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Breast surgery retractors are used to hold an incision or wound open while a surgeon works. The retractor is also be used to hold tissues or organs out of the way during surgery.
Hand retractors are retractors that must be held by an assistant, a robot or the surgeon during a procedure. The breast surgical retractors lighting will allow surgeons to better navigate in deep or minimally-open cavities.
Better visibility during and at the end of surgery is beneficial to both the surgical team and the patient. These are available for plastic, aesthetic, and reconstructive surgeries.
These instruments can be used for various techniques, such as the latissimus dorsi flap, as well as for different accesses via the axilla or the inframammary fold. The major features associated with the breast surgery retractors are they can be used with an endoscope and for breast augmentation using the inframammary or trans-axillary approach.
The surge in demand for minimally invasive procedures for breast cosmetic surgeries, rise in breast augmentation procedures, and implant-based reconstruction surgeries are additionally driving the global breast surgery retractors market.
According to the American Cancer Society in 2018, Breast reconstruction among US women undergoing mastectomy has increased from 12% in 1998 to 36% in 2011.
According to the study conducted by researchers by the National Institute of Health in 2018, more than 183,350 lumpectomy procedures have been performed in the United States alone.
Global breast surgery retractors market is segmented by product type, usage type, by application type, and by end-users. The product type includes single-handle retractor, double-handle retractor, and usage type includes disposable and reusable.
The application type segment includes mastectomy, lumpectomy, plastic surgery, and breast reconstruction, and by the end, users include hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, specialty clinics, and others.
Plastic surgery segment dominates the global breast surgery retractors market during the forecast period due to the wide acceptance of cosmetic procedures across the globe and extensive usage of breast implants.
The global breast surgery retractors market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, and Middle East & Africa.
North America dominates the global breast surgery retractors market during the forecast period owing to the rise in awareness among the diseased population (breast cancer) regarding the availability of surgical methods across the region and wide acceptance of cosmetic procedures.
The rapid surge in breast augmentation and reconstruction procedures performed across the region as these surgery retractors are majorly used in performing these procedures is additionally driving the global breast surgery retractors market during the forecast period.
According to the study conducted by researchers at Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine in February 2019, Nearly 300,000 breast augmentation surgeries are performed annually, making this the second most common aesthetic procedure in US women.
Product portfolio expansion, new product launches in surgery retractors with advanced illumination technology, and acquisitions are the major strategies followed by the key players in the global breast surgery retractors market.
In November 2018, OBP, the leading global developer of single-use, self-contained, illuminating medical devices, today announced the expansion of its ONETRAC® portfolio to include four new sizes. ONETRAC is the first single-use, cordless surgical retractor with the integrated LED light source.
In 2018, Black & Black surgical launched LumiView™ a Cool Light Fiber Optic Retractor System.
In September 2018, Orthopaedics giant Stryker acquired Invuity, advanced photonics, and surgical lighting company, for 7.40 per share of common stock or approximately 190 million overall transactions.
In October 2015, Invuity Introduced a new Illuminated Retractor Eikon LT with tissue grip to its illuminated retractor platform.
Major market players in the breast surgery retractors market are Accurate Surgical & Scientific Instruments, Invuity Inc., Integral Lifesciences Corporation, B. Braun Melsungen AG, OBP Medical Corporation, Thompson Surgical, Medtronic Plc, Cooper Surgical Inc., Mediflex Surgical Products, Black & Black Surgical, Novo Surgical Inc., and Hayden Medical Inc.Target Audience: