Patient Warming System Global Market Report 2025

The patient warming system market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $2.02 billion in 2024 to $2.2 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.2%. The expansion during the historical period can be credited to the growing use of minimally invasive surgical techniques, heightened emphasis on minimizing postoperative complications, increased hospital investments in cutting-edge medical technologies, and enhanced regulatory initiatives promoting patient safety.

The patient warming system market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.1 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9%. Key factors contributing to this projected growth include a heightened need for better patient management during surgeries, an increasing incidence of hypothermia-related issues, a surge in surgical procedures, growing funding directed at healthcare infrastructure improvements, and an expanding elderly population with greater medical needs. Key trends anticipated during this period include innovations in non-invasive warming solutions, the rise of intelligent, sensor-integrated warming systems, the merging of warming devices with hospital IT systems, improvements in energy efficiency for warming technologies, and progress in battery technology enabling portable device functionality.

The increasing number of surgical procedures is anticipated to drive the growth of the patient warming system market. Surgical procedures involve medical operations that cut or manipulate tissues to diagnose, treat, or repair health conditions. This rise in surgical procedures is largely due to the aging population, as older adults are more susceptible to chronic conditions that frequently require surgical intervention. Patient warming systems support these procedures by maintaining optimal body temperature, thereby minimizing the risk of perioperative hypothermia and its associated complications. These systems contribute to better surgical outcomes by enhancing patient safety, expediting recovery, and improving procedural efficiency. For example, in March 2023, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons reported that 31,057 cosmetic surgeries were performed in 2022 in the UK, representing a 102% increase compared to 2021. Consequently, the rising number of surgical procedures is fueling the demand for patient warming systems.

Leading companies in the patient warming system market are concentrating on the development of technologically advanced products such as radiant patient warming systems to enhance perioperative care, boost temperature regulation efficiency, and lower the risk of hypothermia during surgeries. A radiant patient warming system is a non-contact thermal device that utilizes infrared radiation to provide controlled heat to the surface of a patient’s body. In April 2023, Augustine Surgical Inc., a U.S.-based medical device firm, partnered with Baxter International Inc., a U.S.-based healthcare company, to introduce an air-free patient warming system. This radiant system is as effective as traditional forced-air systems in maintaining patient temperature but provides additional advantages including a reduced risk of airborne contamination, quieter operation, and increased comfort for surgical staff. Furthermore, these systems preserve laminar airflow, offering a safer and more cost-effective solution for infection control in operating rooms.

In August 2022, Gentherm Incorporated, a U.S.-based company operating in the automotive industry, acquired Jiangmen Dacheng Medical Equipment Co. Ltd. for $38.05 million. The acquisition was aimed at establishing a local presence in China’s rapidly growing market for patient warming and medical device products, expanding manufacturing capacity through a low-cost production site, and becoming a private label supplier for existing Dacheng clients. Jiangmen Dacheng Medical Equipment Co. Ltd. is a China-based manufacturer specializing in patient warming systems.

Major players in the patient warming system market are 3M Company, Medtronic plc, Philips Healthcare, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Stryker Corporation, GE Healthcare, ZOLL Medical Corporation, Gentherm Inc., LivaNova plc, Inspiration Healthcare Group plc, Belmont Medical Technologies, NovaMed Inc., Universal Medical Instruments, The Surgical Company, Alfamedic, Ananta Medisystems, Emit Corporation, Infinium Medical, Paragon Medical Supply Inc., and Cardio Beats LLP.

North America was the largest region in the patient warming system market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in patient warming system report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.

The countries covered in the patient warming system market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

A patient warming system is a medical device used to maintain or elevate a patient’s body temperature during or after surgical procedures or in cases of hypothermia. These systems commonly utilize techniques such as forced-air warming, electric blankets, or fluid-warming systems. Their primary function is to prevent perioperative hypothermia, enhance patient recovery, and lower the likelihood of complications like surgical site infections or cardiovascular problems.

The primary product categories within patient warming systems include forced-air warming systems, conductive warming devices, electric blankets, warm water blankets, and resistive heating systems. Forced-air warming systems work by distributing heated air through a disposable blanket placed over the patient. The system technologies include resistive heating, convection heating, conductive heating, water circulation, and infrared heating. These are utilized across various settings such as hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), specialty clinics, home care environments, and rehabilitation facilities.

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The patient warming system market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as preoperative and postoperative temperature management, intraoperative warming solutions, equipment installation and maintenance, device calibration, and clinical training and support for healthcare staff. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The patient warming system market also includes sales of warming gowns, infant warming pads and swaddles, fluid and blood warming systems, and radiant warmers. 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 and 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.

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