Medical Textiles Current Market scenario.ppt

Market scenario

1. CURRENT SCENARIO & FUTURE
REQUIREMENTS OF MEDICAL
TEXTILES
G. NAROTHAM REDDY K.NAGAPPAN
Vice President-Materials & Deputy General Manager -Materials
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.

2. MEDICAL TEXTILES
Textilehasalwaysbeenapartofhealthcare.
CombinationofTextileTechnologyand
MedicalScienceshasresultedintoMEDICAL
TEXTILES.
Medical Textiles are one of the faster growing
sectors of the global Technical Textile industry.

3. MEDICAL TEXTILES
Recentlyonly,applicationoftextileshasstartedgoingbeyond
theusualwoundcare,incontinencepads,plastersetc.,
Latestinnovationie.,widevarietyofwoven,nonwoven,knitted
formsoftextileincreasinglyfindingtheirwayintoavarietyof
surgicalprocedures.
AshealthcareindustryisgrowingenormouslyinIndia,the
demandfortheMedicalTextileisalsoontherise.

4. Medical Textiles -Current Scenario
Reusable / Durable to Disposable :
Conceptofreusinglinenofyesteryearisslowlygetting
eliminatedandshifttosingleusedisposableproductsisthe
normofthedayinmanyoftheHospitals.
Great transformation in the mode of treatment offered by
hospitals,encouraging usage of disposables.
Shift from conventional cutting & preparing of gauze pieces to
precut gauze pieces, since 2000.

5. Shift to disposables –Why?
Hospital acquired infection –to prevent.
Reusable linen -a carrier and source of infection.
Increased awareness –among medical professionals/
healthcare workers and patients.
To reduce overall healthcare costs to the nation by using
disposables in order to reduce cross infections.
Surgerywise / procedurewise custom disposable pack /kit.
Usage of wrappers instead of pink/green cloth covers for
trays in CSSD, to retain sterilization and increase the
number of days storage.

6. Shift to disposables –Why?
Resistanttoliquidpenetration(Blood/Water),comeintocontact
fromcutsorspattering,resultsinexposuretopathogens.
Nonlinting(Burrs/looseparticleswillnotcomeout).
Savingoftimeandmanpowerincuttingandpreparingthegauze
pieces.
Resistanttoflame&Infectionfreenature(barrieragainst
bacteria).

7. Allowsairandmoisturetopassthrough(betterbreathing/better
circulation,resultinginsurgeon’scomfort).
Economicaspect(linencomesto10to15cycles,whereas
disposablesingleuseandthrow.Costcomestoeitherequalor
higherby15%to20%thatoflinen,incaseofdisposables.
Easeofuse,hygieneandcosteffective,byeliminating
laundering(washingof1tonoflinen,7tonofwater–approx.
required).
Shift to disposables –Why?

8. Players dealing in innovative/advance
Medical Textile products
1.Bandages & Wound Care:
 Kimberly clark Smith & Nephew
 Beiersdorf Area Labs, US
 Battelle Memorial Institute, USJ & J, Ethicon, US
 Perlei Medical, US Quick-Med Technologies, US
 Comvita, NewZeland. Conva Tec,UK.
 Imedex Biomateriaux, France.Nycomed Pharma, Norway
 3M

9. 2. Sutures
Johnson & Johnson,Ethicon, US & UK
Honeywell International, US
Poly-Med,US
Tyco Healthcare, US
Biotronik, Switzerland
3. Vascular prostheses (grafts)
W.L.Gore, US
Edward Life Science, US
Boston Scientific, US
Players dealing in innovative /advance Medical Textile products

10. 4. Casts / Plasters
BSN Medical, Germany
Ossur, Iceland.
Alcare, Japan
5. Stents
J & J, Ethicon, US
Scimed Life Systems, US
Vascutek, UK
6. Cell growth technology
Tufts University, US
7. Cartilage and bone regeneration
Bioretec, Finland
Players dealing in innovative /advance Medical Textile products

11. 8. Nerve reconnection and regeneration
Asrtra Tec, Sweden.
Oxford Biomaterials, UK
9. Anti microbial fabrics
CC Technology Investment, Hong Kong
Foss Manufacturing Company,US
Rhodianyl, France
10. Ortho joints
J & J (Depuy)
Inor
Players dealing in innovative /advance Medical Textile products

12. Role played by fibre -based materials has
advanced dramatically in recent years….
-Bioglassfibresusedintissueengineeringtocreatenewbone
structures.
-Textilescaffoldstopromotecellgrowthandbuildthecell
structures
-Textilebasedstents(Biocompatible/Biodegradable).
-Bandages-advanceddressingsforwoundsandburns,delivering
antibioticandotherdrugsdirectlytothepartsofthebody.
-Casts–moisturecuringresinsandglassfibresofferinglight
weightandmorecomfortablealternativetoplasterofParis.
-Textilefibresandconduitsaredevelopedtoguidenerve
reconnectionandregeneration.

13. Some Innovative products in Medical
Textiles
Biofunctionalmaterials-activesubstancesareincorporatedinto
fibrebychemicalmodificationorappliedontofibreduring
spinningprocess
Theseadditivesgettransferredtoskinbybodymoistureorby
bodyheat.
eg.,anti-allergenfinishingagentsusedtorelievepatientsfrom
asthma.

14. PhotonicTextiles
Philipsdemonstratesphotonictextilesthatturnfabricinto
intelligentdisplays.
eg.,ababyjaundicesleepingbag,embeddedwithblueLEDsto
breakbilirubinisdeveloped.
Meshsack
Manufacturedfromwarpknittedpolyestertopreventheart
enlargementforpatientswithdegenerativeheartfailure.

15. Medical Textiles production in India yet to
gear up, because
Highinvestmentinvolvement.
Highimportdutyonmachinery.
Yettohaveadequatetechnologyforhighvaluemedical-textiles
manufacturing.
Moreawarenessofhygienerequired(maintaininghighhygiene
standardsfromrawmaterialstofinishedproducts).
Lackofcustomizedproduction.
AbsenceofconvertersinIndiatotransformtherollgoodsintoa
consumerproducts.
Indigenousdevelopmentsofproductstotakeplaceinordertobring
downthetreatmentcost.
R&Dtobeundertakenonalargescaletomakeshiftfromlow
valuetohighvalueproducts.

16. Government to finance CENTER OF
EXCELLENCE for Medical Textiles
UnionMinistryofTextilesidentifiedSITRA,Coimbatoreas
centerofexcellenceforMedicalTextileproductions.
Govt.isgrantingRs.100millionover3yearstocenterforsetting
upnecessaryfacilities.
Labwithinternationalrecognition,ITsupportedinformationbase,
trainingprogrammesandvideoconferencing.

17. Improvement needed in Medical Textile
products
A.Scientificstudyisrequiredwithregardtoappropriate
applicationofvariousMedicalTextileproducts.
B.Purposeshouldbesolved.
C.Whatstrengthandwhatconstructionneededtobestandardized,
dependinguponplaceofuse,i.e.,operationroomandbedsat
wards.
D.Totalstainfreematerialneededtoavoidblood/Fluidcomingin
contactwithhumanbody.
E.Durability,good-lookingandaesthetic,lightweight,adequate
strengthneededinmedicalapparels.

18. Future Requirements of Medical Textiles
FutureRequirementsofMedicalTextiledirectlyrelatedtogrowth
ofIndianHealthcareSectori.e.,increasinginnumberofHospitals.
InIndiahealthcaresectorisaboutUS$17billionindustry,with
annualgrowthrateat13%to17%.
By2012US$36billionisIndianhealthcaresector’sgrowth
estimated.
Riseinnumberof65+yearolds,thesegmentofpopulationthat
usesmosthealthcareproductsandspendsthegreatestnumberof
daysinthehospitals,leadingtoMedicalTextilesconsumptions.

19. Medical Textiles Market
Indian market size of Medical Textiles estimated:
In 2003-2004 INR 14.8Billion
In 2007-2008 INR 23.3Billion
Expected to grow at 8% per annum.

20. Market Size of Medical Textiles itemsSl. No. Item Market PotentialMarket Potential
2007 - 08 2009 - 10
Value (Rs. Crores)Value (Rs. Crores)
1 Sanitary Napkins 699 892
2 Incontinence Diapers 135 255
3 Baby Diapers 105 120
4 Surgical Dressings 694 802
5 Healthcare Textiles 120 160
6 Sutures 441 552
7 Vascular Grafts 3 4
8 Heart Valves 73 83
9 Artifical Tendon 37 45
10 Artifical Joints 14 18
11 Artifical Kidney 17 22
Total 2338 2953

21. Non Woven Textiles –Market size
DisposablenonwoventextileswilldominateMedicalTextiles
market.Demandforhygieneproductswillgohuge.
Innext10years,1milliontonofnonwoventextilesisthe
productionlevelexpected.
CurrentIndiannonwoventextilesis70thousandtons
(whichwasthesamelevelinchina15yearsago).
Chinaproducingtoday1milliontonofnonwoventextiles.

22. Conclusion
Wehavethussofarseenwhatisthecurrentscenarioand
whatarethefuturerequirementsofMedicalTextiles.
MedicalTextilesareoneofthedynamicallyexpanding
sectorsanddevelopmentofsameistoconvertpainfull
daysofpatientsintocomfortabledays.
Asmedicalprocedurescontinueandtransform,the
demandfortextilematerialsisboundtogrowandgrow.

23. You see things as they are and ask why
But I dream of things that never
were and ask why not….
G. B. Shaw wrote
Kennedy quoted this often

24. Health is the greatest possession.
Contentment is the greatest treasure.
Confidence is the greatest friend.
Non-being is the greatest joy.
-Lao Tzu
THANKS TO ALL….