Global Anesthesia Video Laryngoscope Market Is Expanding Owing To Increasing Preference For Anesthesia Video Laryngoscopes And Growing Demand For Robot-Assisted Intubation

Anesthesia Video Laryngoscope Market

The Anesthesia Video Laryngoscope (VL) is a medical device that displays the larynx on a monitor screen during tracheal intubation. The VL has become increasingly popular in anesthesia practice, especially in emergency department and intensive care unit settings. However, the use of the VL has been controversial owing to its potential adverse effects on intubation outcomes. The most important advantage of the VL is its ability to reduce the need for adjunctive intubation maneuvers to facilitate tracheal intubation. Nevertheless, the performance of the VL is variable and is dependent on many factors, such as the type of device used, the patient's characteristics, and the level of expertise in airway management by the operator. Several studies have reported a wide range of intubation success rates with different VL devices, such as the Glidescope, Storz Berci-Kaplan DCI scope, and Pentax AWS scope.

Increasing product launches are estimated to augment the growth of the global Anesthesia Video Laryngoscope Market during the forecast period. For instance, Timesco Healthcare launched its Optima View video laryngoscope in January 2023. This can be used for helping intubation in patients with challenging airways. The video laryngoscope has a wide-angle integrated camera, video display panel, color-correct output, and high resolution. Moreover, the increasing cost of devices and high maintenance and repair costs are anticipated to restrain the growth of the global anesthesia video laryngoscope market during the forecast period.

The global Anesthesia Video Laryngoscope Market witness significant growth. The pandemic was declared a global public health emergency in 2020, by the World Health Organization. During the pandemic, there was a massive demand for video laryngoscopes for visualizing the endotracheal pathway. These devices were also used without coming in direct contact with the patient. The rising prevalence of COVID-19 cases resulted in a shortage of video laryngoscopes in several countries. This resulted in increasing the production capacity by manufacturers to meet the growing demand. This led to increased demand for anesthesia video laryngoscopes in intensive care units.

The Global Anesthesia Video Laryngoscope Market is expected to witness robust growth, exhibiting a CAGR of 6.8 % over the forecast period, due to increasing product approvals. For instance, a leading developer of high-performance, single-use endoscopes, Zsquare, gained clearance from the FDA in July 2022, for marketing the Zsquare ENT-Flex Rhinolaryngoscope, their first product.

North America is anticipated to witness robust growth in the global Anesthesia Video Laryngoscope Market during the forecast period, due to growing government initiatives and the rising presence of healthcare organizations. Key players active in the market are Venner Medical (Deutschland) GmbH, Teleflex Incorporated, BOMIMED, Ambu A/S, KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG, SunMed, Medtronic plc, NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION, Verathon Inc., XION GmbH, Ambu A/S, C-RAD, VYAIRE, and Clarus Medical LLC.