Global Skin Grafting Device Market Size (2024 - 2029)

Skin Grafting Device Market Analysis

The skin grafting device market is expected to register a CAGR of 5.3% during the forecast period.

Recent studies published by the Asia Pacific Blood Network 2020 and Transfusion Medicine Reviews Journal 2020 stated a relatively higher risk for transmission of viruses such as COVID-19 via blood. According to a research article by Timothy Michael Noblet et al., published in Burns Journal 2021, globally, in the current COVID-19 pandemic scenario, there is a significant risk of droplet contamination to the operators and the immediate environment of the patient in harvesting skin grafts with a pneumatic dermatome.

The study results also suggested that it is reasonable to use full high-risk personal protective equipment (PPE) when harvesting skin grafts, and the number of people within 1 meter of the harvest site is kept to the absolute minimum, ideally a single surgeon where possible.

Skin grafting is a novel technological advancement in surgical procedures, covering skin replacement from the healthy skin area and providing coverage for wound area. Skin grafting is majorly used in different wound indications, such as deep burns, skin cancer, injury, or reconstructive surgeries. The increasing prevalence and incidence of burn injuries, leg ulcers, pressure and diabetic foot ulcers, and skin infections that lead to prolonged hospitalization, influence the demand in the skin grafting device market.

Moreover, technological innovations in dermatomes, such as electric and air dermatomes, and the increased precision are some of the key factors expected to boost the market for skin grafting systems. The growing demand for skin grafts is another major factor propelling the market growth.

For instance, in May 2017, Exsurco Medical Inc. launched new wound debridement and skin grafting medical device designed for use in burn and trauma centers. The new Amalgatome SD is a revolutionary breakthrough in combining skin grafting and wound debridement technology in the industry. Using one device for multiple procedures (autografting and/or excision), the Amalgatome SD helps those in critical need of the healing power of skin.

Care and treatment procedures have taken a more comprehensive approach that focuses on recovery from injuries and the improvement in long-term function. Thus, the demand for skin grafts and other skin substitutes in treating and managing acute wounds is increasing steadily. Skin grafting procedures are majorly used on partial and full thickness burns, and they have an important role in the treatment of such injuries. Skin grafting can be biological or synthetic.

The presence of non-profit organizations, such as the British Burn Association and the Canadian Association of Burn Nurses, which aim to provide and propagate knowledge on best treatment and rehabilitation following a burn injury, is increasing the awareness among people. However, the market growth may be hindered by factors such as poor healthcare accessibility in low-income countries and the lack of advanced healthcare infrastructure.

Skin Grafting Device Industry Segmentation

As per the scope of the report, skin grafting is a procedure that involves removing skin from one area of the body and moving or transplanting it to a different area of the body. The procedure may be done if a part of the body has lost its protective covering of skin due to injury, burns, or illness. Skin grafting devices are used to perform such procedures. The skin grafting device market is segmented by product (dermatome (electric dermatome, drum dermatome, and other products), wound debridement devices, and other devices), type (autograft and allograft), wound type (burns, surgical wounds, chronic wounds, and traumatic wounds), and geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle-East and Africa, and South America). The report offers the value (in USD million) for the above-mentioned segments.