Friday 29 November 2013

Breath Analyzers Market is Expected to Reach USD 4.5 Billion Globally in 2019: Transparency Market Research

Transparency Market Research is Published new Market Report “Breath Analyzers Market (Technologies: Fuel Cell, Infrared Absorption and Semiconductor Sensor; Applications: Alcohol Detection, Drug Abuse Detection, Tuberculosis Detection and Asthma Detection) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," . The global breath analyzers market was valued at USD 402.1 million in 2012 and is estimated to reach 
a market worth USD 4,518.4 million in 2019 at a CAGR of 41.3% from 2013 to 2019.


A rise in the trend for excessive alcohol consumption coupled with a rise in the number of road accidents has led to an increase in the usage of breath testing devices. Moreover, augmented demand from the healthcare sector for disease diagnosis along with strong government support are some of the factors responsible for boosting the uptake of breath analyzers, resulting in the overall growth of the breath analyzers market. Breath analyzers are the devices used for estimating blood alcohol content through an exhaled breath. Breath analysis is considered an indispensable tool for the screening of alcohol, drugs, asthma, tuberculosis and other diseases. These devices are gaining importance owing to their non-invasive nature, reliable and accurate result delivery over blood or urine test.

In the U.S. nearly half of road accidents are estimated to occur due to excessive alcohol consumption and drug abuse. Similarly, the number of deaths soared by 26% in Britain due to drunk driving in 2012. Thus, alcohol enforcements remain a priority for governments across the globe. Governments of various countries are strictly enforcing safety laws and are heavily emphasizing on work safety issues. Moreover, they are compelling organizations, vehicle owners and others to install portable breath analyzers at their work places.

In the global breath analysis market, the fuel cell technology segment accounted for the largest share and is anticipated to lead the market during the forecast period. The growth in this segment is attributed to technology efficiency, accuracy and the increasing popularity of breath testing devices. The alcohol testing segment accounted for the largest share of the market owing to the rising trend of road accidents and other causalities due to excessive alcohol consumption. The tuberculosis detection market is anticipated to show highest growth of 44.7% from 2013 to 2019. The growth in this segment is attributed to increasing incidence of tuberculosis especially in developing countries and increasing demand for a non-invasive surgery and accurate screening tool.

Geographically, North America accounts for the largest share of the breath analyzers market followed by Europe. The growth in this region is attributed to multiple factors such as rising awareness, increased government initiatives and a growing need for alcohol testing devices to curb risk of casualties arising out of excessive alcohol consumption. Moreover, dominance in this region is also witnessed due to increasing focus on development of breath testing devices for medical diagnosis. Despite the developed countries holding the major share, the Asia-Pacific region is likely to emerge as the fastest growing market during the analysis period. The market in this region would be influenced by the growing number of vehicle users and rise in disposable incomes that has recently reported a sudden rise in number of accidents due to excessive alcohol consumption, thereby increasing the demand for breath testing devices, consequently accelerating the growth of this market.

Key players of this market include Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Inc., Dragerwerk AG & Co, Ekips Technologies, Inc., MPD, Inc., Intoximeters, Inc., Lifeloc Technologies, Inc., among other significant players.

The breath analyzers market is segmented as follows:
  • Breath Analyzers Market, by Technology
  • Fuel Cell
  • Semiconductor Sensor
  • Infrared Absorption
Breath Analyzers Market, by Application
  • Alcohol Detection
  • Drug Abuse Detection
  • Asthma Detection
  • Tuberculosis Detection
  • H.pylori Infection Detection
  • Others
Breath Analyzers Market, by Geography
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • RoW

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Tuesday 26 November 2013

World Medical Transcription Services Market Will Climb Above 60.6 Million in 2019 : Transparency Market Research

Transparency Market Research is Published new Market Report “Medical Transcription Services Market (History and Physical Report, Discharge Summary, Operative Note or Report, Consultation Report and Others & MT Outsourcing and Offshoring) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019", The global medical transcription services market was valued at USD 41.4 million in 2012 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2013 to 2019, to reach an estimated value of USD 60.6 million in 2019.


Medical transcription (MT) is one of the application based domains of healthcare management and is currently facing intense transformation. Factors such as infrastructural initiatives taken up by governments, implementation of electronic health record systems in developed nations, automation of healthcare operations and growing concerns for offering better, safe and swift healthcare service to the patients will have an impact on the current model of medical transcription industry.

The global medical transcription is segmented on the basis of service types and by the mode of procurement of transcription services. Based on service type, the medical transcription services is classified into History and Physical Report (H&P), Discharge Summary (DS), Operative Note or Report (OP), Consultation Report (CONSULTS), Others (Pathology Report (PATH) & Radiology Report (x rays or radiographs)) market. The market share of CONSULT reports is largest among all the other reports in the medical transcription services market as these reports are repeatedly produced for single patients undergoing treatment each time the patient visits the specialist. It is expected that the global market fort CONSULT reports will reach USD 21.1 million with the market growing at a CAGR of 3.3% from 2013 to 2019. Earlier H&P reports were made only for hospitalized patients and patients undergoing treatment which involved several visits to specific clinics or hospitals but currently H&P reports are made for both inpatients as well as outpatients to reduce the risk of reimbursement issues. This has increased the share of H&P reports in the overall medical transcription services market.

Any healthcare institute in order to acquire medical transcription service can either outsource the job to a domestic medical transcription service organization, offshore or opt for both methods. Outsourcing is the most preferred mode of service procurement in medical transcription with the market share of 62.2% in 2012. In addition, large internationally operating healthcare organizations prefer to opt for both the modes of service procurement, due to reasons such as ease of operations, rapid turnaround times and easy allocation of monetary resources on the basis of nature of reports.

Asian countries such as India and Philippines are some of the leading hubs for offshoring of transcription services. Most of the offshored business is captured by these countries and is supported by government incentives and subsidies for setting new business and expansion of existing business units. United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Latin America are emerging markets in RoW followed by Qatar. North America currently dominates and is expected to retain its position in the medical transcription services market in the future. Growth drivers for this market in North America are factors such as rise in aging population and passing of Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act, 2013. The North America medical transcription services market was worth more than USD 18 million and is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 5% in the forecast period.

The global medical transcription services market is highly competitive in nature with a large number of market consolidation activities being conducted in the past ten years. Some of the key market players operating in this market include Acusis LLC, Nuance Communications,Inc., MModal, Inc., iMedX Information Services Pvt. Ltd, Precyse Solutions LLC, Scribe Healthcare Technologies, Inc., Superior Global Solutions, Inc., Transcend Services, Inc. and TransTech Medical Solutions.
The global medical transcription services market is segmented as follows:

Medical Transcription Services Market, by Service Type
  • History and Physical Report (H&P)
  • Discharge Summary (DS)
  • Operative Note or Report (OP)
  • Consultation Report (CONSULTS)
  • Others (Pathology Report (PATH) & Radiology Report (X-rays or radiographs))
Medical Transcription Services Market, by Mode of Procurement
  • Outsourcing
  • Offshoring
  • Both
Medical Transcription Services Market, by Geography
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Rest of the World (RoW)

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Friday 22 November 2013

Global Prefilled Syringes Market Will Reach USD 4.98 Billion By 2019 : Transparency Market Research

Transparency Market Research is Published new Market Report “Prefilled Syringes Market (Glass and Plastic) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Volume, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," The global prefilled syringes market was valued at USD 2.09billion in 2012 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.3% from 2013 to 2019, to reach an estimated value of USD 4.98billion in 2019.


Prefilled syringes are advanced drug delivery devices filled with single measured dose of high-end injectable drugs. Thesesyringes are gradually becoming the most preferred delivery devices for various categories of injectable drugs, mainly due to the advantages offered to drug manufacturers, healthcare providers and patients over conventional vial and ampoule packaging systems. To drug manufacturers, they are important because they reduce overfill to 4%-5% from 20% in vials, and thus, are preferred for dispensing therapeutic classes (mainly biologics) which are expensive. With respect to healthcare providers and patients, prefilled syringes help with factors such as ease of operation, low risk of contamination and accurate dosing.

Glass has been the most preferred material over decades for syringe manufacturing, owing to its properties such as non-reactive nature, robustness, transparency and tolerability against heat. Consequently, glass based prefilled syringes accounted for the larger share(more than 90%) of the total market in 2012, both by revenue as well as volume.Sincethe past few years, the industry is witnessing a shift towards the usage of plastic in place of glass in response to some significant disadvantages associated with glass, such as high risk of breakability and increased level of leachability from silicone layer in the presence of biologics. Under the influence of continued development in the area of polymer technology, the market for plastic based syringes is expected to grow at a CAGR more than double of that of glass syringes duringthe forecast period from 2013 to 2019. Nevertheless, glass syringes will still dominate the total global market for prefilled syringes in 2019, in terms of percent share by revenue as well as volume.

Boost in the use of biologics and other potent injectable drugs, technical advances in prefilled syringe manufacturing and packaging, rising demand for self-administration and increasing elderly population suffering from various chronic diseases that require frequent parenteral dosing are some major drivers anticipated totrigger market growth during the forecast period. On the other hand, burgeoning concerns regarding needlestick safety and prevention, rising manufacturing costs and issues with drug stability are some of the challenges likely to affect the growth of the global prefilled syringes market.

Geographically, Europe constituted the largest market share for prefilled syringes in 2012, owing to the high adoption rate of these delivery devices in the region. However, the North American market is predicted to grow at a higher CAGR (15%) than Europe during the forecast period to reach a value similar to that of the European market. Major drivers expected to contribute to this market growth include increasing awareness regarding benefits of prefilled syringes and presence of a large number of biopharmaceuticals under clinical development targeted for parenteral administration. In addition, the high growth economies of emerging nations such as India, China, Brazil, Russia and Mexico are attracting manufacturers to invest in these lucrative markets. Japan is a well-established market for prefilled syringes among Asian countries.

The market for prefilled syringes is oligopolistic in nature and is dominated by a few key players, namely, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Gerresheimer AG, Nipro Corporation, Schott AG and Stevanato Group. Other vendors operating in the market include Unilife Corporation, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Baxter International, Inc. and Ypsomed Holding AG.

The global prefilled syringes market is segmented as follows:

Prefilled Syringes Market, by Segment
  • Glass Prefilled Syringes Market
    • By Revenue (USD Million)
    • By Volume (Million units)
    • Plastic Prefilled Syringes Market
    • By Revenue (USD Million)
    • By Volume (Million units)
Prefilled Syringes Market, by Geography
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Rest of the World (RoW)

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Hernia Repair Devices Market is Expected to Reach USD 5.9 Billion Globally in 2019


Transparency Market Research is Published new Market Report “Hernia Repair Devices Market
(Polymer and Prosthetic Mesh, Biologic Materials, Surgical Instruments and Endoscopy Equipments)- Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," The global hernia repair devices market was valued at USD 3,578.21 million in 2012 and is estimated to reach a market worth USD 5,936.43 million in 2019at a CAGR of 7.5% from 2013 to 2019.


Hernia is one of the major health concerns worldwide. Occurrence of hernia is characterized by the protrusion or bulging of internal organ or tissues through weak muscle areasand is classified on the basis of its anatomical location of occurrence. The different types of hernia include inguinal (inner groin), umbilical (belly button), hiatal (upper stomach), femoral (outer groin) and incisional hernia. Of these inguinal hernia is the most common type of hernia accounting for around 80% of the total hernia cases worldwide. This occurs most commonly in men majorly due to the observed weakness in this area. The exact cause of hernia is unknown but the most prominent risk factors which contribute in the development of hernia are old age and obesity. These factors feature weakened muscles and pressure in the abdomen. Other factors contributing towards development of hernia are poor nutrition, smoking, change in lifestyle habits, and family history.

Escalation in hernia prevalence directly influences the need and demand for hernia repair devices globally.Consistent rise in geriatric population, increasing adoption of tension free hernia repair procedures, rise in preference for technologically advanced biologic mesh and consistent elevation in obesity epidemic are some of the major factors positively impacting the growth and acceptance of hernia repair devices globally. However, inconsistent reimbursement policies coupled with high costs involved in the development of effective hernia repair devices are expected to hamper the growth and development of hernia repair devices market.

Hernia repair devices market can be segmented based on the type of product and equipment and procedure. The products and equipmentare further categorized into polymer and prosthetic mesh, biologic materials, surgical instruments and endoscopy equipment. Manufacturers are focusing on developing innovative and novel hernia repair products and equipment. The market for biologic materials is expected to grow faster compared to polymer or prosthetic mesh system as they render more advantages over the latter such as high flexibility, strength, less chances of rejection and infection. At present there has been increased adoption of biologic mesh and biologic allograft mesh systems which aid in fast recovery and negligible post-operative pain.
Continuous technological upgradation in developing endoscopes will further support growth and development of hernia repair devices. The rationale behind this is that these hi-tech endoscopes assure high reliability and accuracy of the surgical procedure with the minimum possibility of errors. Hence, with the perennial need for high performance oriented medical devices, the need and demand for effective hernia repair devices also increased.

Surgical procedure is the best option to deal with hernia as it provides long term results as compared to watchful waiting process for reverting hernia with the aid of certain medications. Tension repair and tension free repair procedures are the two main approaches employed for hernia repair. Tension free procedures are more advantageous than tension repair methods as they provide fast recovery and negligible post-operative pain. Currently, there has been an increased preference for tension free repair procedures such as laparoscopic tension free and tension free mesh technique majorly due to its minimal invasive nature followed by less susceptibility to infection compared to conventional incisional repair procedures. Owing to aforesaid factors, tension free repair procedures are anticipated to record a steady growth rate during the forecast period from 2013 to 2019.

At the regional level, North America was the largest market in 2012 for hernia repair devices market followed by the European Region. Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow at a highest CAGR of over 8% from 2013 to 2019. This is majorly due to large and expanding population base, increased participation of the respective governments in healthcare sector and rising disposable incomes of the population. In addition, high prevalence of hernia in low or middle income countries compared to high income countries due to undiagnosed and untreated hernia cases will further propel growth and development of hernia repair devices market.

The global hernia repair devices marketis segmented as follows:

Hernia Repair DevicesMarket, by Products and Equipments
  • Polymer and Prosthetic Mesh
  • Biologic Materials
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Endoscopy Equipments
Hernia Repair Devices Market, by Procedures
  • Open Tension Repair
  • Tension Free Repair
Hernia Repair Devices Market, by Geography
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Rest of the World (RoW)