Surgical Sponges Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Global Industry Analysis: By Type (Cotton Gauze, Non-Woven & Others), By Material (Cotton, Rayon, PVA), By Shape (Square, Rectangle), By Application (Neurosurgery, Laparotomy, ENT, General Surgery, Others) and Region Forecast to 2030

The surgical sponge market size was valued at USD 1,839.3 million in 2023 and is projected to grow at 3.9% CAGR from 2024-2030. Surgical sponges are medical tools used in surgery to absorb fluids, stop bleeding, and close wounds they are also used in a variety of surgical procedures, including neurosurgery, dentistry, gynaecology, and otolaryngology. The key market drivers of the surgical sponges market are rising demand for absorbent dressings due to rise as healthcare facilities for wound care and hygiene, increasing investment for healthcare infrastructure, development of advanced products, the rising older population & age related diseases requiring frequent surgical procedures will increase demand for surgical sponges in the forecast years.

Moreover, increase in government support & funding for surgical safety, huge demand for surgical sponge manufacturers to partner with hospitals and governments in implementing safer surgical practices, including the adoption of advanced sponges and tracking technologies. However, the growing trends in the market are the rising number of surgeries due to the rising prevention rate for chronic diseases to foster growth, increasing adoption of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), demand for the shift towards disposable & single-use sponges, development of antimicrobial & antiseptic coated sponges, increasing use of sponge tracking systems.

Moreover, rising prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and others due to changing lifestyle also significantly enhances the surgical sponges market. However, availability of various alternatives for surgical sponges such as gel foam, complications with retained surgical items (RSIs), stringent regulatory requirements for product approval, and  environmental concerns with disposal of surgical sponges are hamper the growth of market over the forecast timeframe. The emerging opportunities of surgical sponges market are increased adoption of outpatient surgeries, improved preference for automated surgical sponges practices, and increasing incidence of surgical procedures are propel the growth of sponges market.

Surgical Sponges Market Key Developments:

• In April 2024, Integra LifeSciences corporation made acquisition of Acclarent and integrated Integra Acclarent into Codman Speciality Surgical division.
• In 2019, Fujifilm Corporation and JEOL formed a strategic partnership in international surgical sponges analyser market.