Patient Scales Market - Global Industry Analysis

Global Patient Scales Market: Overview

Patient scales are widely utilized in bariatrics care institutions and hospital geriatrics for measuring various parameters like height, weight, and others of the patient. They permit many shelf mounted indicators for efficient and smooth operation. Accurate patient scales are vital diagnostic tools in several patient care situations. There are different types of patient scales available in the market including chair scales, infant & baby scales, floor scales, and others. The skills are developed to measure the weight by the force of gravity and represent it in kg or gm. It also measures height with weight in some of the available models. There are several scales available in the market like mechanical or electrical scales. Nowadays, electrical scales are used widely but mechanical scales are majorly found in the home or rural areas where there is a scarcity of power resources. Patience skills are also utilized for measuring the Body Mass Index and weight of the human body.

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Global Patient Scales Market: Growth Factors

The global patient scales market is expected to spur in the forthcoming years owing to the fast proliferating medical and healthcare sectors globally. Also, there is a spike in the requirement of portable devices. This growth can be attributed to the growing health awareness among people. Modern-day lifestyle essentials include weighing machines. People prefer to have their weight check-ups more frequently to monitor their health. However, the ongoing technological advancements in the field of patient scales are significantly transforming the landscape of the global patient scales market. Manufacturers are launching innovative patient scales with testing features to entice customers as well as to cater to the growing requirements for measuring a wide number of health parameters frequently. There are been significant advancements in pediatric scales and load cell technology. Both of these developments are likely to scale up the reliability of these patient scales. The growing government initiatives to strengthen the healthcare infrastructure globally are highly supporting the growth of the market. Furthermore, the government of all the regions is leveraging their budget for the healthcare sector and also implementing favorable policies for supporting healthcare infrastructure and associated medical equipment sector. All these factors together are likely to create several lucrative growth opportunities over the forecasted period. Manufacturers are also leveraging their research and development capabilities to bring more enhanced and advanced products to the market. For instance, Marsden weighing group introduced a portable patient scale with wireless technology that detects its wheelchair and multifunctional scales. In addition, the surging trend of the medical tour is highly compelling countries to establish high-end and advanced healthcare infrastructure in order to maintain their position globally.

Global Patient Scales Market: Segmentation

The global patient scales market can be segmented into application, type, product, and region.

By end-user, the market can be segmented into the medical center, clinics, hospitals, and others. The hospital segment accounts for the largest share in the global patient scales market due to the wide utilization of such equipment in the hospitals. However, other segments including home care settings are also likely to dominate the global patient scales market in the forthcoming years due to the wide adoption of these scales by the largest number of people globally.

By type, the market can be segmented into electronic and mechanical patients scales. The electronic patient scales segment is likely to dominate the global patient scales market in the forthcoming years.

By product, the market can be segmented into body fat scales, platform scales, heavy capacity scales, under-bed scales, sling scales, infant & baby scales, floor scales, and others.

Global Patient Scales Market: Regional analysis

North America accounts for the largest share in the global patient scales market due to the presence of prominent market leaders in the region. Furthermore, the ongoing technological advancements in the region are likely to further accentuate the growth of the regional market. Also, the growing awareness among people in the region to have a frequent health check-up is likely to fuel the demand for patient scales in the region. Moreover, the leaders in the healthcare sector in the region are expanding their supply chain to international markets which are likely to further scale up the growth of the regional market.

Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the global patient scales market due to the growing developments and advancements in the region. Also, the growing disposable income of the people is inducing people to buy patient scales for their frequent checkups. The constantly growing geriatric population in the region is likely to pose huge demand for patient scales in the region in the forthcoming years.

Global Patient Scales Market: Competitive Players

Some of the significant players in the global patient scales market are SR Instruments Inc., Pelstar, LLC, Welch allyn Inc, Wedderburn, Tanita, Seca GmbH & Co.kg, Scale-Tronix, Natus Medical Inc., Health O Meter, Detecto Scale Company, and Algen Scale Corp.

Global Patient Scales Market: Regional Segment Analysis

• North America
  • The U.S.
  • Canada
• Europe
  • France
  • The UK
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Southeast Asia
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa
  • GCC
  • South Africa
  • Rest of Middle East & Africa

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