Medical Devices Industry News

The global infant incubator market size is projected to achieve a lucrative growth based on the advent of technological innovations. The market was led by NICU incubator in 2017, on the basis of type of product, mainly due to the rise in the number of installations of these systems. Infant incubators are used for various conditions such as neonatal hypothermia, lower birth weight, genetic defects and various infant problems. Prominent factors boosting the growth of the infant incubator industry include the continuous advancements in neonatal care technologies, sudden increase in birth rate of premature infants with lower birth weights and other defects, rise in the installations of NICU units and growth in awareness among individuals regarding neonatal care units. In November 2017, Warmilu LLC developed a portable, user-friendly incubator blanket, IncuBlanket. The IncuBlanket technology is a close substitute of electric incubators and complementary to the Kangaroo mother care t...

The global electrocardiogram (ECG) devices market is witnessing growth, due to high incidences of cardiovascular diseases and large geriatric population. Based on product type, the resting systems segment leads the global ECG devices market; whereas, the Holter monitor systems segment is the fastest growing segment of the market. The hospitals segment is the largest and the fastest growing end-user segment, in the global ECG devices market, which is driven by technological advancements for the development of ECG devices. The high healthcare provider’s compliance for ECG devices and massive unexplored ECG devices market in the emerging economies is creating ample opportunities for the growth of the global ECG devices market, in the coming years. The advanced research and development activities and new product developments by the major players are supporting the demand with better and cost effective ECG devices, thus fuelling the growth of the global ECG devices market. The va...