US Ultrasound Probe Disinfection Market Size Likely to Reach at a CAGR of 13.1% By 2033

As per the current market research conducted by the CMI Team, the US Ultrasound Probe Disinfection Market size is expected to record a CAGR of 13.1% from 2024 to 2033. In 2024, the market size is projected to reach a valuation of USD 142.3 Million. By 2033, the valuation is anticipated to reach USD 430.8 Million.

US Ultrasound Probe Disinfection Market: Growth Factors and Dynamics

• Growing Awareness of Infection Risks: Modern disinfection techniques and procedures have been adopted due to increased awareness among medical care providers and patients about infection risks associated with low-quality acoustic probes.

• Technological Advancements in Disinfection Methods: Integrated systems of ultrasonic washing of ultrasound antennas and new generations of disinfectants provide better washing efficacy and encourage HCIs to use modern equipment.

• Increasing Use of Ultrasound Procedures: Patients seeking healthcare services, image, obstetrics, gynaecology, cardiology, and radiology, amongst others, have raised the need for disinfection of ultrasound probes as a measure of enhancing patients’ safety.

• Stringent Regulatory Requirements: The adoption of tight rules and regulations by the FDA, CDC, and other higher authorities in the hospital or in some other organizations, like infection precautions or sterilization methods, is also contributing to the raised popularity of ultrasound probe cleaning products and solutions.

• Rising Healthcare Expenditure: The enhanced overall healthcare costs across the United States are assisting in enforcing necessary infection control features like ultrasound probe sterilization because facilities are willing to spend more money to make patients’ care safer.

• Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic: COVID-19 has led people to focus on what can be done to prevent the spread of the disease; two, the cleaning and disinfection guidelines within the healthcare sector heighten the demand for ultrasound probe disinfection systems.

• Expansion of Ambulatory Care Centers: More sporting centres for ambulatory care and outpatient bookings, which likewise adopt ultrasound equipment, showed the need for perfect and highly efficient ways to clean up the probes to attain optimum sterility of the instrument and to guard patients from infection in such places.

US Ultrasound Probe Disinfection Market: Partnership and Acquisitions

• In September 2024, Germitec’s innovative UVC high-level disinfection product designed for ultrasound probes was run through the FDA approval process with absolute success. The Chronos system is supposed to provide speedy, chemical-free disinfection and respond to the increasing demand for effective infection-control solutions in healthcare environments. That way, the FDA clearance is an enormous growth push for Germitec, particularly in the U.S. market.

• In September 2024, Koelis launched a new compact 3D ultrasound probe that improves workflow and reprocessing inside medical institutions. The breakthrough device is compact, efficient, and easy to reprocess, thereby supporting doctors and medical professionals. It is designed to improve clinical outcomes and simplify the ultrasound procedure.

• In September 2023, Mindray unveiled a state-of-the-art, 2-in-1 handheld ultrasound device with multi-device connectivity: a next step in flexibility and usability by healthcare professionals. The device will ensure quality imaging for easy integration into existing workflows and enhance diagnostic efficiency. It supports both handheld and cart-based use to make ultrasound diagnostics streamlined.

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US Ultrasound Probe Disinfection Market: COVID-19 Analysis

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the US Ultrasound Probe Disinfection Market has been affected in some ways in a positive and negative aspects. Here are some of the key impacts:

• Necessity of Interrupting Routine Health Services: During the pandemic, several elective medical procedures were postponed; hence, usage of ultrasound machines declined and eventually increased demand for probe disinfection products and services. This was a temporary depression affecting market forces.

• Continued Elective Procedures: As more and more healthcare facilities return to elective and non-emergency procedures, the demand for ultrasound services, and disinfection-related products, is slowly leveling out. The rebounding in activities is, therefore, enabling market activity to return to a more normal base level.

• More Aggressive Disinfection: The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased awareness of infection control. This heightened sense of infection control is driving home much more stringent requirements regarding disinfection, which continues to fuel the demand for high-level solutions for ultrasound probe disinfection.

• Advancements in Disinfection Technology: Disinfection technologies, including autonomous systems and rapid-acting disinfectants, are being introduced to make the process more efficient and by higher hygiene standards, which will lead to recovery.

• Healthcare Infrastructure Investment: Investments in healthcare infrastructure and infection control capabilities push best practice disinfection, such as ultrasound probe cleaning, into further efforts to achieve patient safety.

• Increase in the Practice of Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring: With telemedicine and remote health care gaining prominence, in-person diagnostic procedures are followed with a high level of hygiene. All this hints at an increased demand for ultrasound products and services.

In conclusion, it can be said that for the US Ultrasound Probe Disinfection Market, the COVID-19 pandemic brought some threats and opportunities as well.

List of the prominent players in the US Ultrasound Probe Disinfection Market:

• Nanosonics Limited
• Civco Medical Solutions
• Tristel Solutions Ltd
• Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP)
• CS Medical LLC
• Steris PLC
• Ecolab Inc.
• Germitec S.A.
• Metrex Research LLC
• Virox Technologies Inc.
• Schülke & Mayr GmbH
• Soluva (Heraeus Noblelight)
• Parker Laboratories Inc.
• Canon Medical Systems Corporation
• GE Healthcare
• Others

The US Ultrasound Probe Disinfection Market is segmented as follows:

By Product

• Instruments
• Consumables
• Services

By Disinfection Process

• High-Level Disinfection
• Intermediate/Low-Level Disinfection

By End-use  

• Hospitals & Clinics
• Diagnostic Imaging Centers
• Others