Medical Lifting Sling Market

The toileting and transfer sections are expected to increase at a high CAGR during the
forecast period. Increased growth rate of this sector is due to introduction of new supporting
applications to provide quality life for patients and higher penetration in developing economies.
In terms of sling point, the 4-point sling held the largest share in 2015, and will exhibit growth
since most products, such as spa, bathing and hammock slings fall under this sector. The u-
shaped sling is also expected to witness lucrative growth during the forecast period because
shorter lifespan results in purchasing large quantity by dealers.
Based on the end-users, the industry is categorized into hospital, home care, elderly care,
emergency medical services, nursing homes, trauma centers, etc. Hospitals accounted for the
major share of the industry in 2015 and are expected to dominate during the forecast period.
The dominance is primarily owing to high adoption rate and high usage while assisting the
disabled patients; and government initiatives of training hospital nurses. Supported living
facilities and home healthcare have seensubstantial acceptance. All these factors witnessthat
the sector is likely to expand at the maximum growth rate during the forecast period.
Key players in the medical lifting sling market are Argo Medical, Arjo Huntleigh, Bestcare,
Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, Hill-Rom Holdings, Etac AB, GF Health Products, Guldman,
Invacare Corporation, Joerns Healthcare, and Prism Medical.
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