimated based on supply-demand approach. The market was first calculated based on procedures volume conducted in different region/countries using heel pressure injury relieving devices. Other qualitative factors analyzed during test volume estimation include awareness level for heel pressure injury relieving devices and availability of heel pressure injury relieving devices.
This information is further validated with rigorous primary research (including interviews, surveys, in-person interactions, and viewpoints of seasoned analysts) and secondary research (including verified paid sources, authentic trade journals, and resourceful databases). The research study on heel pressure injury relieving devices market also includes top trends and macro as well as micro economic factors shaping the heel pressure injury relieving devices market. With this approach, the report on heel pressure injury relieving devices market anticipates the industry attractiveness of every major segment in heel pressure injury relieving devices over the forecast period.
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