1. Wound Closure Products Markets
Worldwide
Report Highlights
April 2011

2. Report Benefits
This report can help in:
• Assessing the market for Wound Closure Products
worldwide, growth segments, and growth regions.
• Understanding market drivers and restraints, market
segmentation, and competitive segmentation.
• Strategic planning and competitive strategy.
• Identifying opportunities for partnerships and alliances.
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3. Key Takeaways
• The world market for wound closure products (including hemostats, suture products, clips/staples,
adhesives/sealants and tapes/strips) is estimated at over $6 billion in 2010, growing at a CAGR of
about 5.8 percent over the next few years.
• Primary drivers include rising rates of surgical procedures, in particular minimally invasive surgery,
vascular procedures and plastic surgery.
• Primary restraints include high costs of new generation products such as specialty adhesives/ glues.
In emerging markets, an important restraint is the shortage of surgeons trained in minimally
invasive surgery as well as access to these facilities. Surgeon training, skill and preference are
important influencers in the choice of closure product for any given type of wound.
• The market is characterized by several competing technologies and numerous small niche players
who are slicing into the leaders’ market share.
• Ethicon and Covidien are the leaders in most wound closure segments. Others big players include B
Braun (sutures), Baxter (adhesives) and 3M and Smith & Nephew (tapes/ strips). Innovators to
watch are CryoLife, GluStitch, Medafor, Thermogenesis and Advanced Medical Solutions as well as
other niche players with highly specialized advanced biomaterials and synthetic adhesives.
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4. Sample Data Table
USA - SUTURES MARKET - REVENUE FORECASTS ($ Million, 2010-2018)
Year Revenues ($ Million) % of US Mkt Growth (%)
2010 $994.6 35.9%
2011 $1,029.9 35.1% 3.6%
2012 $1,067.9 34.3% 3.7%
2013 $1,108.2 33.5% 3.8%
2014 $1,152.1 32.6% 4.0%
2015 $1,198.4 31.7% 4.0%
2016 $1,248.4 30.8% 4.2%
2017 $1,305.1 29.9% 4.5%
2018 $1,365.2 29.0% 4.6%
CAGR 4.0%
Notes:
1. Includes absorbable and non-absorbable sutures
2. Data are at the manufacturer level
Source: Marketstrat®
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5. Sample Data Chart
CHINA - HEMOSTATS MARKET - REVENUE FORECASTS ($ Million, 2010-2018)
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6. Report Stats
Category Detail
Regions Covered United States; Canada; LATAM, Germany, France, UK, Italy,
Japan, China, India; Rest of the World (ROW)
Product/Market
Segments
•Suture Systems (Absorbable and Non-absorbable sutures)
•Clips/ Staples
•Adhesives/ Sealants/ Glues
•Tapes/ Strips
Company Profiles 100+ Companies
Market Estimates/
Forecasts
2010-2018
Report Code 320-11
Price $2995 (single-user license); $5990 (corporate license)
No. of Pages 344 pages; 137 data tables; 131 charts
Publication Date April 2011
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7. About Us
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