The market's growth is attributed to the rising usage of smart sutures and increasing cases of chronic wounds and surgeries. However, noninvasive alternatives to stitches are likely to hinder the market's growth during the forecast period.
The challenges concerning sutures have allowed researchers to develop smart surgical sutures. Researchers at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Electrical and Computer Engineering and the NUS Institute for Health Innovation and Technology have developed a smart suture to monitor surgical wounds post-surgery as it is a crucial step to prevent infection, wound separation, and other complications. This battery-free product wirelessly senses and transmits information from deep surgical sites. The smart surgical sutures are designed by incorporating a small electronic sensor to monitor wound integrity, gastric leakage, and tissue micro motions. They can provide healing outcomes equivalent to conventional medical-grade sutures.
Researchers have designed smart surgical sutures as an alert tool. These sutures notify doctors about the complications at the surgical site and help them prevent complications that can turn life-threatening. The use of smart surgical sutures is expected to lower the re-operation rates, accelerate the recovery process, and improve patient outcomes. Further, portable wireless readers are being developed to read smart surgical sutures wirelessly, replacing the current setup. The aim is to enable surveillance of complications even outside of clinical settings. Researchers are also working to increase the operating depth of the sutures allowing them to monitor deeper organs and tissues. Such developments in smart sutures are anticipated to lead to new trends in the hospital suture market in the coming years.
Based on product, the Asia Pacific hospital suture market is divided into sutures, automated suturing devices, and others. In terms of nature, the market is segmented into absorbable sutures and non-absorbable sutures. Based on type, the market is divided into monofilament and braided. In terms of application, the market is categorized into general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, and others. Geographically, the Asia Pacific hospital suture market is divided into India, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, and the Rest of Asia Pacific.
Assut Medical Sarl, Péters Surgical., SERAG-WIESSNER GmbH & Co. KG Zum Kugelfang, DemeTECH Corporation, Teleflex Incorporated, Smith & Nephew, B. Braun Melsungen AG, Johnson and Johnson Services, Inc., Medtronic; and W. L. Gore and Associates, Inc. are among the leading companies operating in the Asia Pacific hospital suture market.