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Where to Expect Growth in the Global Medical Device Market

Portable and smaller devices, and the increasing use of software, will help expand this market through 2021.

Surgical and infection control, cardiovascular and home healthcare trends will help the global medical device market reach an estimated $342.9 billion by 2021, showing a 4.6% Compound Annual Growth Rate from 2016 to 2021.

Major growth drivers include greater healthcare expenditure, increasing health awareness and an aging population.Emerging trends, which have a direct impact on the dynamics of the industry, include design and manufacturing of portable and smaller devices and increasing usage of software as a differentiator in medical devices.

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