Patient handling equipment are used to support, transfer, or move a patient or a patient’s body part. It is designed to help patient with some mobility, who lack in strength to control their body movements. The proper use of equipment is essential for the safety of both the care provider and patient, to improve patient’s quality of care.
The global patient handling equipment market is growing at a significant rate, due to increasing prevalence of chronic and lifestyle associated diseases, increasing incidence of disability, and increasing number of surgeries. In addition, implementation of regulations against manual lifting of heavy load and difficulty in handling bariatric patients are also driving the growth of the global patient handling equipment market. However, certain factors such as lack of training to caregiver are inhibiting the growth of the market.
Geographically, North American patient handling equipment market is expected to grow at the fastest rate in the coming years, due to the increasing incidences of non-communicable diseases leading to disability, and increasing rate of musculoskeletal disorders. In addition, increasing demand for home care equipment, increasing prevalence of chronic and lifestyle associated diseases, and supportive government assistance for improvisation in infrastructure and medical facilities are also driving the growth of the market.
Some of the key companies operating in the global patient handling equipment market include Stryker Corporation, Hill-Rom Holdings Inc., Invacare Corporation, Getinge Group, Prism Medical Ltd., Guldmann Inc., LINET Group SE, Joerns Healthcare LLC, Stiegelmeyer-Group, and Handicare.
