The operating tables and lights market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The operating tables and lights market has grown steadily in recent years. It will increase from $1.41 billion in 2024 to $1.48 billion in 2025, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1%.
Growth factors include the expansion of healthcare facilities, rising disposable income, growth in medical tourism, government initiatives, and the increase in minimally invasive surgeries.
The operating tables and lights market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The operating tables and lights market is expected to grow steadily, reaching $1.78 billion by 2029 with a CAGR of 4.7%.
Growth is driven by increased healthcare infrastructure investments, the rising number of surgical procedures, an aging population, and higher chronic disease incidences. Key trends include technological advancements, imaging technology integration, ergonomic design, automated systems, and wireless connectivity.
The surge in the volume of surgical procedures is anticipated to stimulate the expansion of the operating tables and lights market in the future. Surgical procedures encompass medical actions carried out manually or with instruments by surgeons to identify, manage, or rectify illnesses, injuries, or conditions. The growth in surgical procedures ocurrs as a result of the aging populace, medical technological advancements, broader healthcare facilities, and superior diagnostic skills. Operating tables and lights are crucial in contemporary surgical practice, augmenting surgical accuracy, safety, and efficacy for enhanced patient results. For example, data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), a governmental agency in Australia, revealed that approximately 735,500 individuals were admitted for surgical operations from public hospital elective surgery waiting lists in 2022–2023. This figure corresponded to an 18% rise from the previous year. Consequently, the spike in the volume of surgical procedures is foreseen to stimulate the expansion of the operating tables and lights market.
The operating tables and lights market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Product Type: Operating Tables, Operating Room Lights
2) By Operation: Manual Operating Table, Power Operating Table
3) By End-User: Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Emergency Centers, Other End-Users
Subsegments:
1) By Operating Tables: Manual Operating Tables, Electric Operating Tables, Hydraulic Operating Tables, Surgical Stretcher Tables
2) By Operating Room Lights: Ceiling-Mounted Surgical Lights, Wall-Mounted Surgical Lights, Mobile Surgical Lights, Examination Lights
Leading firms in the Operating Tables and Lights market are channeling their resources towards the creation of innovative products. Their focus is primarily on creating products that are easy to use, aiming to increase surgical accuracy and boost patient results. These user-friendliness tools, created with straightforwardness and comfort as a priority, provide operators with the ability to utilize them without unnecessary confusion or extensive instructions. Features such as intuitive controls, comprehensible interfaces and easily navigable designs are central to these products, aimed at enhancing the user's experience. An illustrative example is Getinge AB, a company specializing in medical technology based in Sweden, which launched the Maquet Corin operating room (OR) table and the Maquet Ezea surgical light in August 2024. The goal of these product launches was to boost efficiency, safety and the user experience in operating rooms. The Maquet Corin OR table is equipped with a user-friendly interface aimed at enhancing workflows and fostering collaboration among surgical teams. It features intelligent security measures such as collision detection and overload alarms. On the other hand, the Maquet Ezea surgical light, designed for durability and user-friendliness, delivers strong lighting with capabilities such as sensitivity to the human eye's dimming and a high color rendering index to accurately represent colors during surgeries.
Major companies operating in the operating tables and lights market are:
• Siemens AG
• Stryker Corporation
• GE Healthcare
• STERIS Corporation
• Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
• Getinge AB
• KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG
• Heal Force Bio-Meditech Holdings Limited
• AGA Sanitaetsartikel GmbH
• Famed Zywiec Sp. z o.o.
• Alvo Medical Sp. z o.o.
• Mizuho OSI
• Merivaara Corp
• Mediland Enterprise Corporation
• BenQ Medical Technology
• UFSK-International OSYS GmbH
• Fazzini SRL
• JW Bioscience
• Lojer Oy
• Medifa-hesse GmbH & Co. KG
• Ningbo Techart Medical Equipment Co. Ltd.
• NUVO Medical Systems Inc.
• OPT Surgisystems S.R.L.
North America was the largest region in the operating tables and lights market in 2024. The regions covered in the operating tables and lights market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.