Medical Batteries Market Size, Share, By Usage (Implantable Devices Batteries and Non-Implantable Devices Batteries), By Battery Type (Lithium Batteries, Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries, Zinc-air Batteries, and Other Batteries), By End User (Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Clinics, Diagnostic Centers, Home Care Settings, and Other End User), By Region - Trends, Analysis and Forecast till 2034

Report Code: PMI4918 | Publish Date: May 2021 | No. of Pages: 172

Global Medical Batteries Market By Overview

Medical Batteries Market Size was valued at USD 1.5 Billion in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 2.4 Billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 5.2%

Medical batteries are the backbone of the health sector because most medical devices are majorly deployed to run, without which modern diagnosis and treatment are not feasible. These particular power sources are designed to meet the requirements of medical applications, offering reliability, safety, and durability. They help operate crucial devices, from pacemakers to portable diagnostic devices in healthcare. Medical batteries are great in implanted medical devices, diagnostic apparatuses, wearable health monitoring, and portable therapy devices. Great examples of implantable medical devices are pacemakers and cardiac arrest devices.

Small, reliable batteries power all these life-saving gadgets to keep running without stopping. Advances in medical batteries have increased the performance of legacy devices and opened a path to the development of new innovative technologies that were previously impractical. The high reliability and safety of medical batteries, distinguishing them from their commercial counterparts, are allied with high regulatory requirements. The requirement for its reliability cannot be compromised; device malfunction in this field of application is life-threatening to patients. These medical batteries are intended to provide a reliable and continuous power supply over an extended period.

Global Medical Batteries Market By Dynamics

Key Drivers of Target Market:

Older Population and Growing Chronic Diseases

  • The world's population is rapidly growing older, with a proportionate increase in chronic diseases like diabetes and heart and respiratory problems. This increase would demand more significant varieties of sophisticated medical devices used for diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. All these sophisticated devices are becoming portable and user-friendly, powered by reliable batteries, which would again drive the demand for the medical battery market.
  • One of the prime drivers is innovation in medical devices. We see a continuous pipeline of innovations in miniaturization, wireless, remote monitoring, etc. Next-generation devices demand power sources capable of delivering increased energy density, faster charge times, and longer lifetimes to meet operational demands. These evolving needs that come with changing requirements launch active development by battery manufacturers to cater to these needs and foster market growth.

Healthcare Infrastructure Expanding

  • There has been a surge in building and renovating healthcare facilities across developing nations. This would translate into more elaborate hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centers—all of which are impossible without modern medical devices. Such growth in healthcare infrastructure has opened up a huge new market for medical devices and the batteries related to them.
  • One of the revolutions in healthcare delivery is the growing adoption of telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. It was now possible to monitor and manage patients with chronic conditions effectively from the comfort of their homes. However, this adjustment in the model calls for reliable and long-lasting batteries in medical devices that need to be used for remote monitoring. The manufacturing firms have started working towards such battery technologies to support these applications.

Restrains:

High-Cost Implementation

  • While the outlook for medical battery markets is promising, challenges are certainly ahead. Of importance, the regulatory environment is rigorous. In particular, implantable batteries in medical devices pose severe requirements on safe design and biocompatibility that avoids harm to the well-being of patients. This strong regulation could eventually create a laborious and time-consuming development and approval process for some new battery technology, which could retard innovation in this field [4].
  • Research and development for sophisticated medical batteries are costly. This will act as a significant entry barrier to the smaller players in the market, reducing competition and innovation possibilities.
  • Batteries, particularly non-rechargeable ones, have an environmental concern associated with their disposal. The manufacturers, however, are trying to bail themselves out of this issue. This involves the development of environmentally friendly battery manufacturing processes and responsible battery disposal measures

Opportunities:

Implantable Battery Advancements

  • Developing next-generation implantable batteries that will ensure even longer lifetimes, smaller sizes, and superior safety profiles presents a huge opportunity. This could involve alternative chemistries or improved materials to stretch the boundaries of what is currently possible.

Wireless Charging for Implanted Devices

  • The development that will make all the difference is wireless charging solutions for implanted medical devices. That will prevent the need to replace batteries through invasive surgical procedures, going a long way in enhancing the comfort and safety of the bearer. Indeed, this has already become an area of potentially revolutionary developments in research for the powering of implanted devices.

Flexible and Biocompatible Batteries

  • Both wearable and minimally invasive medical devices will continue to emerge, invariable and requiring flexible and biocompatible batteries that seamlessly integrate with the human body. This would make it easier and more convenient to wear such devices for much more extended periods, opening up new applications in areas like chronic disease management or remote patient monitoring.

Energy-Efficient Medical Devices

  • The huge opportunity is the collaboration between battery manufacturers and medical device designers in attempts to make devices more energy-efficient. If medical devices consume less power, the batteries will last longer with fewer replacements, leading to better patient care and a reduction in healthcare costs.

Global Medical Batteries Market By Segmentation

The market is segmented based on Usage, Battery Type, End-User, and Region.

Usage Insights:

  • Implantable Devices Batteries: These are designed to run medical devices implanted within the human body. Devices implanted include pacemakers, defibrillators, cochlear implants, and deep-brain stimulators. The batteries for implantable devices require very stringent regulations to ensure biocompatibility and safety within the body. The batteries are designed with very tight constraints regarding parameters such as long lifetime, small size, and high energy density that would enable them to last long before they are replaced. Due to these stringent requirements, lithium-ion has taken charge in this segment.
  • Non-Implantable Devices Batteries: These types of batteries apply to an even broader set of medical devices, which work externally on the body or within the premises of medical facilities. The non-implantable devices include hearing aids, insulin pumps, patient monitoring systems, infusion pumps, external defibrillators, and diverse diagnostic equipment. While reliability and long-lasting power requirements are not trivial, less attention is paid to the size and weight constraints compared to implantable devices. This means that this segment could be more flexible for battery technology.

Battery Type Insights:

  • Lithium Batteries (Li-ion): These have the best performance, specifically for implantable devices, owing to their high energy density, which is critical in making them smaller with a longer lifespan.
  • Nickel-metal hydride Batteries (NiMH): These visibly offer a very reasonable balance between performance and safety issues for less sensitive applications—for example, most non-implantable devices. They are rechargeable, reasonably long-lived, and have a more limited energy density compared to lithium batteries.
  • Zinc-air cells are excellent for cell applications requiring long shelf life and low initial power drain, such as hearing aids. They turn on by exposing them to air, providing steady power but not rechargeable.
  • Other Batteries: This is a catch-all grouping of many other types of batteries, again, relatively rare in medical uses. For example, alkaline batteries would be used in a few special applications where devices are only used briefly or are disposable, making replacement costly. Their low cost and easy disposal make them an attractive option for short-term or disposable uses.

End-User Insights:

  • Hospitals and Nursing Homes: This is the largest segment, as medical equipment starts from advanced diagnostic devices to patient monitoring systems and emergency response devices. An increasing number of hospital admissions and an aging population further raise the demand for reliable batteries in these settings.
  • Clinics and Diagnostic Centers: Maximum devices used in clinics and diagnostic centers are run by batteries, ranging from portable diagnostic equipment to monitoring systems. This segment will likely grow positively with the rising demand for approachable and efficient healthcare services.
  • Home Care Settings: Higher adoption of home healthcare, comparatively faster and more cost-effective, is likely to fuel demand for batteries employed in-home medical equipment. It includes test machines for glucose, blood pressure monitoring, and respiratory machines.
  • Others: The other end-user segment incorporates institutions engaged in research studies and ambulance services, which tend to use specialized medical equipment and portable medical devices in emergency cases, respectively.

Regional Insights

  • North America: The region's current predominance is due to advanced healthcare infrastructure, high spending on healthcare infrastructure, and a number of major medical device manufacturers. Key markets in this region include the U.S. and Canada.
  • Europe: Europe represents a huge market due to its large, well-established healthcare systems, equally massive emphasis on technological developments, and increased geriatric population. Strict regulations and high healthcare healthcare expenditures are other factors contributing to its market growth.
  • Asia Pacific: Fastest-growing regional market this region is expected to grow fastest in the coming years on various grounds: rising disposable incomes, increasing awareness of healthcare, and government initiatives to improve healthcare infrastructures. The key markets in this region are China, India, and Japan.
  • Latin America is an eye-opener, with the potential market opening up against the backdrop of a growing burden of chronic diseases, expansion of access to health services, and improved health infrastructure. Other growth drivers include investments by governments in healthcare and rising healthcare spends.
  • Middle East and Africa: this region holds a smaller market share, owing to limited infrastructure in the healthcare domain and low spending on healthcare. However, with government initiatives to upgrade their healthcare services and rising investments in the medical device sector, the region is slated to grow in this particular market in the future.

Medical Batteries Market Report Scope:

Attribute

Details

Market Size 2024

USD 1.5 Billion 

Projected Market Size 2034

USD 2.4 Billion

CAGR Growth Rate

5.2%

Base year for estimation

2023

Forecast period

2024 – 2034

Market representation

Revenue in USD Billion & CAGR from 2024 to 2034

Market Segmentation

By Usage- Implantable Devices Batteries and Non-Implantable Devices Batteries

By Battery Type- Lithium Batteries, Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries, Zinc-air Batteries, and Other Batteries

By End User- Hospitals and Nursing, Homes, Clinics, Diagnostic Centers, Home Care Settings, and Other End User

Regional scope

North America - U.S., Canada

Europe - UK, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Russia, Rest of Europe

Asia Pacific - Japan, India, China, South Korea, Australia, Rest of Asia-Pacific

Latin America - Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Rest of Latin America

Middle East & Africa - South Africa, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Rest of Middle East & Africa

Report coverage

Revenue forecast, company share, competitive landscape, growth factors, and trends

Segments Covered in the Report:

This report forecasts revenue growth at global, regional, and country levels and provides an analysis of the latest industry trends and opportunities in each of the sub-segments from 2024 to 2034. For the purpose of this study segmented the target market report based on Usage, Battery Type, End-User, and Region.

Segmentation:

By Usage:

  • Implantable Devices Batteries
  • Non-Implantable Devices Batteries

By Battery Type:

  • Lithium Batteries
  • Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
  • Zinc-air Batteries
  •  Other Batteries

By End-User:

  • Hospitals and Nursing Homes
  • Clinics and Diagnostic Centers
  • Home Care Settings
  • Other

By Region:

  • North America
    • U.S.
    • Canada
  • Europe
    • Germany
    • UK
    • France
    • Russia
    • Italy
    • Rest of Europe
  • Asia Pacific
    • China
    • India
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • Rest of Asia Pacific
  • Latin America
    • Brazil
    • Mexico
    • Rest of Latin America
  • Middle East & Africa
    • GCC
    • Israel
    • South Africa
    • Rest of Middle East & Africa

Global Medical Batteries Market By Key Players

The key players operating the Medical Batteries Market include Ultralife Corporation, EaglePicher Technologies LLC, EnerSys, Liberating Technologies, Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Tadiran Batteries Ltd., Saft Groupe S.A., Arotech Corporation, SHENZHEN KAYO BATTERY Co., Ltd, and Vitec Group plc.

Global Medical Batteries Market By Key Issues Addressed

  • In August 2022, MIT researchers developed a new design for low-cost batteries that includes all abundant and inexpensive materials. The new architecture slots between an aluminum and a sulfur electrode and contains a molten salt electrolyte, which is contending to be a low-budget backup when renewable energy sources go offline.
  • In January 2022, BYD and FAW intend to create a northeastern China electric car battery production facility with an annual capacity of 45 GWh within FAW FinDreams New Energy Technology, established by BYD and FAW with a registered capital of EUR 140 million. This joint venture is owned 51% by BYD and the remainder by FAW Group.

Global Medical Batteries Market By Company Profile

  • Ultralife Corporation
    • Company Overview
    • Product Portfolio
    • Key Highlights
    • Financial Performance
    • Business Strategies
  • EaglePicher Technologies LLC
  • EnerSys
  • Liberating Technologies, Inc.
  • Panasonic Corporation
  • Tadiran Batteries Ltd.
  • Saft Groupe S.A.
  • Arotech Corporation
  • SHENZHEN KAYO BATTERY Co., Ltd
  • Vitec Group plc.

“*” marked represents similar segmentation in other categories in the respective section.

Global Medical Batteries Market By Table of Contents

Research Objective and Assumption

  • Research Objectives
  • Assumptions
  • Abbreviations

Market Preview

  • Report Description
    • Market Definition and Scope
  • Executive Summary
    • Market Snippet, By Usage
    • Market Snippet, By Battery Type
    • Market Snippet, By End-User
    • Market Snippet, By Region
  • Opportunity Map Analysis

Market Dynamics, Regulations, and Trends Analysis

  • Market Dynamics
    • Drivers
    • Restraints
    • Market Opportunities
  • Market Trends
  • Product Launch
  • Merger and Acquisitions
  • Impact Analysis
  • PEST Analysis
  • Porter’s Analysis

Market Segmentation, Usage, Forecast Period up to 10 Years, (USD Bn)

  • Overview
    • Market Value and Forecast (USD Bn), and Share Analysis (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Segment Trends
  • Implantable Devices Batteries
    • Overview
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), and Y-o-Y Growth (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
  • Non-Implantable Devices Batteries
    • Overview
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), and Y-o-Y Growth (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years

Market Segmentation, Battery Type, Forecast Period up to 10 Years, (USD Bn)

  • Overview
    • Market Value and Forecast (USD Bn), and Share Analysis (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Segment Trends
  • Lithium Batteries
    • Overview
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), and Y-o-Y Growth (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
  • Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
    • Overview
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), and Y-o-Y Growth (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
  • Zinc-air Batteries
    • Overview
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), and Y-o-Y Growth (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
  • Others
    • Overview
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), and Y-o-Y Growth (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years

Market Segmentation, End-User, Forecast Period up to 10 Years, (USD Bn)

  • Overview
    • Market Value and Forecast (USD Bn), and Share Analysis (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Segment Trends
  • Hospitals and Nursing Homes
    • Overview
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), and Y-o-Y Growth (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
  • Clinics and Diagnostic Centers
    • Overview
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), and Y-o-Y Growth (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
  • Home Care Settings
    • Overview
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), and Y-o-Y Growth (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
  • Others
    • Overview
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), and Y-o-Y Growth (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years

Market Segmentation, By Region, Forecast Period up to 10 Years, (USD Bn)

  • Overview
    • Market Value and Forecast (USD Bn), and Share Analysis (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Regional Trends
  • North America
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Usage, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Battery Type, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By End-User, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Country, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
      • U.S
      • Canada
  • Asia Pacific
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Usage, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Battery Type, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By End-User, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Country, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
      • India
      • Japan
      • South Korea
      • China
      • Rest of Asia Pacific
  • Europe
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Usage, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Battery Type, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By End-User, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Country, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
      • UK
      • Germany
      • France
      • Russia
      • Italy
      • Rest of Europe
  • Latin America
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Usage, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Battery Type, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By End-User, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Country, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
      • Brazil
      • Mexico
      • Rest of Latin America
  • Middle East and Africa
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Usage, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Battery Type, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By End-User, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
    • Market Size and Forecast (USD Bn), By Country, Forecast Period up to 10 Years
      • GCC
      • Israel
      • South Africa
      • Rest of Middle East and Africa

Competitive Landscape

  • Heat Map Analysis
  • Company Profiles
  • Ultralife Corporation
  • EaglePicher Technologies LLC
  • EnerSys
  • Liberating Technologies, Inc.
  • Panasonic Corporation
  • Tadiran Batteries Ltd.
  • Saft Groupe S.A.
  • Arotech Corporation
  • SHENZHEN KAYO BATTERY Co., Ltd
  • Vitec Group plc.

The Last Word

  • Future Impact
  • About Us
  • Contact

FAQs

The global medical batteries market has been segmented on the basis of usage, battery type, end user, and region.

Increasing prevalence of heart disease across the globe is a major factor driving growth of the global medical batteries market.

North America is expected to account major market share as compared to that of other regions.

Key players operating in the global medical batteries market includes Ultralife Corporation, EaglePicher Technologies LLC, EnerSys, Liberating Technologies, Inc., Panasonic Corporation, Tadiran Batteries Ltd., Saft Groupe S.A., Arotech Corporation, SHENZHEN KAYO BATTERY Co., Ltd, and Vitec Group plc.

Lithium rechargeable batteries can the catch fire due to overcharging, overloading, or by over-stressing due mechanical or environmental pressure.