EO Residue Levels in Medical Devices
Sterilizing medical devices via ethylene oxide gas is an effective and common practice within the industry. EO gas is active at a relatively low temperature compared to other methods, such as steam, and it is compatible with plastics, polymers, and many products that are not compat¬ible with other sterilizati

Establishing Bioburden Alert and Action Levels
Most national and international standards regarding bioburden, sterilization, or environmental testing refer to establishing alert and action levels to assist in demonstrating continued control over a process or product. The standards sometime include guidance on evaluating the data but seldom go any furth

Sterilization & Biocompatibility of 3D-Printed Orthopedic Devices
Download this whitepaper to learn about the various biocompatibility and sterilization considerations surrounding 3D-printed orthopedic devices. 3D-printed orthopedic medical devices are gaining attention and popularity due to their potential for enhanced biocompatibility, customizability, and cost-effectiven

Considerations for Third-Party Reprocessing of Single-Use Medical Devices
Reusing single-use devices that have been safely reprocessed by a third-party reprocessor can enable healthcare providers to maintain high-quality patient care while saving on costs and reducing medical waste. Validated functionality testing must be paired with validated cleaning, disinfection, and steriliza

3D Printed Medical Devices and Biocompatibility
The use of three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques to address challenging fabrication problems has become mainstream over the past decade. While this rich resource has extended fabrication of personalized medical devices to the limit of our imagination, the myriad materials and morphologies available pr

Could Lean Product Development Get You to Market Faster?
Every manufacturing engineer is familiar with The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production. First published in 1990, this classic book was the first to detail the Toyota Production System from which the principles of Lean Production were derived. The authors predicted that Lean Producti

Medtech Mergers & Acquisitions of 2018
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) continued to change the landscape in the medical device and diagnostics industry in 2018. See which companies were bought, sold, or spun-off last year with our comprehensive list of 2018 medtech M&As. Information in the report includes the following: Buyers

Medtech Salary Survey 2018
Is it time to ask for a raise? Each year, we ask medical device and diagnostic industry professionals detailed questions about their compensation and careers. This year, 245 full-time medtech professionals sent in responses. We’ve analyzed the data to reveal the median salary for the industry as well as ga

Protecting Healthcare Software
The purpose of this white paper is to highlight potential threats in typical modern medical applications in terms of cybersecurity and protection of patients’ medical data, and how to effectively address these threats with Intertrust’s whiteCryption® technology.

Crescent Doubles Production Capacity While Cutting Production Costs by 18%
A global OEM and longtime Crescent Industries customer needed a customized, automated, and high-throughput solution to capitalize on a successful product—and they needed it fast. As demand for its reagent dipstick exploded due to rapidly increasing market share, this OEM struggled to supply hospital labs with

What is Design of Experiment for Injection Molding
When developing a new product using injection molding processes, the customer wants to achieve specific levels of product performance. The manufacturer wants to have a certain level of production efficiency. The end user wants to have reliable performance of the product in the field.

How to Avoid Part Warpage
Successful part designs and material selection are built on an understanding of potential process-related issues such as the potential for warpage – thus, it is very important to understand the causes of warp in order to avoid this defect!

Challenges with MEMS Pressure Sensor Integration in Medical Devices
This white paper discusses the need for pressure sensor integration in medical devices with a focus on applications, different pressure sensing technologies, MEMS sensor options, and considerations during the encapsulation and integration process. It highlights the need for an experienced partner to help stre

Finding Balanced Solutions for Medical-Grade Materials
When medical device and diagnostics manufacturers work through material selection for their products, polymers such as polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and poly-vinyl chloride (PVC) are commonly used materials that first come to mind. Some of these established grades are used because t

Validating Medical Device Assembly, Packaging, & Sterilization
Medical device packaging and sterilization validation are required for FDA 510(k) submissions yet are often causes of delay. Sterile packaging validation is a vastly misunderstood topic in its own right but becomes even more complicated when considering it involves the additional coordination of manufacturing

Leveraging Human Factors Testing to Develop a Better MedTech Product
Historically, human factors risk has taken a back seat to clinical risk. For a product to be viable it needs to clinically work and used as intended in a safe and effective way. By not focusing on mitigating risk on both fronts, there remains a chance that the safety of patients, doctors, nurses

Medtech Incubators and Accelerators
Are you a medtech entrepreneur looking for support and resources to help start or grow your company? Start here, with our free list of dozens of incubators and accelerators serving the medical device, diagnostics, health IT, and digital health fields. The list features incubators and accelerators based acr

Top 100 Medical Device Companies of 2017
See which companies lead the pack in the medtech industry with our free 2017 ranking of the top 100 public medical device and diagnostics companies by sales. Information in the report includes the following: Company name Stock ticker 2017 revenue Market capitali

Medtech Salary Survey 2017
Is it time to ask for a raise? Each year, we ask medical device and diagnostic industry professionals detailed questions about their compensation and careers. This year, almost 350 full-time professionals sent in responses. We’ve analyzed the data to reveal the median salary for the industry, as well as fo

Top U.S. Venture Capital Investors in Medtech
Need to raise money to get your medtech startup off the ground? Start here, with our list of the Top U.S. venture capital investors in medical device and diagnostics startups. The list, compiled with information from Pitchbook.com and the firms’ websites, ranks investors by sum of deals. Informat

Medtech CEOs Who Made the Most in 2016
A Qmed analysis of the 34 largest medtech companies’ most recent proxy statements filed with the SEC revealed that many CEOs in the industry saw a bump in pay last year. Many of them also received more than $5 million in total compensation. Want to know which CEOs raked in the most? Download our free list of

Free: MD+DI’s 2015 Medtech Salary Survey
Find out how your salary compares with that of your peers in the medical device and diagnostic industry with MD+DI's 2015 Medtech Salary Survey. We’ve compiled salary data for the industry as a whole as well as for six job descriptions (general and corporate management, product design engineering, QA/QC, regu

Top 100 Medical Device Companies of 2016
Who are the top dogs in the medtech industry? Find out with our free 2016 ranking of the top 100 public medical device and diagnostics companies by revenue. Information in the report includes company name, stock ticker, 2016 revenue, market capitalization, 52-week high and low stock prices, primary address, a

Top 115 Medical Device Companies of 2018
Who are the top dogs in the medtech industry? Find out with our free 2018 ranking of the top 115 public medical device and diagnostics companies by revenue. Information in the report includes company name, FactSet ticker, 2018 revenue, market capitalization, 52-week high and low stock prices, primary address,

Medtech Mergers & Acquisitions of 2016
The deals keep coming in the medical device and diagnostics industry, with M&A activity holding steady in 2016. Keep track of who’s buying, selling, and spinning off with our comprehensive list of 2016 medtech mergers and acquisitions. Information contained in the report includes: Buyers

The Top 10 Medtech States
A substantial proportion of the medical device industry is clustered in a handful of states. Here’s a rundown of the top 10 U.S. states for medtech based on employment, patents, NIH funding, VC medical device funding, and business climate. Takeaways from the report: California attrac

Top 100 Medical Device Companies of 2015
Since a wave of megamergers swept the medical device and diagnostics industry over the past couple of years, there has been a lot of change on medtech's leaderboard. Keep track of who's on top with our 2015 ranking of medical device and diagnostic players by total revenue. Information includes company

How the Largest Medtech Companies Performed in Early 2016
The majority of the world’s largest medical device companies actually saw their stock prices decline during the first three months of 2016. Check out our spreadsheet of stock performance for 91 of the largest companies.

Medtech’s Recall Epidemic
Medical device recalls hit an all-time high in 2014, and nearly a third of manufacturers experience multiple recalls for similar reasons. Find out what’s behind this troubling trend and how companies can reverse it. Download this free report to learn: The top three root causes f

Medtech Mergers & Acquisitions of 2017
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) continued to change the landscape in the medical device and diagnostics industry in 2017. See which companies were bought, sold, or spun-off last year with our comprehensive list of 2017 medtech M&As. Information in the report includes the following: Buyers