The new advances in portable ultrasound devices are mostly focused on improving the ruggedness of the devices, by making them apt for remote use in addition to dipping the cost involved. Portable ultrasound devices include wireless features like Bluetooth and near-field communication to provide refined home-based healthcare for patients. These wireless devices support increase in mobility, connectivity, and portability.
Key factors driving the portable ultrasound market are the growing incidence of chronic diseases, refining healthcare infrastructure in developing countries, rising geriatric population, and higher healthcare expenditures. On the downside, market growth is being held back by the stern regulatory requirements for approval of portable ultrasound devices.
The North America Portable Ultrasound Market was worth $1.13 billion in 2018 and estimated to be growing at a CAGR of 6.97%, to reach $1.58 billion by 2023. North America is estimated to show profitable growth due to rapid development in technology and vast potential market.
The North America portable ultrasound market is segmented on the basis of type of devices into Mobile Ultrasound Device and Hand-held Ultrasound Device. Based on application, market is segregated into Cardiovascular Portable Ultrasound Device, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Portable Ultrasound Device, Gastric Portable Ultrasound Device and Musculoskeletal Portable Ultrasound Device. By End Users the market is bifurcated into hospitals and diagnostics center. The Mobile ultrasound devices segment is anticipated to account for the largest share of the ultrasound market. Cardiology application is expected to be the fastest growing segment during forecast period.
Based on geography the market is analysed under various regions namely, USA and Canada. USA leads the North America market with highest number of shares. The fact assisting the improved assurance in this technology is the adoption of portable ultrasound devices by the United States Army for on-field usage.
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (Japan), Analogic Corporation (U.S.), Esaote S.p.A. (Italy), Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Netherlands), Toshiba Corporation (Japan), Siemens AG (Germany), General Electric Company (U.S.), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea), Hitachi Ltd. (Japan) and Mindray Medical International Ltd. (China) are some of the key players in the global ultrasound market.
1. Introduction
1.1 Market Definition
1.2 Study Deliverables
1.3 Base Currency, Base Year and Forecast Periods
1.4 General Study Assumptions
2. Research Methodology
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Research Phases
2.2.1 Secondary Research
2.2.2 Primary Research
2.2.3 Econometric Modelling
2.2.4 Expert Validation
2.3 Analysis Design
2.4 Study Timeline
3. Overview
3.1 Executive Summary
3.2 Key Inferences
3.3 New Developments
4. Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Challenges Analysis (DROC)
4.1 Market Drivers
4.2 Market Restraints
4.3 Key Challenges
4.4 Current Opportunities in the Market
5. Market Segmentation
5.1 By Device Type
5.1.1 Mobile Ultrasound Device
5.1.2 Hand-Held Ultrasound Device
5.2 By Application
5.2.1 Cardiovascular Portable Ultrasound Device
5.2.2 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Portable Ultrasound Device
5.2.3 Gastric Portable Ultrasound Device
5.2.4 Musculoskeletal Portable Ultrasound Device
5.3 By End-Users
5.3.1 Hospitals
5.3.2 Diagnostics Center
6. Geographical Analysis
6.1 Introduction
6.2 United States
6.3 Canada
7. Strategic Analysis
7.1 PESTLE analysis
7.1.1 Political
7.1.2 Economic
7.1.3 Social
7.1.4 Technological
7.1.5 Legal
7.1.6 Environmental
7.2 Porter’s Five analysis
7.2.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
7.2.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers
7.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
7.2.4 Threat of Substitute Products and Services
7.2.5 Competitive Rivalry within the Industry
8. Market Leaders' Analysis
8.1 Fujifilm Holdings Corporation
8.1.1 Overview
8.1.2 Product Analysis
8.1.3 Strategic Evaluation and Operations
8.1.4 Financial analysis
8.1.5 Legal issues
8.1.6 Recent Developments
8.1.7 SWOT analysis
8.1.8 Analyst View
8.2 Analogic Corporation
8.3 Esaote S.p.A.
8.4 Koninklijke Philips N.V.
8.5 Toshiba Corporation
8.6 Siemens AG
8.7 General Electric Company
8.8 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
8.9 Hitachi Ltd.
8.10 Mindray Medical International Ltd.
9. Competitive Landscape
9.1 Market share analysis
9.2 Merger and Acquisition Analysis
9.3 Agreements, collaborations and Joint Ventures
9.4 New Product Launches
10. Expert Opinions
10.1 Market Outlook
10.2 Investment Opportunities
Appendix
a) List of Tables
b) List of Figures
