X-ray Detectable Gauze Sponges Market –
Global Industry Insights, Trends, Outlook, and
Opportunity Analysis, 2018–2026
The gauze sponges are the disposable medical materials are mainly made up of gauze and these
gauze are made up of cotton and non-woven materials. These gauze sponges are used in different
medical procedures such as to clean wounds, to absorb blood during surgical procedures. These
gauze sponges are called as swabs in some countries. The X-ray detectable gauze sponges are used
during major and minor surgery, wound packing and open wound dressing. These gauze sponges
includes X-ray detectable material, it may be yarn or ribbon having sufficient density to provide and
acceptable degree of contrast on a medical X-ray, continuous filament impregnated with barium
sulfate and are come up in two types sterile and non-sterile same as other gauze sponges. The above
mentioned properties of the product are expected to favor the growth in X-ray detectable gauze
sponges market over the forecast period.
For counting the sponge in operation room, for identification of the X-ray detectable element and to
trace the sponge when flooded with blood during surgical procedure, the X-ray detectable element
is ideally made with suitable color which contrast sharply with blood, preferably of blue color
element used.
As the monofilament material provides well-defined X-ray contrast than bulkier yarns with lower
levels of barium sulfate, the monofilament is preferred more. However, an advantage of the yarn is,
during the hydraulic intertwine process it becomes intimately intertwist with the fibrous web
materials and thereby forms an integral part of the nonwoven fabric.
The benefit of using X-ray detectable swab is to avoid the patient from additional operative
procedure in cases when a swab remains in the body of patient after closure. As the trend is growing