Top 7 Surgical Sutures Companies in India

The India surgical sutures market reached US$ 128.6 Million in 2023. The market is primarily driven by the increasing number of surgical procedures due to the surging cases of fatal road accidents and chronic diseases. Moreover, the rising funding from public and private agencies for the upgradation of existing healthcare infrastructure across the country is contributing to market growth. Apart from this, the growing consumer spending on cosmetic surgeries and escalating demand for improved surgical equipment in hospitals are also creating a favorable market outlook. Nowadays, key players across the country are offering surgical sutures in multiple varieties that differ based on diameters, materials, and forms.

As per the analysis by IMARC Group, the top surgical sutures companies in India are focusing on sustainable development owing to rising environmental concerns. As a result, they are heavily investing in the launch of eco-friendly surgical sutures, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) sutures manufactured using bio-compatible materials. In addition, the leading manufacturers in India are engaging in research and development (R&D) activities to introduce novel product variants to expand their existing product portfolio and customer base. Besides this, ongoing product innovations, including the development of knotless, antimicrobial, bioactive, electronic, barbed, and polyglycolic acid sutures, which are rapidly gaining traction among surgeons, are providing lucrative growth opportunities to key players in the market. Furthermore, continual technological advancements, such as the emergence of innovative suturing devices, coupled with the advent of drug-eluting and stem cell-seeded surgical sutures, are also propelling market growth. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market value to reach US$ 238.9 Million by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 7.13% during 2024-2032.

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List of Top Companies Operating in Indian Surgical Sutures Industry:

The India surgical sutures market has several major players, including B. Braun Medical (India) Pvt. Ltd. (B. Braun SE), Conmed Corporation, Lotus Surgicals Pvt Ltd, Medtronic PLC, Smith+Nephew Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. (Smith & Nephew PLC), Teleflex Medical Private Limited (Teleflex Incorporated), and Unisur Lifecare Private Limited. More information about these companies has been provided below. 

1. B. Braun Medical (India) Pvt. Ltd. (B. Braun SE)

B. Braun Medical (India) Pvt. Ltd. is one of the largest manufacturers and providers of medical devices and pharmaceutical products and services. The company’s operations are mainly organized into three divisions - Hospital Care, Aesculap, and B. Braun Avitum. It has a constantly growing portfolio of medical care solutions and a diverse product range comprising more than 5,000 products, 95% of which are manufactured by the company. It offers a wide range of products for wound management and closure, anesthesia, diabetes care, infusion therapy, neurosurgery, orthopedics, surgical technologies, infection prevention, cardiothoracic surgery, degenerative spinal disorders, dental, endoscopy, and nutrition therapy.

2. Conmed Corporation

Conmed Corporation is a leading global medical technology company specializing in the development and sale of surgical and patient monitoring products and services that enable healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality care and improve clinical outcomes for patients. It offers technologically advanced, industry-leading products for various medical specialties, including orthopedic, laparoscopic, robotic & open surgery, gastroenterology & pulmonology, and cardiology & critical care specialties. The company has an extensive product portfolio comprising electrosurgical units (ESUs), hall surgical power tools, implants & suture anchors, surgical imaging, surgical and medical instruments, allograft cartilage & tissue, arthroplasty, biomedical sensors & electrodes, biopsy & polypectomy, dilation, hemostasis, infection prevention, patient positioning, resection, and fluid management & ablation, specimen bags.

3. Lotus Surgicals Pvt Ltd.

Lotus Surgicals Pvt Ltd is engaged in the design, development, and manufacture of a comprehensive variety of surgical devices. The company offers a complete range of absorbable, non-absorbable, braided, and monofilament sutures, catering to all medical specialties, including cardiovascular and plastic surgery. It also provides other medical products and devices, such as different types of surgical mesh, clips and appliers, surgical staplers, surgical kits, pledgets, bone wax, umbilical cotton tape, and temporary cardiac placing wire, used during numerous surgical procedures. Moreover, Lotus sells single-use surgical kits comprising multiple tools and ready-to-use combinations of sutures (and meshes if needed) for specific surgical procedures. Currently, its extensive range of surgical kits includes hernia, C- section, and abdominal hysterectomy kits.

4. India Medtronic Pvt. Ltd. (Medtronic PLC)

India Medtronic Pvt. Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic Plc, a global healthcare technology leader specializing in medical equipment manufacturing. The company primarily operates via four global and regional business units, including the Cardiac and Vascular Group (CVG), the Restorative Therapies Group (RTG), the Diabetes Group, and the Minimally Invasive Therapies Group (MITG). The CVG includes cardiac rhythm and heart failure (CRHF), coronary, structural heart, and arterial and peripheral vascular businesses; the RTG comprises spine and biologics, surgical technologies, neuromodulation, and neurovascular businesses; the Diabetes Group offers insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS), and the MITG encompasses early technologies, advanced surgical technologies and general surgical products, and medical supplies, respiratory and monitoring solutions, and venous solutions. Presently, India Medtronic owns and operates two research and development (R&D) centers in Bangalore and Hyderabad.

5. Smith+Nephew Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. (Smith & Nephew PLC)

Smith+Nephew Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. is a leading medical technology company focused on the repair, regeneration, and replacement of soft and hard tissues. It is mainly engaged in the designing, manufacturing, and sale of medical devices and products that empower healthcare professionals to help patients restore their health and mobility. The company specializes in orthopedics, sports medicine, ENT, and advanced wound management. Its comprehensive product portfolio comprises a range of surgical foam and antimicrobial barrier dressings, surgical sutures, anchors, passers, and other accessories, hip and knee implants, negative pressure wound therapy systems, compression bandages, films and gels, infection management products, ointments, septoplasty products, epistaxis, laryngeal and soft palate reduction solutions, sinus surgery devices, tympanostomy, and tonsil and adenoid removal.

6. Teleflex Medical Private Limited (Teleflex Incorporated)

Teleflex Medical Private Limited is a leading provider of medical technologies and innovative healthcare solutions. It offers a diverse range of products under surgical, vascular, and interventional access, anesthesia, cardiac care, urology, emergency medicine, home care, and respiratory segments. Under Surgery products, the company offers minimally invasive solutions and pilling surgical instruments. While the extensive minimally invasive solutions portfolio comprises advanced percutaneous laparoscopy and fascial closure and ligation products, its trusted portfolio of Pilling Surgical Instruments offers surgeons a broad range of time-tested tools for numerous specialties. Its main surgical products include sutures, ligation, surgical instruments, cardio-thoracic surgery and drainage, endo-surgery, trocars/ports, fiber optic lighting systems, stapling, and laparoscopic closure devices. Teleflex is also home to some prominent and trusted brands, such as Arrow®, Deknatel®, LMA®, Pilling®, QuikClot®, Rüsch®, UroLift®, and Weck®.

7. Unisur Lifecare Private Limited

Unisur Lifecare Private Limited is one of the fastest-growing medical equipment manufacturing companies in India. It is primarily involved in the design, development, manufacturing, and supply of surgical sutures, polypropylene mesh, and bone wax across the globe. The company offers high-quality absorbable and non-absorbable surgical sutures catering to a broad range of surgeries, including urology, ophthalmology, gynecology, orthopedics, neurology, laparoscopy, and cardiac and wound care. These products are marketed and sold under the brand name UNIVERSAL SUTURES™. At present, Unisur has a global customer base and exports its products to more than 80 countries across the globe, including the Philippines, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Egypt, and Ecuador.

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