Critical Care Equipment Global Market Report 2026

Critical care equipment refers to medical equipment used in the treatment of individuals facing life-threatening injuries or illnesses, often administered in an intensive care unit. This specialized care is typically provided for conditions such as surgical complications, accident injuries, severe infections, and serious respiratory issues.

The primary product types of critical care equipment include patient monitors, ventilators, infusion pumps, sleep apnea devices, and other essential devices. A patient monitor is a device designed to record, measure, and display various biometric data, such as heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and SpO2. Monitoring can encompass different types, including hemodynamic monitoring, vital signs monitoring, neurologic monitoring, brain function monitoring, and others, catering to patients across various age groups, including adults, geriatrics, pediatrics, and neonates. These critical care equipment products are distributed through channels such as retail sales, third-party distribution, and others, and are primarily sold to hospitals, specialty clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, and other healthcare facilities.

Tariffs are impacting the critical care equipment market by increasing costs of imported electronic components, sensors, ventilator systems, infusion pumps, and monitoring devices. Hospitals in North America and Europe are most affected due to dependence on imported high-value medical equipment, while Asia-Pacific faces higher component sourcing costs. These tariffs are raising capital expenditure for healthcare providers and delaying equipment upgrades. At the same time, they are supporting domestic manufacturing, regional supply chain localization, and innovation in cost-effective critical care technologies.

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The critical care equipment market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $6.11 billion in 2025 to $6.66 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing prevalence of chronic and critical illnesses, expansion of intensive care infrastructure, rising demand for advanced life-support equipment, growing adoption of multiparameter monitoring systems, availability of advanced medical electronics.

The critical care equipment market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $9.3 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing investments in smart icu solutions, rising demand for remote critical care monitoring, expansion of tele-icu services, growing focus on patient safety and outcomes, increasing adoption of ai-driven clinical analytics. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing deployment of smart patient monitoring systems, rising adoption of portable and remote icu equipment, growing integration of ai-based clinical decision support, expansion of remote patient monitoring in critical care, enhanced focus on workflow automation in icus.

The escalating prevalence of chronic diseases is projected to drive the expansion of the critical care equipment market in the foreseeable future. Chronic diseases encompass persistent health conditions lasting a year or more, requiring continual medical attention and constraining daily activities. Within the realm of chronic ailments, critical care equipment plays a pivotal role in patient monitoring and treatment, particularly in intensive care units for managing surgical complications, severe infections, and significant respiratory problems. These critical care tools provide life-sustaining support to various bodily organs. For instance, based on data from the World Health Organization, approximately 41 million people succumbed to chronic diseases in 2022, accounting for 74% of global fatalities. Annually, 17 million individuals perish from chronic diseases before reaching the age of 70. Projections indicate that by 2025, an estimated 164 million individuals will be affected by chronic ailments. Consequently, the surge in chronic diseases serves as a catalyst for driving the growth of the critical care equipment market.

Major companies operating in the critical care equipment market are increasingly concentrating on the development of innovative solutions, including next-generation mechanical ventilators, to address the growing need for effective respiratory support in intensive care units and the rising incidence of respiratory disorders. Mechanical ventilators are medical devices that support or substitute natural breathing by delivering regulated airflow and oxygen to patients with impaired lung function, providing enhanced precision, real-time monitoring, and greater customization compared with conventional, less automated ventilation systems. For example, in January 2023, Getinge AB, a Sweden-based medical technology company, introduced its Servo-C mechanical ventilator. This system delivers lung-protective therapeutic support for both adult and pediatric patients and is designed to simplify respiratory care. Its key features include integrated carbon dioxide monitoring, visualization of volume and pressure targets, 360-degree alarm visibility, high-flow therapy, and personalized lung protection supported by advanced monitoring capabilities.

In September 2024, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a United States-based medical technology company, acquired Edwards Lifesciences Corporation for an undisclosed consideration. Through this transaction, BD sought to broaden its smart connected-care portfolio and enhance its advanced patient-monitoring and artificial intelligence-enabled clinical decision capabilities, thereby accelerating product innovation and interoperability across operating rooms and intensive care settings. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation is a United States-based healthcare technology company specializing in advanced patient-monitoring solutions, including hemodynamic monitoring devices, sensors, monitoring systems, and artificial intelligence-driven clinical decision support tools.

Major companies operating in the critical care equipment market are AKAS Medical, B. Braun Melsungen AG, BPL Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Dragerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, General Electric Company, Koninklijke Philips N.V., MAQUET Holding B.V. & Co. KG, Medtronic plc, Nihon Kohden Corporation, Skanray Technologies Ltd., Smiths Medical Inc., Getinge AB, Fresenius Kabi AG, Baxter International Inc., Hamilton Medical AG, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Abbott Laboratories, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Teleflex Incorporated, Becton Dickinson and Company, ICU Medical Inc., Masimo Corporation, Mindray Medical International Limited, ZOLL Medical Corporation, Hill-Rom Holdings Inc., Stryker Corporation, Terumo Corporation, Siemens Healthineers AG

North America was the largest region in the critical care equipment market in 2025. The regions covered in the critical care equipment market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.

The countries covered in the critical care equipment market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain

The critical care equipment market consists of sales of resuscitator bags, respiratory ventilators, medical stretchers, saturation monitors, blood pressure cuffs, endotracheal tubes, and ICU bedside monitors. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

Critical Care Equipment Market Global Report 2026 from The Business Research Company provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.

This report focuses critical care equipment market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.

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The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, total addressable market (TAM), market attractiveness score (MAS), competitive landscape, market shares, company scoring matrix, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market's historic and forecast market growth by geography.

• The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market. This section also examines key products and services offered in the market, evaluates brand-level differentiation, compares product features, and highlights major innovation and product development trends.
• The supply chain analysis section provides an overview of the entire value chain, including key raw materials, resources, and supplier analysis. It also provides a list competitor at each level of the supply chain.
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• The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
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Scope

• Markets Covered:1) By Product Type: Patient Monitors; Ventilators; Infusion Pumps; Other Products
• 2) By Patient Type: Adult; Geriatric; Pediatric; Neonates
• 3) By End User: Hospitals; Intensive Care Units (ICUs); Emergency Care Centers; Specialty Critical Care Centers
• Subsegments:
• 1) By Patient Monitors: Vital Signs Monitors; Cardiac Monitors; Multi-Parameter Monitors
• 2) By Ventilators: Invasive Ventilators; Non-Invasive Ventilators; Portable Ventilators; High-Frequency Ventilators
• 3) By Infusion Pumps: Syringe Pumps; Volumetric Pumps; Smart Infusion Pumps
• 4) By Other Products: Defibrillators; Suction Devices; Temperature Management Systems
• Companies Mentioned: AKAS Medical; B. Braun Melsungen AG; BPL Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; Dragerwerk AG & Co. KGaA; General Electric Company; Koninklijke Philips N.V.; MAQUET Holding B.V. & Co. KG; Medtronic plc; Nihon Kohden Corporation; Skanray Technologies Ltd.; Smiths Medical Inc.; Getinge AB; Fresenius Kabi AG; Baxter International Inc.; Hamilton Medical AG; Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited; Abbott Laboratories; Edwards Lifesciences Corporation; Teleflex Incorporated; Becton Dickinson and Company; ICU Medical Inc.; Masimo Corporation; Mindray Medical International Limited; ZOLL Medical Corporation; Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.; Stryker Corporation; Terumo Corporation; Siemens Healthineers AG
• Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain
• Regions: Asia-Pacific; South East Asia; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
• Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
• Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,
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