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Healthy Gains: Q422/FY22 AWC Market Recap

By Susan Paquette on 5/1/23 9:30 AM

Advanced Dressings and Biologics added healthy gains to the WW Advanced Wound Care market, while External Devices showed minimal growth.

The global Advanced Wound Care market is split geographically, with the US accounting for just over half, followed by Europe and then ROW, due to the US using higher technology products and their allowed reimbursement. SmartTRAK noted a sizeable shift in market share from Q122 to Q422.
 

Among the many topics covered in detail in SmartTRAK's comprehensive Q422/FY22 AWC Market Recap* are:

  • Complete Q422/FY22 AWC Market Overview and Highlights
  • SmartTRAK's Expert Market Analysis and Insights
  • All Company News, Revenues, Data, Charts and Shares
  • WW Advanced Dressings: Continued Solid Growth
  • Biologics: Growth Remains Healthy but Dips Slightly in Q422
    • Skin Substitutes/CTPs
    • Topical Delivery/Drug
    • Collagen/Active Dressings
    • Traditional NPWT Performance
    • Single-use NPWT Performance 
    • Topical Oxygen and Debridement
  • Growth Analysis – Currency Having a Strong Impact Throughout 2022

The US went from 51.9% share market to 55.3% of the global AWC market, Europe from 29.5% to 26.4% and ROW from 18.6% to 18.3%. The primary reason is ...

Read the entire Q422/FY22 AWC Market Recap, including SmartTRAK's expert analysis, news, data, charts, company revenues and shares.*

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Five Companies to Watch in Wound Diagnostics in 2023

By Kris Flinn on 4/25/23 9:30 AM

The need for effective wound diagnostics has never been greater. SmartTRAK highlights five companies that may advance the market in 2023

SmartTRAK forecasts the US Diagnostics Aids Market to more than double in size by 2026E. There is a significant need for diagnostic technologies in US wound care, with hard-to-heal wounds anticipated to exceed four million by 2026E and advanced wound care revenues growing at a five-year compound annual growth rate of over 6% according to the SmartTRAK US AWC Market Overview.

In this article, SmartTRAK focuses on five noteworthy companies and the key initiatives they have planned for 2023 and also reveals four organizations that could disrupt the market this year. The five are:

  • Spectral MD
    • It is now ten years since Spectral MD was first awarded US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) funding to accelerate the commercialization of its DeepView technology, a portable imaging system that uses ...

  • MolecuLight
    • Since 2015, MolecuLight has been very visible and active with its MolecuLight i:X device, a handheld fluorescence imaging device that provides real-time visualization of bacteria in chronic wounds at ...

  • Podimetrics
    • Podimetrics is another company that has ridden the challenges of the early 2020s with great success. Revenues have doubled for three years running and Company infrastructure has been ...

  • Smith+Nephew
    • SNN has shown a greater desire to establish itself within wound diagnostics than any other major wound care player. In addition to the Company’s agreement with MolecuLight, in 2019, SNN also acquired ...

  • 3M
    • SmartTRAK estimates that 3M had a 19.5% share of the WW Advanced Wound Care Market in the first nine months of 2022, making them the number one player. Over 80% of the Company’s revenue is from ...

The US Diagnostic Aids Market is highly fragmented, with a variety of start-ups, academic institutions and established players attempting to commercialize a range of technologies. As well as the five companies already featured, SmartTRAK believes that the following organizations could disrupt the market in 2023 ...

Just click the button below to download and read the "Five Companies to Watch in Wound Diagnostics in 2023" Market Outlook article by Kris Flinn, SmartTRAK Senior Analyst, Wound. Download the Market Outlook Article


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Wound Care Today 2023: Low Growth Impacting the UK Advanced Dressings Market

By Kris Flinn on 4/11/23 9:30 AM

SmartTRAK reports on the Wound Care Today 2023 Conference, where a number of challenges facing UK Advanced Dressings companies were on display

The UK Advanced Dressings Market is projected to grow at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +1.9%, according to SmartTRAK estimates. The UK market is growing slower than any of the nine advanced dressings markets that SmartTRAK reports on, including the markets for Total Europe (+3.2%) and Worldwide (+5.0%). Given that the number of chronic wounds is increasing annually and the rate of UK inflation is in the double digits, why is the growth of the UK market so poor compared to other markets?

Among the may topics covered in detail in this comprehensive look into Wound Care 2023 article are:

  • Increasing Alignment of Advanced Dressing Portfolios
  • Increased Presence of Premium Priced Therapies
  • Digital Tools That Highlight Inappropriate Usage of Dressings
  • The Hidden Impact of Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Any usage of advanced dressings to manage HS is vulnerable to switching to products tailored to the condition. Quantifying the size of this market niche is challenging but could be an increasing area of focus in ...

To download and read the complete "Wound Care Today 2023: Low Growth Impacting the UK Advanced Dressings Market" perspective article by Kris Flinn, SmartTRAK's Senior Analyst, Wound, just click the button below.

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Topics: Wound Care
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The 2023 Market Outlook for Advanced Dressings in Europe

By Lennart Stadler on 3/21/23 9:36 AM

From new products to macroeconomic headwinds and some regulatory turbulence, SmartTRAK looks at trends to watch for in Europe in 2023.

The European Advanced Dressing Market is forecast to grow at a 2021-2026E CAGR of +3.2%, according to SmartTRAK estimates. The market grew +2.9% in Q322 and +4.8% YTD, impacted by strong growth in H122 (+5.8%).

Advanced Dressings is a market that is spread relatively evenly across geographies, with Europe holding a 43.9% share of the worldwide (WW) market, with the US Advanced Dressings Market at a 28.5% share and ROW 27.6%.

In this 2023 Market Outlook article, SmartTRAK highlights market and regulatory factors that will affect growth in the European Advanced Dressing Market in 2023, including:
  • New Product Launches Coming Back
  • Transitioning to the European Medical Device Regulations
  • Continued Macroeconomic Headwinds in Specific Countries
  • The Reimbursement-Related Threat of Silver Dressings in Germany
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US Surgical Matrices Rebound: Q422 Market Recap

By Doug Devens on 3/17/23 9:30 AM

Breast Matrices rebound and grow modestly as AbbVie’s competitors take over market share. Biosynthetic and hybrid xenograft hernia matrices continue to drive growth in Hernia Matrices.

The US Surgical Matrices Market resumed its pre-pandemic trends, gaining +3.2% YoY according to SmartTRAK Financial Dashboard. AbbVie* and Becton Dickinson* (BD) remained in first and second positions, respectively, in the Q422 Surgical Matrices market. AbbVie held on to its leadership despite  a -4.4% YoY decline, while BD gained +6.1% YoY.

Among the many topics covered in detail in our comprehensive Q422 US Surgical Matrices Market Recap* are:

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Oxygen & Energy Devices in Wound Care: Outlook for 2023

By Kris Flinn on 3/2/23 9:21 AM

With many of the “hard yards” already run, SmartTRAK believes that 2023 could be a promising year for the Oxygen and Energy segments of the Advanced Wound Care Market.

SmartTRAK estimates the 2021 WW Oxygen and Energy Market at just over $50.0MM. While this is not an insignificant amount, it trails far behind other Advanced Wound Care markets such as Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and Biologics. Last year, however, showed signs that clinicians are starting to realize the potential of these technologies. Here SmartTRAK looks at how some of the existing players in the markets for oxygen and energy therapies may show increased success in 2023 and why some of the leading wound care companies may soon be taking their first steps into these markets.

Among the many topics covered in this article are:

Topics: Wound Care
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Focus on Skin Substitutes and Debridement: 2023 Boswick Symposium

By Gary Delhougne on 2/14/23 9:33 AM

New products from Kerecis, Vericel, Epien, PixaMed and the role of debridement take center stage.

The 45 th  Annual JAB Maui Burn & Wound Symposium met on January 21-26 with a significant focus on the use of skin substitutes and proper wound bed debridement. Though some clinical presentations focused on chronic, surgical and other trauma wounds, burns dominated the agenda. Compared to diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), pressure injuries and other chronic wounds, there are fewer burns, but their unique treatment requirements and impact on patients increase the importance of targeted therapies. In the US,   SmartTRAK estimates there were approximately 496,530 burns requiring treatment in 2021 with 40,870 burns requiring hospitalization. SmartTRAK estimates the burn market will reach 513,550 cases requiring treatment by 2026 with hospitalization for 42,270 cases (+0.7% 5-year CAGR).

Treating burns with skin substitutes dominated the clinical presentations and discussions on the exhibit hall floor. A close second discussion point was the role of proper wound bed preparation or debridement. This article highlights new products from Kerecis*,Vericel*, Epien Medical, PixaMedand the role of debridement in wound healing.  

Among the many topics covered in detail in the complete article, which is available as a download, are:

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The Past, Present and Future of 3M Health Care

By Susan Paquette on 1/17/23 9:18 AM

With the recent announcement that 3M is spinning off its Health Care division, SmartTRAK looks back at the evolution of 3M Health Care, its businesses today, the entry into Advanced Wound Care (AWC) and potential new opportunities for the new Health Care business.

3M, a large, diversified company with annual sales of $35.4B in 2021 announced earlier this year plans to spin-off its Health Care business into a new public company. Today, 3M markets thousands of products through four business groups: Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, Health Care and Consumer. Post-spin-off, 3M will continue as a leading global material science innovator, while the new stand-alone business will seek to become a global diversified healthcare company focused on wound care, healthcare IT, oral care and biopharma filtration.

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Among the many topics covered in this fascinating article are:

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Trends in ADM Use from ASPS 2022

By Doug Devens on 12/20/22 9:30 AM

Surgeons are concerned about the cost of breast matrices in an increasingly restrictive environment, but alternatives may be on the horizon according to key discussions at the 2022 Plastic Surgery: The Meeting.

Breast matrices are used to cover breast implants in breast reconstruction and cosmetic breast surgeries. The matrices have become in effect standard of care in these surgeries, though they do not have FDA-approved indications for breast reconstruction or cosmetic breast surgeries. Moreover, the FDA has in recent years, issued warning letters and communications related to breast matrices. In 2015, the FDA issued warning letters reminding several companies that they did not ...

To read the complete "Trends in ADM Use from ASPS 2022" article by Doug Devens, SmartTRAK's Product Director/Sr. Analyst - Wound, in which  he shares observations from the ASPS sessions and the potential implications for the Breast Matrices Market, just click the following link.

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The Future of Skin Substitute Reimbursement: SAWC Fall 2022

By Gary Delhougne on 12/6/22 9:30 AM

The potential of US reimbursement changes to Skin Substitutes weighed heavily on companies at SAWC Fall, yet subsequently, CMS decided to delay finalizing its proposed changes.

The Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Fall 2022 gathered for another year in Las Vegas. The exhibit hall was filled with most wound care manufacturers and though booth hours were short, the clinical attendees made the best of their time searching out the latest in wound care technologies.

In this articleSmartTRAK discusses:

  • Alternative Product Developments to the Skin Substitute Market 
  • Potential Impact of Proposed Reimbursement Changes
  • The Top Four Companies by Revenue 
  • CMS' Proposed Terminology Change from “Skin Substitute”
  • Packaging Skin Substitutes as “Incident to” Supplies
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