Medical Gloves Market By Product Type (Examination, Surgical, Chemotherapy, and Others), By Material (Latex, Nitrile Rubber, Vinyl Rubber, Polyisoprene, and Others), By Usage Type (Disposable and Reusable), By End User (Hospitals, Clinics, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Diagnostic Centers, and Others) and Geography  

Medical Gloves Market size is expected to be valued at USD 21,071 million in 2022 and is poised to grow at a significant CAGR of 19.2% over 2023-29. Medical gloves are personal protective equipment that is a part of an infection-control strategy. Medical gloves are used to protect the wearer and/or the patient from the spread of infection or illness during medical procedures and examinations. There are various types of medical gloves available in the market such as examination gloves, surgical gloves, and chemotherapy gloves. These gloves are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as Class I reserved medical devices. It requires a 510(k) premarket notification for approval in the market after checking the performance criteria such as leak resistance, tear resistance, and biocompatibility. Medical gloves have ample applications and advantages when examining someone else's body fluids such as blood, respiratory secretions, vomit, urine, etc, certain hazardous drugs, or contaminated items. The increasing demand for medical gloves in various industries such as medical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and oil & gas industries are driving the smart medical devices market growth. Especially, the healthcare sector is growing rapidly in emerging countries along with well-developed infrastructure. Furthermore, increasing investment in both the public and private sectors, the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, the growing number of surgeries performed, and the growing elderly population will boost the positive global medical gloves market trend. However, wearing gloves can cause many side effects such as allergies, rashes, etc. Allergies associated with various types of medical gloves may hinder the global medical gloves market growth. Geographically, North America held the major market share in 2021 and is expected to dominate the global market in the upcoming years.  

Recent Market Developments:

• In Sept 2021, American Nitrile launched a US-based nitrile glove manufacturing business in Columbus, Ohio.