3D Printing in Medical Devices – Thematic Intelligence

3D Printing in Medical Devices Market Report Overview

The use of 3D printing in medical devices is growing rapidly, replacing traditional prototype development approaches. It has been extensively adopted by the medical industry with applications including surgical planning, by providing a physical model of the operation area; training; and orthotics and prosthetics, among others. This adoption rate is due to this method’s quick turn-around compared to the traditional methods. The orthopedic and dental sectors have embraced 3D printing technology due to the demand for personalized devices where the technology can be optimized to work for an individual.

Moreover, the orthopedic and dental sectors have embraced 3D printing technology due to the demand for personalized devices where the technology can be optimized to work for an individual.

The 3D printing in medical devices thematic intelligence report assesses how 3D printing analytics, combined with other emerging technologies, can be used across the medical devices value chain. It provides an overview of the current landscape, including medical, technology, regulatory, and macroeconomic trends. Furthermore, it also provides comprehensive industry analysis and details the major milestones related to medical devices.

3D Printing in Medical Devices Market Trends

The key trends that are impacting the 3D printing industry can be classified into four categories: medical trends, technology trends, macroeconomic trends, and regulatory trends.

Medical trends: The key medical trends impacting the 3D printing industry are the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing use in bioprinting, integration of 3D printing in orthopedics, dental devices, and personalized devices. Additionally, the growing use of 3D printing in diagnosis and medical training, enabling accessible healthcare, increased hiring activities, and growing partnerships will also impact the industry.

Technology trends: The key technology trends impacting the 3D printing industry are the shift from prototyping to digital manufacturing, increasing focus on ESG, new innovative materials, the introduction of digital twins, design benefits, the appliance of science, partnerships, use of more materials, greater automation and software, and interoperability, not proprietary.

Macroeconomic trends: Educating the engineers, rising M&A activities, and legal battles over intellectual property are some of the macroeconomic trends impacting the 3D printing industry.

Regulatory trends: The key regulatory trends that will shape the 3D printing industry in medical devices theme are global standards and medical device regulations.

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3D Printing in Medical Devices - Industry Analysis

The 3D printing market in medical accounted for over $2 billion in sales in 2022 and is expected to achieve a CAGR of more than 21% between 2019-26. The market for medical 3D printers has been steadily increasing since 2018, and this trend is expected to carry on in 2026. Major benefits of 3D printing include customization, lower costs, speed of production, and waste reduction. Due to these advantages, companies are investing more in their 3D printing technology and even forming partnerships with other companies in the 3D printing space.

3D Printing in medical devices industry analysis also covers:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Patent trends
• 3D printing in medical timeline

Medical 3D Printing Market Forecast, 2019-2026

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3D Printing in Medical Devices - Value Chain Analysis

GlobalData’s 3D printing value chain consists of four segments: hardware, materials, software, and services.

Hardware: Within the technology landscape, the hardware market for 3D printing is dominated by industrial systems. In healthcare, 3D printing has numerous applications, including tissue and organ fabrication, bones, joints, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, dental implants, and anatomical models for surgical planning and education. The medical sector is a huge market for 3D printers due to the abundance of uses.

3D Printing Value Chain Analysis

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Leading 3D Bioprinting Adopters in Medical

Some of the leading 3D bioprinting companies currently deploying in medical are 3D Bioprinting Solutions, Advanced Solutions Life Sciences, Aether, Allevi, Aspect Biosystems, Biogelx, Cellbricks, Cellink, CollPlant Biotechnologies, and Cyfuse Biomedical.

Leading 3D Printing Adopters in Medical

Some of the leading 3D printing companies currently deploying in medical are 3D Systems, Autodesk Carbon, Dassault Systèmes, Desktop Metal, EOS, ExOne, Formlabs, GE Additive, and HP.

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Medical Devices Sector Scorecard

At GlobalData, we use a scorecard approach to predict tomorrow’s leading companies within each sector. Our medical devices sector scorecard has three screens: a thematic screen, a valuation screen, and a risk screen.

• Our thematic screen ranks companies based on overall leadership in the 10 themes that matter most to their industry, generating a leading indicator of future performance.
• Our valuation screen ranks our universe of companies within a sector based on selected valuation metrics.
• Our risk screen ranks companies within a particular sector based on overall investment risk.

 Medical Devices Sector Scorecard – Thematic Screen

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Scope

• This report is a thematic brief, which identifies those companies most likely to succeed in a world filled with disruptive threats. Inside, we predict how each theme will evolve and identify the leading and disrupting companies.
• The report covers the 3D Printing theme.

Reasons to Buy

• GlobalData’s thematic research ecosystem is a single, integrated global research platform that provides an easy-to-use framework for tracking all themes across all companies in all sectors. It has a proven track record of identifying the important themes early, enabling companies to make the right investments ahead of the competition, and secure that all-important competitive advantage.
• Develop and design your corporate strategies through an in-house expert analysis of 3D printing by understanding the primary ways in which this theme is impacting the medical devices industry.
• Stay up to date on the industry’s major players and where they sit in the value chain.
• Identify emerging industry trends to gain a competitive advantage.