Global Medical Scales Market By Scale Type (Regular Scale, Wheelchair Scale, Infant and BaBy Scales and Others); By Application (Hospital, Household, Dialysis Center, Nursing Center and Others); By Nature (Analog and Digital)and Region – Analysis of Market Size, Share & Trends and Forecasts to 2030

Market Overview

Medical scales are an integral piece of equipment for all medical establishments. Nearly every patient uses the weight scale designed for medical or healthcare purposes as part of their treatment and daily care. The weight of a patient is crucial information to identify fluid accumulation, to measure correct dosages of medications, and to test for malnutrition or obesity. Weight is an indicator of overall health, so rapid weight loss or gains may be an indication of a bigger problem. Scales also display the slightest fluctuation of weight suggesting a health issue. The Market mainly emphasizes on the weight scale intended for medical or healthcare purposes.

Market Highlights 

Global Medical or Healthcare Scales Market is expected to grow roughly over the next ten years at a CAGR of 11.5%. The Medical or Healthcare Scales market is expected to deliver substantial returns by the end of the 2020-2030 forecast period while having a modest CAGR over the proposed duration. The Medical or Healthcare Scales market was valued at US$ XXXX million in 2019 and is forecast to reach US$ XXXX million by 2030, at a CAGR of 12.5 percent over the forecast period.

Expected Growth of Global Medical Scales Market

Source: Fatpos Global

Recent Highlights in Global Medical Scales Market

• Marsden Weighing Company Launches portable healthcare Connected Scales
• Seca integrates wireless technology with its Multifunction Scales & Wheelchair
• Detecto Launches 7550 Wall-mount Fold-up Wheelchair Scale
• Detecto Introduces medical weight analyzer MedVue ®

Global Medical Scales Market: Segments

Regular scales are expected to account for more than 55 percent of the medical scales industry in the segment of scales type.

Market growth is due to varied patients needing regular scales. As the market dynamics change, the companies are also developing different models with different weight handling scales to cope with the rising number of obese patients. In the next 10 years, the regular scale segment is expected to continue to dominate.

The target market has shifted to bariatric healthcare centers due to the significance of scales in such centers for obese.

The medical scales market is dominated by hospital services with a share of over 60 percent in 2019. The hospitals handling diverse cases and patients need different scale types raising their demand in hospitals and healthcare clinics and centers.

Global Medical Scales Market: Drivers and Restraints

Drivers

Increasing cases of malnutrition in developing countries

The increasing problem of malnutrition in developing and underdeveloped countries is causing many physicians worldwide to use the BMI of a patient as a critical measure for planning treatment and care options. Their weights help in determining the dosage of the medicines and the proper treatment required over the period. So, with the increasing cases of malnutrition much rise can be seen in the demand for the scales by the healthcare centers in developing and underdeveloped countries.

Rising population and Increase in obesity

With an increase in the population, life is getting fast-paced eating habits have also been changing with a rapid rate favoring fast food or unhealthy food leading to a rising number of cases of obesity among children and teenagers thus raising the demand of the target market in the bariatric healthcare centers. Of the U.S. population, 30 to 50 percent are obese in need of bariatric surgeon services.

Bariatric surgeons need different kinds of weighing scales to get a good evaluation of their patient's needs. Rising numbers of these kinds of centers are raising the demand for the scales in the healthcare sector. 

Restraint

Higher weight scales are providing lower accuracy

Medical professionals have to handle obese patients with the rise of an obesity epidemic. Thirty-eight million Americans weigh more than 300 pounds and 400,000 weigh more than 400. There are scales with high capacities but at higher weights, they are not as reliable. The accuracy of certain scales decreases with the rise in patient weight. The findings may indicate inaccurate measurements, resulting in an imprecise depiction of the weight of a patient over time.

Healthcare guidelines suggest that scales be accurate to 1 pound of weight per 150 pounds to ensure correct dosing and treatment. Although minor inaccuracies may not be relevant in measuring obese adults, it may be dangerous to inaccurately weigh oncology patients, kids, or babies to ascertain doses of medication. For example, a four-year study of Pennyslevia state health event records that show 479 instances of prescription errors resulting from patient weight inaccuracy. Of these incidents, 67 percent resulted in an incorrect dose being given to a patient, with 1.3 percent of the cases causing sufficient harm to warrant further treatment.

Global Medical Scales Market: Regions          

Global Medical Scales Market is segmented based on regional analysis into five major regions. These include North America, Latin America, Europe, APAC, and MENA.

Europe's medical or healthcare scale market has developed rapidly over the past several years, with an average growth rate of 3 percent. Europe's Medical or Healthcare Scales revenue in 2016 amounts to approximately USD 24 million; the actual sales are around 142k Amount. Germany, the United Kingdom, and France are the three biggest sales sites, with a market share of almost 16 percent, 15 percent, or 14 percent in 2016. And in the Healthcare Scales market in Europe, other parts of Europe account for 28 percent.

The Asia Pacific market is showing a trend if rising medical scale markets to raise patient care standards, explores the challenges faced by med-tech companies in broadening their reach, and identifies strategies that can help bring more patients high-quality products and services. Companies that surmount challenges in the area to serve wider patient segments can also unlock rich opportunities. The healthcare needs of the region reflect their size and growth expectations, and by 2020, the Asia – Pacific med-tech market is projected to rise to around $133 billion a year.

Global Medical Scales Market is further segmented by region into:

• North America Market Size, Share, Trends, Opportunities, Y-o-Y Growth, CAGR – United States and Canada
• Latin America Market Size, Share, Trends, Opportunities, Y-o-Y Growth, CAGR – Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Rest of Latin America
• Europe Market Size, Share, Trends, Opportunities, Y-o-Y Growth, CAGR – United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, NORDIC, Russia, Turkey and Rest of Europe
• APAC Market Size, Share, Trends, Opportunities, Y-o-Y Growth, CAGR – India, China, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Australia and Rest of APAC
• MENA Market Size, Share, Trends, Opportunities, Y-o-Y Growth, CAGR – North Africa, Israel, GCC, South Africa and Rest of MENA

Global Medical Scales Market: Key Players

• Algen Scale Corp. (USA)Detecto Scale Company (USA)
  • Company Overview
  • Business Strategy
  • Key Product Offerings
  • Financial Performance
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Risk Analysis
  • Recent Development
  • Regional Presence
  • SWOT Analysis
• Doran Scales, Inc. (USA)
• Natus Medical Incorporated (USA)
• Pelstar, LLC (USA)
• Seca GmbH & Co. Kg. (Germany)
• SR Instruments, Inc. (USA)
• Tanita Corporation (Japan)
• Wedderburn (Australia)
• Welch Allyn, Inc. (USA)
• Seca Medical
• Natus Medical
• MyWeigh
• Marsden Weighing
• Other Prominent Players

Global Medical Scales Market report also contains analysis on:

• Global Medical Scales Market Segments:Global Medical Scales Market Dynamics
  • By Scale Type
    • Regular Scales
    • Wheelchair Scales
    • Infant and Baby Scales
    • Others
  • By Applications
    • Hospital
    • Household
    • Dialysis Center
    • Nursing Center
    • Others
  • By Nature
    • Analog
    • Digital
• Global Medical Scales Market Size
• Supply & Demand
• Current Trends/Issues/Challenges
• Competition & Companies Involved in the Market
• Value Chain of the Market
• Market Drivers and Restraints

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