The key players are involved in new product launches, strategic agreements, and acquisitions to strengthentheir market positions. For instance,in August 2018, Boston Scientific (US) announced an agreement to acquire VENITI, Inc. (US), specializing in venous stent systems. New product approvals by the FDA are supplementing the market growth. For instance, in May 2019, Stryker (US) announced the FDA approval of its brain aneurysm stent system called Neuroform Atlas.

Regional Analysis

North America is expected to dominate the cerebral vascular stentmarket in 2021, owing to the increasing health awareness, rising cerebrovascular disorders, technological developments in healthcare applications, and the presence of key players across the region. According to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation data for 2019, an estimated 6.5 million persons in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm, or around one in every 50 people. Each year, about 30,000 people in the United States have a brain aneurysm rupture.       

In Europe, the increasing base of the target patient population, namely elderly persons (over the age of 65) and increasing cerebral vascular disorders in the region, are expected to drive the market growth during the study period. According to a report published in July 2020 by King’s College London, by 2047, there will be 2.5 million cases of stroke in Europe, which is a 23% increase from 2017 data.

Asia-Pacific is anticipatedto be the fastest-growing regional market in the forecast period due to factors such asincreasing awareness of clinical outcomes, large population base, rise in geriatric population, and booming cerebral vascular disorders. According to a report by University of Indonesia in November 2020, China had the highest prevalence of stroke in Asia with 1114.8/100 000 persons.

The rest of the world comprises Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Due to the high rate of acceptance of modern medical devices and the rapid expansion of the healthcare industry in these regions, the cerebral vascular stent market is projected to be a lucrative market in the near future.  

Segmentation

The global cerebral vascular stentmarket has been segmented into type and end user.

By type, the market has been segregated into tantalum,stainless steel, and nitinol. The nitinol segment is expected to hold a considerable market share in 2021due to its superior characteristics and wide applications in stents.

Based on end user,the cerebral vascular stentmarket is classified intohospitals, and ambulatory surgical centers. Hospitals held the largest market share in 2020 due toincreasing cerebrovascular disorders across the globe and the need for medical assistance for the same.

Key Players

Some of the key players in the global cerebral vascular stentmarketareStryker Corporation (US), Boston Scientific Corporation (US), Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. (US), Terumo Corporation (Japan), Cook Medical (US), Penumbra, Inc. (US), Medtronic plc (Ireland), Acandis GmbH (Germany), Phenox GmbH (Germany), and MicroPort Scientific Corporation (China)among others.