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Wheelchair-Pipeline Insight and Competitive Landscape, 2022

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  • 60 Pages
  • July 2022
  • Region: Global
  • DelveInsight
  • ID: 5525586
This “Wheelchair-Pipeline Insight and 2022,” report provides comprehensive insights about 20+ companies and 20+ pipeline devices in Wheelchair pipeline landscape. Wheelchairs are predominantly used by the physically handicapped and geriatric community. The growing geriatric population eventually have a positive effect on the development of the global wheelchair industry. Market growth is expected to be driven by the rising popularity of the Paralympic Games & growing geriatric population. The high cost of goods for electric wheelchairs, however is expected to hamper market development. This report provides a detailed study of the emerging Wheelchair devices along with competitive landscape to help better understand the emerging Wheelchair devices.

Geography Covered

  • Global coverage
Wheelchair Overview

Wheelchair: Understanding


When the user measures their immediate needs, including lifestyle habits, the amount of time that the chair will be used on a regular basis, and the situation and criteria of their condition, the wheelchair is best determined. Based on user preferences and level of mobility, the choice of wheelchairs is solely agreed upon.

Due to factors such as ease of mobility and the development of advanced features such as service warnings, battery alarms, demand for powered wheelchairs worldwide is expected to grow significantly. The introduction of inexpensive and thus easily accessible wheelchairs in developed economies is another factor expected to boost demand for powered wheelchairs.

Emerging developments that have a significant effect on the dynamics of the wheelchair industry include enhanced efficiency of wheelchairs to provide greater comfort and convenience, increased adoption of power assistance systems, and increased wheelchair hybrid concepts. In addition, higher structural strength and reliability along with less moving parts have greatly reduced the cost of repair, contributing to increased adult wheel chair adoption.

Wheelchair Devices Competitive Assessment


This segment of the Wheelchair report encloses its detailed analysis of various pipeline devices which include product description, licensing and collaboration details and other developmental activities including pipeline territories, regulatory paths and estimated approval dates and the latest news and press releases. The report also provides list of major players involved in the pipeline product development.
  • By Product Type
Wheelchair can divided based on Types - Electric Wheelchair (Rear Wheel Drive Chair, center wheel drive chair, and front-wheel drive chair), Manual Wheelchair (standard, light and ultra-lightweight, bariatric, and, sport wheelchairs) - are covered in this report.
  • By Age Group
Wheelchair can divided based on Age Group- Adult and pediatric wheelchair - both are covered in this report.
  • Major Players in Wheelchair
There are approx. 20+ key companies which are developing the products for Wheelchair.
  • SmartDrive Mx2+: Permobil, Inc.
This is a manual wheelchair used for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The users will be their own controls & will increase the ability to be mobile. SmartDrive will enable the user to be more active, both in commuting longer distances with less strokes needed, and managing single difficulties stopping them from activity. After attaching the SmartDrive, patient will get into a use of the device on a regular basis in their everyday life. The study is estimated to be complete by December 2020.
  • Model Ci : WHILL
WHILL, the developer of autonomous wheelchairs, is bringing its robotic mobility tech at airports. Travelers with mobility limitations can book a WHILL and test out the company's products. Using sensing technologies and automatic brakes, WHILL's wheelchairs detect and avoid obstacles in busy airports, allowing customers to get to their gate faster. The company is one of a growing number of startups and established technology companies tackling the massive market of assistive technologies. The aim to fully implement these models is after 2020.

Further product details are provided in the report……..

Wheelchair Competitive Benchmarking
This segment of the reports provides analysis of the pipeline report to give a clear understanding of the comparative analysis.

The analysis is based on
  • Brand Positioning of Leading companies
  • Application
  • Industry Collaborations
Wheelchair: Commercialization Activity
This segment of the report provides a detailed list of any commercial activity in the field of Wheelchair devices ranging from collaboration, mergers and acquisition, recent breakthrough among others.

Development Activities
  • In November 2020, Ostrich Mobility, a Bengaluru-based firm made their first electric wheelchair that can climb stairs, travels up to 25 km & is made from the wiper motor of an old car. These existing wheelchairs posed the challenges of being expensive and not suitable for Indian roads.
  • In June 2020, LUCI, a company that is reimagining modern mobility, announced the release of its premier product also named LUCI. It is a first-of-its-kind hardware and software platform that uses sensor-fusion technologies to allow a power wheelchair to “see” its environment, giving riders unprecedented stability, security and cloud connectivity.
Further commercial activities are provided in the report……..

Wheelchair: Reimbursement
  • US
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers power-operated vehicles (scooters) and manual wheelchairs as durable medical equipment (DME) that doctor prescribes for use in home. Power wheelchairs are covered only when they're medically necessary.

Further information is provided in the report……..

Report Highlights

  • Extensive coverage of the Wheelchair under development
  • The report reviews details of major pipeline products which includes, product description, licensing and collaboration details and other developmental activities
  • The report reviews the major players involved in the development of Wheelchair and list all their pipeline projects
  • The coverage of pipeline products based on various stages of development ranging from Early Development to Approved / Issued stage
  • The report provides key clinical trial data of ongoing trials specific to pipeline products
  • Recent developments in the segment / industry
  • The report consists of in depth analysis of pipeline products based on various parameters
Wheelchair Report Insights
  • Wheelchair - Pipeline Analysis
  • Wheelchair - Unmet Need
  • Wheelchair - Market Dynamics
  • Wheelchair - Future Perspectives and Conclusion
  • Wheelchair - Analyst Views

Key Questions

  • What are significant companies in this segment, their information, analysis, and insights to improve R&D strategies?
  • How to identify emerging players with potentially strong product portfolio and create effective counter-strategies to gain competitive advantage?
  • What are important and diverse types of Wheelchair under development?
  • What are market-entry and market expansion strategies in Wheelchair?
  • What are some of the mergers and acquisitions and to identify major players with the most promising pipeline?
  • What is in-depth analysis of the product's current stage of development, territory and estimated launch date?
Key Players
  • Drive Medical
  • Ottobock
  • Quantum Rehab
  • GF Health Products, Inc.
  • Karman Healthcare, Inc.
  • Pride Mobility Products Corp.
  • Levo AG
  • Sunrise Medical
  • Medline Industries, Inc.
  • Invacare Corporation
  • Etac AB,
  • Karma Medical Products Co., Ltd.
  • Medical Depot, Inc. (Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare)
  • Meyra Group
  • NOVA Medical Products
  • Panthera AB


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Table of Contents

1. Key Insights2. Wheelchair: Snapshot
3. Wheelchair
3.1. Product Overview
3.2. Regulatory Approvals based on Class
3.3. Indications
3.4. Mechanism
4. Wheelchair: Competitive Assessment
4.1. Assessment by Product Type
4.2. Assessment by Age Group
4.3. Assessment by Company
4.3.1. Permobil, Inc.
4.3.1.1. SmartDrive Mx2+: Permobil, Inc.
4.3.1.1.1. Product Information
4.3.1.1.2. Research and Development
4.3.1.1.3. Patent Details
4.3.1.1.4. Regulatory Milestone
4.3.2. WHILL
4.3.2.1. Model Ci: WHILL
4.3.2.1.1. Product Information
4.3.2.1.2. Research and Development
4.3.2.1.3. Patent Details
4.3.2.1.4. Regulatory Milestone
*More Companies and products would be added in the final report
5. Wheelchair: Competitive Benchmarking: By Company
5.1. Brand Positioning of Leading companies
5.2. Analysis based on Application
5.3. Analysis based on Industry Collaborations
6. Wheelchair - Commercialization Activity
6.1. Collaboration
6.2. Licensing
6.3. Merger and Acquisition
6.4. Recent Breakthroughs
6.5. Literature Studies
6.6. KOL Views
7. Wheelchair: Regulatory
7.1. US
7.2. Europe
7.3. Japan
8. Wheelchair: Reimbursement
8.1. Case Study - US
8.2. Case Study - Europe
8.3. Case Study -Japan
9. Wheelchair: Market Dynamics
9.1. Unmet Needs
9.2. Market Drivers
9.3. Market Barriers
10. Analytical Perspective
10.1. PEST Analysis
10.2. Future Growth Perspectives
11. Conclusion
12. Appendix
12.1. Research Methodology
12.1.1. Coverage
12.1.2. Secondary Research
13. Bibliography14. Publisher Capabilities15. Disclaimer16. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1 Total Pipeline Products
Table 2 Pipeline Products by Type
Table 3 Pipeline Products by Age Group
Table 4 List of Companies
Table 5 Permobil, Inc. Pipeline Products & Ongoing Clinical Trials Overview
Table 6 SmartDrive Mx2+ - Product Status
Table 7 SmartDrive Mx2+ - Product Description
Table 8 WHILL Pipeline Products & Ongoing Clinical Trials Overview
Table 9 Model Ci - Product Status
Table 10 Model Ci - Product Description
List of Figures
Figure 1 List of Pipeline Products
Figure 2 Ongoing Clinical Trial
Figure 3 Ongoing Clinical Trial Pipeline Products by Type
Figure 4 Ongoing Clinical Trial Pipeline Products by Age Group

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Drive Medical
  • Ottobock
  • Quantum Rehab
  • GF Health Products, Inc.
  • Karman Healthcare, Inc.
  • Pride Mobility Products Corp.
  • Levo AG
  • Sunrise Medical
  • Medline Industries, Inc.
  • Invacare Corporation
  • Etac AB,
  • Karma Medical Products Co., Ltd.
  • Medical Depot, Inc. (Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare)
  • Meyra Group
  • NOVA Medical Products
  • Panthera AB