According to the Market Statsville Group (MSG), the global 3D printed bones market size is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2023 to 2033.  

Throughout the forecast period, the global market for 3D printed bones is anticipated to experience revenue growth due to factors including the rising popularity of nanotechnology and the development of technologically sophisticated nanomaterials with high human compatibility. Medical implants may now be customized due to 3D printing, which benefits patients.  For cancer and trauma patients who require bone replacements, a novel 3D printing technique that can be employed inside the human body offers hope by lessening discomfort and accelerating healing. Parts of bone may need to be removed as part of the therapy for bone cancer, and accident victims may need significant bone repairs. The process of 3D bone printing up to this point has entailed creating material outside the patient's body. During surgery, if the patient has some bone resected for disease, or if a tumor is taken out, doctors can take scans of that bone and put that on to the printer and then directly print within a patient's cavity. Due to the use of advanced design, high manufacturing output, and high patient experience with the intended implants, 3D printing exhibits excellent efficiency when compared to conventional implant procedures.

COVID-19 Impact on the Global 3D Printed Bones Market

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the world economy, and the market for 3D printed bones has also taken a severe hit. Since this market is already quite a niche, Covid-19 affected its expansion. The investment necessary for the commercial expansion of 3D-printed bones was redirected to the Covid relief. Governments devoted significant money to meet the demand for beds, drugs, and injections. Only active orthopedic cases were being handled in the middle of the world crisis. As a result, the market for 3D-printed bones suffered a significant setback during its early growth stage. However, the post-Covid period is projected to accelerate the growth of this sector because of the surge in government and private investment in health tech.

 Global 3D Printed Bones Market Dynamics

Drivers: Growing Research and Development in the 3D Printing Industry

3D printed bones to aid in the creation of specialized, precise, and sharp implants in accordance with needs and lessen surgical difficulties, resulting in greater patient comfort and satisfaction. Also, the future market expansion is anticipated to be influenced by factors such as growing research and development efforts in the 3D printing industry and rising acceptance of CT-bone and identical bone customized implants. The regulated porosity of 3D printed bones makes them more useful for mandible augmentation. Additionally, improvements in the field of nanomaterials, growing expertise in creating anatomical replicas, and polymer-based organs are a few other variables anticipated to fuel revenue expansion of the global 3D printed bones market during the forecast year.

Restraints: Cost of Installation and Time Taking Printing Process

The long time for patient waits, high installation costs for 3D printers and a lack of qualified technicians are some of the major restraining factors to the market's revenue growth over the projection period. Printing only one bone can be time-consuming if the design is incorrectly done. Other challenges that are anticipated to significantly impede the market's revenue growth over the projected period include operational errors that occur while printing huge quantities of 3D bones in response to rising patient demand.

Opportunities: surging adoption of advancements and ongoing R&D

Major market players are expanding their research and development efforts in response to the rising demand for 3D printing in the medical industry. The market is seeing an increase in trade and transportation operations as well as transportation firms due to the growing requirement for printing raw materials, equipment, and other goods for 3D printing of bones. Additionally, it's anticipated that growing consumer demand for effective, cutting-edge bone implants with high compatibility would create new opportunities for the market's expansion and the key firms.

Scope of the Global 3D Printed Bones Market

The study categorizes the 3D printed bones market based on material and end-user at the regional and global levels.

By Material (Sales, USD Billion, 2019-2033)

• Plastic
• Metal
• Polymer

By End-User (Sales, USD Billion, 2019-2033)

• Orthopedic clinics
• Hospitals
• Ambulatory surgical centers

By Region Outlook (Sales, USD Billion, 2019-2033)

• North America
  • US
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • France
  • UK
  • Spain
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • The Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Czech Republic
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
  • Singapore
  • Australia & New Zealand
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• South America
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Colombia
  • Rest of South America
• The Middle East & Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • UAE
  • South Africa
  • Northern Africa
  • Rest of MEA

Polymer segment accounts for the largest market share during the forecast period by Material

Based on material, the market is bifurcated into plastic, metal, and polymer. In 2022 polymer segment is witnessing a high market share due to the growing concerns about using metals for 3D printing. Due to polymeric 3D printed bones, properties of polymers, including high biocompatibility, high sustainability, low production costs, and reduced visitation and surgical requirements, have further promoted their popularity worldwide.

North America is projected to account for the largest market share, by Region

Based on the regions, the global 3D printed bones market has been segmented across North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, South America, and the Middle East & Africa. North America will dominate the global 3D printed bones market in 2022. The market for 3D printed bones is booming in this region due to rising knowledge of cutting-edge medical implants and growing emphasis on improving healthcare in important nations like the US, Canada, and Mexico. The use of 3D printed bones is increasing in the area due to recent developments in the design of patient anatomy bio models, equipment, and implants, as well as printing technology. Another driver fueling market revenue growth is the population's propensity for replacement operations and medical implants due to their advantages, such as high biocompatibility, affordable treatments, and extended longevity of these medical implants.

Key Market Players in the Global 3D Printed Bones Market

The global 3D printed bones market is moderately competitive, with key industry players adopting strategies such as product development to strengthen their market positions.

Major players in the global 3D printed bones market are:

• Formlabs
• 3D Bioprinting Solutions
• BioBots
• Organovo
• Stratasys
• Cellink
• Materialise N.V.
• ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG
• Aspect Biosystems
• Medprin
• Rokit
• Cyfuse Biomedical

Recent Developments

• In May 2022, BICO (By Cellink) acquired San Diego-based Allegro 3D Inc. Adding Allegro 3D to the portfolio enables BICO Bioprinting to strengthen its position as the global leader in providing 3D bioprinters.
• In November 2021, Aspect Biosystems collaborated with the University Health Network for research (UHN). Aspect Biosystems will integrate its bioprinting technology with UHN's protocols for differentiating stem cells into hepatocytes to produce bioprinted cell therapeutics for various genetic and acquired liver illnesses.
• In May 2019, Materialise NV partnered with HP, Nikon, and Essentium to bring improved productivity and connectivity to additive manufacturing operations. Materialise also released a new version of its 3D printing operations management software, Streamics 8, in the same year.

Key Issues Addressed

• What is the market size by various segmentation of the 3D printed bones by region and its respective countries?
• What are the customer buying behavior, key takeaways, and Porter's 5 forces of the 3D printed bones market?
• What are the key opportunities and trends for manufacturers involved in the 3D printed bones supply chain?
• What are the fundamental dynamics (drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges) of the market?
• What and how regulations, schemes, patents, and policies are impacting the growth of the market?
• What are the upcoming technological solutions influencing market trends? How will existing companies adapt to the new change in technology?
• The market player positioning, top winning strategies by years, company product developments, and launches will be?
• How has COVID-19 impacted the demand and sales of 3D printed bones in the global market? Also, the expected BPS drop or rise count of the market and market predicted recovery period.
• Detailed analysis of the competitors and their latest launch, and what are the prominent startups introduced in the target market? Also, detailed company profiling of 25+ leading and prominent companies in the market.