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Global 5G Surgical Application Growth Opportunities
Digital Surgery Solutions’ Future Growth Potential is Enhanced by 5G Technology Advancements
18-Feb-2022
Global
Market Research
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5G is expected to have a major impact on the healthcare industry, especially due to the industry's digital transformation (which is being driven by the COVID-19 pandemic). While several application areas exist for the technology, Frost & Sullivan looks at the niche (but important) area of surgery and how 5G may revolutionize this space. Frost & Sullivan compares the different potential use-cases of 5G in surgery, that is, remote/telesurgery, real-time data access in the operating room (OR), preceptorship and proctorship, and specialized training. Different digital OR application areas are also compared, and the ones most likely to be impacted by 5G are ranked. In addition to examining the history of 5G surgical applications, Frost & Sullivan benchmarks 11 countries for their likely adoption of 5G for surgery. Various ecosystem participants, including robotic surgery companies, digital OR solution providers (OR integration, OR management), AR/VR-based surgical solution providers, and surgical navigation solution providers, are likely to be impacted by the adoption of 5G, but to varying degrees. The analysis precedes a few growth opportunities for the vendors that participate in this space.
Author: Siddharth Shah
Why Is It Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top Three Strategic Imperatives on the 5G Surgical Applications Industry
Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
Segmentation
Growth Drivers
Growth Restraints
5G for Surgery—Use-Cases
5G for Surgery—Use-Case Maturity
Remote/Telesurgery
Real-time Data Access
Preceptorship and Proctorship
Specialized Training
Digital Surgery Ecosystem Enhanced by 5G
Prioritization of 5G Digital Surgery Use-Cases
5G Surgical Applications across the World
Clinical Specialties
5G Surgery Potential—Country Benchmarking
5G Surgery Potential—Country Benchmarking (continued)
5G Surgery Potential—Country Benchmarking (continued)
Remote Surgery Ecosystem Participants
Competitive Differentiation in the Age of 5G
Robotic Surgery Participants’ 5G Efforts
Considerations for a Mature 5G Surgery Ecosystem
5G Surgery Solution Enablers
Evolution of Digital Surgery Enabled by 5G
5G Benefits for the Digital Surgery Ecosystem
5G Benefits for Other Digital Surgery Use-Cases
Growth Opportunity 1—Surgical Data Platforms Enabling Real-Time Data Access for Enhanced Decision-Making
Growth Opportunity 1—Surgical Data Platforms Enabling Real-Time Data Access for Enhanced Decision-Making (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2—Remote Surgery Enablement as a Competitive Differentiator in Countries with Care Access Challenges
Growth Opportunity 2—Remote Surgery Enablement as a Competitive Differentiator in Countries with Care Access Challenges (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3—Augmented/Virtual Reality for Surgical Training and Preceptorship at Scale
Growth Opportunity 3—Augmented/Virtual Reality for Surgical Training and Preceptorship at Scale (continued)
List of Exhibits
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List of Figures
- 5G Surgical Applications: Segmentation, Global, 2021
- 5G Surgical Applications: Growth Drivers, Global, 2022–2026
- 5G Surgical Applications: Growth Restraints, Global, 2022–2026
- 5G Surgical Applications: Use-Case Impact and Maturity Mapping, Global, 2021
- 5G Surgical Applications: Impact Assessment of 5G on Digital Surgery Use-Cases, Global, 2021
- 5G Surgical Applications: Select Pilot Initiatives, Global, 2003-2021
- 5G Surgical Applications: Pilot Test Cases by Specialty, Global, 2021
- 5G Surgical Applications: Country Benchmarking for Potential to Deploy 5G for Surgical Applications, Global, 2021
- 5G Surgical Applications: Considerations for Success, Global, 2021
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