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SmartTrak x Wound Care Collaboration

SmartTRAK Wound Market Analyses

August 6: The US AWC market, including Advanced Dressings, Biologics and External Devices, reached over $11B in 2024, according to SmartTRAK Financial Dashboard. SmartTRAK projects US AWC revenue to decrease slightly from 2024 to 2029E with a 5-year CAGR of -0.5% due to skin substitute/CTP market changes.

July 16: For Q125, the US Advanced Dressing market grew +3.0%, according to SmartTRAK Financial Dashboard. Foams and antimicrobials dominate with shares of 49.7% and 30.5%, respectively. Super absorbents had the highest increase at 10.5%, albeit from a small base.

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Featured Commentaries

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08/06/2025
SmartTRAK's industry experts discuss CMS’ proposed changes to skin substitutes reimbursement and their potential effects on wound care practices.
SmartTRAK's industry experts discuss CMS’ proposed changes to skin substitutes reimbursement and their potential effects on wound care practices.
SmartTRAK's industry experts...
08/06/2025
Wounds
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Blog
07/25/2025
Nearly half a billion in US dollars has been invested in Advanced Wound Care over the last 18 months. Learn where the money is going.
Nearly half a billion in US dollars has been invested in Advanced Wound Care over the last 18 months. Learn where the money is going.
Nearly half a billion in US...
07/25/2025
Wounds
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Blog
06/26/2025
Nitric Oxide (NO) has numerous benefits for wound healing but has challenges associated with its delivery.
Nitric Oxide (NO) has numerous benefits for wound healing but has challenges associated with its delivery.
Nitric Oxide (NO) has numerous...
06/26/2025
Wounds
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Blog
06/10/2025
Thomas Lash, COO and co-founder of Aatru Medical, talks about the company’s innovative single-use negative pressure device, NP-Sims, a Negative Pressure Surgical Incision Management System. Thomas Lash, chief operating officer and...
Thomas Lash, COO and co-founder of Aatru Medical, talks about the company’s innovative single-use negative pressure device, NP-Sims, a Negative Pressure Surgical Incision Management System. Thomas Lash, chief operating officer and...
Thomas Lash, COO and...
06/10/2025
Wounds
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Blog
04/22/2025
Wound GM Kris Flinn and Senior Analysts Elizabeth Anderson and Jay Merkel discuss the impact of delay and how industry players may choose to react. On April 11, 2025, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that...
Wound GM Kris Flinn and Senior Analysts Elizabeth Anderson and Jay Merkel discuss the impact of delay and how industry players may choose to react. On April 11, 2025, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that...
Wound GM Kris Flinn and Senior...
04/22/2025
Wounds
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Blog
04/07/2025
SmartTRAK highlights four wound diagnostics companies utilizing artificial intelligence to watch in 2025.
SmartTRAK highlights four wound diagnostics companies utilizing artificial intelligence to watch in 2025.
SmartTRAK highlights four wound...
04/07/2025
Wounds
Feel the Pressure: Compression Trends for 2025
Blog
02/20/2025
SmartTRAK highlights the key trends in the US Compression Therapy market that will drive growth over the next few years.
SmartTRAK highlights the key trends in the US Compression Therapy market that will drive growth over the next few years.
SmartTRAK highlights the key...
02/20/2025
Wounds
Market Responds to Final MAC LCDs
Blog
01/08/2025
On December 10, 2024, the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) held a town hall session to discuss the Local Coverage Decisions (LCDs), “Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular and Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers...
On December 10, 2024, the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) held a town hall session to discuss the Local Coverage Decisions (LCDs), “Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular and Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers...
On December 10, 2024, the...
01/08/2025
Wounds
Facing the Payback Crisis: Challenges Threatening Italy’s Medical Device Sector
Blog
11/26/2024
In an interview with SmartTRAK, Gennaro Broya de Lucia, president of the National Board of Directors at PMI Sanità, offers a comprehensive summary of the challenges for the medical device market in Italy, which places hundreds of companies at...
In an interview with SmartTRAK, Gennaro Broya de Lucia, president of the National Board of Directors at PMI Sanità, offers a comprehensive summary of the challenges for the medical device market in Italy, which places hundreds of companies at...
In an interview with SmartTRAK,...
11/26/2024
Wounds
Reimbursement Changes: Wound Dressings Under Threat in Germany
Blog
10/01/2024
In an interview with SmartTRAK, Dr. Willi Schnorpfeil, an expert in reimbursement strategies, offers a comprehensive overview of the regulatory changes for advanced wound care products in Germany, which pose a potential threat to both market...
In an interview with SmartTRAK, Dr. Willi Schnorpfeil, an expert in reimbursement strategies, offers a comprehensive overview of the regulatory changes for advanced wound care products in Germany, which pose a potential threat to both market...
In an interview with SmartTRAK,...
10/01/2024
Wounds
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Blog
08/06/2025
SmartTRAK's industry experts discuss CMS’ proposed changes to skin substitutes reimbursement and their potential effects on wound care practices.
SmartTRAK's industry experts discuss CMS’ proposed changes to skin substitutes reimbursement and their potential effects on wound care practices.
SmartTRAK's industry experts...
08/06/2025
Wounds
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Blog
07/25/2025
Nearly half a billion in US dollars has been invested in Advanced Wound Care over the last 18 months. Learn where the money is going.
Nearly half a billion in US dollars has been invested in Advanced Wound Care over the last 18 months. Learn where the money is going.
Nearly half a billion in US...
07/25/2025
Wounds
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Blog
06/26/2025
Nitric Oxide (NO) has numerous benefits for wound healing but has challenges associated with its delivery.
Nitric Oxide (NO) has numerous benefits for wound healing but has challenges associated with its delivery.
Nitric Oxide (NO) has numerous...
06/26/2025
Wounds
hero image
Blog
06/10/2025
Thomas Lash, COO and co-founder of Aatru Medical, talks about the company’s innovative single-use negative pressure device, NP-Sims, a Negative Pressure Surgical Incision Management System. Thomas Lash, chief operating officer and...
Thomas Lash, COO and co-founder of Aatru Medical, talks about the company’s innovative single-use negative pressure device, NP-Sims, a Negative Pressure Surgical Incision Management System. Thomas Lash, chief operating officer and...
Thomas Lash, COO and...
06/10/2025
Wounds
Title slide
Blog
04/22/2025
Wound GM Kris Flinn and Senior Analysts Elizabeth Anderson and Jay Merkel discuss the impact of delay and how industry players may choose to react. On April 11, 2025, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that...
Wound GM Kris Flinn and Senior Analysts Elizabeth Anderson and Jay Merkel discuss the impact of delay and how industry players may choose to react. On April 11, 2025, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that...
Wound GM Kris Flinn and Senior...
04/22/2025
Wounds
AI in Wound Diagnostics slide
Blog
04/07/2025
SmartTRAK highlights four wound diagnostics companies utilizing artificial intelligence to watch in 2025.
SmartTRAK highlights four wound diagnostics companies utilizing artificial intelligence to watch in 2025.
SmartTRAK highlights four wound...
04/07/2025
Wounds
Feel the Pressure: Compression Trends for 2025
Blog
02/20/2025
SmartTRAK highlights the key trends in the US Compression Therapy market that will drive growth over the next few years.
SmartTRAK highlights the key trends in the US Compression Therapy market that will drive growth over the next few years.
SmartTRAK highlights the key...
02/20/2025
Wounds
Market Responds to Final MAC LCDs
Blog
01/08/2025
On December 10, 2024, the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) held a town hall session to discuss the Local Coverage Decisions (LCDs), “Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular and Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers...
On December 10, 2024, the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) held a town hall session to discuss the Local Coverage Decisions (LCDs), “Skin Substitute Grafts/Cellular and Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers...
On December 10, 2024, the...
01/08/2025
Wounds
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Clinician Commentary
12/02/2024
Jeesha Patel, DPM
Podiatry Today touched down with Jeesha Patel, DPM, a second-year resident at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts for highlights from the poster she co-authored at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Fall.
Podiatry Today touched down with Jeesha Patel, DPM, a second-year resident at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts for highlights from the poster she co-authored at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Fall.
Podiatry Today touched down with...
12/02/2024
Podiatry Today
Facing the Payback Crisis: Challenges Threatening Italy’s Medical Device Sector
Blog
11/26/2024
In an interview with SmartTRAK, Gennaro Broya de Lucia, president of the National Board of Directors at PMI Sanità, offers a comprehensive summary of the challenges for the medical device market in Italy, which places hundreds of companies at...
In an interview with SmartTRAK, Gennaro Broya de Lucia, president of the National Board of Directors at PMI Sanità, offers a comprehensive summary of the challenges for the medical device market in Italy, which places hundreds of companies at...
In an interview with SmartTRAK,...
11/26/2024
Wounds