In 2018, the largest segment in the GI endoscopic device market was the GI endoscope market. The majority of total GI endoscope unit sales consisted of colonoscopes used in the hospital setting, either at a designated endoscopy room or general surgery suite, with the balance being used in the outpatient centers. Although there is a general downward trend in prices across the GI endoscope segments, it will be moderated by an upward trend in segments such as colonoscopes, where users are converting towards new premium-priced products.

Abstract
The GI endoscopic device market includes GI endoscopes, capsule endoscopy, virtual colonoscopy software, stenting and dilation devices, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) devices, biopsy forceps, polypectomy snares, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) needles, foreign-body and specimen removal devices, hemostasis devices, enteral feeding devices, anti-reflux devices and Barrett’s esophagus ablation devices.