How the Largest Medtech Companies Performed in Fall 2016
This year overall is turning out to be a good one for medical device company stocks. As of September 30, roughly three-fifths of the world’s largest medtech companies had stock prices that were up for the year. Back on March 31, it was the other way around: Three-fifths were down for the year. Check out our s

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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,

Sanavita Ortho Case Study
SanaVita Medical sources raw materials and performs packaging process validation for new biodegradable orthopedic device.

Enhancing Electrode Properties With Laser Restructuring
An advanced surface engineering technique improves the performance of implantable electrodes.

Glass- The material with amazing properties!
"Glass is a clean and inexpensive material that is easily manufactured for One-Time Use Applications frequently required in the medical field" ·       Glass can be shaped, cut, po

Opportunities for Complying with the European MDR
The MDR includes a series of requirements that can have profound implications for medical device companies. Companies that are not prepared to have compliant systems, processes and products by the implementation date may find themselves unable to market their products in the EU after May 2020.

CYLINDRAFlow™ Manifolds: Simplifying Processing Applications
Nordson MEDICAL has announced a new manifold that makes assembly and operation simpler compared to products currently used in the industry.

Polymer Solution Casting: Enhanced Performance from a Single-Piece Device
Nordson MEDICAL is the world's leading contract manufacturer of cardiopulmonary vascular cannulae, catheters, and specialized medical tubing for a wide range of clinical applications. The key is our Avalon polymer solution casting technology, which allows us to design and manufacture custom tubing with featur

Experimental characterization of adhesives for dimensioning and computation of medical micro adhesive bonds
Adhesive technologies at the micro scale are becoming more and more important in the field of medical engineering. This is strongly influenced by the increasing amount of miniaturized medical devices. In addition, many medical devices could not evolve their full functionality without the use of adhesive techn

Nitinol as Material for Medical Devices
Because of its unique mechanical and electrochemical properties, Nitinol, an intermetallic compound composed of Nickel and Titanium exhibiting a shape memory effect, which was first discovered in the early 1960’s in the US Naval Ordnance Laboratory, has become a preferred material for various medical device a

Helping medical device engineers: A new technology to fabricate micrometer sized sub-components for complex medical devices
Admedes applies advanced laser technology to ensure maximum resolution and minimum impact on material properties in order provide our customers with highest quality medical devices as stents, heart valve frames, neurovascular devices, and many more made from Nitinol and other materials.

Combining Benchtop Testing and Finite Element Analysis for the Development of Nitinol Medical Devices
Benchtop testing and finite element analysis of Nitinol medical devices

The Long-Term Advantages of Linear Motor Free Piston System Pumps and Aerators
This paper examines the idea of design simplicity as it relates to compressors and vacuum pumps used in both the device manufacturing industry at large and the medical device manufacturing industry in particular, comparing and contrasting conventional design with the linear motor free piston system design.

The FDA Wants to Know What You Intend to do With That mHealth Mobile App.
There are thousands of mobile health apps available for download, and some will be regulated as medical devices. Final guidelines are forthcoming, but what has the FDA communicated about mHealth apps until now?

Case Study - Lean Product Launch with 3P Event Reduces Risk & Compresses Timeline for Energy-Based Device
3P team members included Viant manufacturing, quality, and packaging engineers, as well as senior equipment operators; 4 representatives from the customer company; and representatives from Viant’s automation partners, which would be designing and performing the full integration of the assembly equipment.

Case Study - Lean Product Development Dramatically Accelerates Time to Market for Laparoscopic Device
Viant formed a dedicated project team of experienced engineers to assess the design of the customer’s nonoperational prototype. Team members identified 4 priorities: optimizing cutting, adding power, adding a rotating coupler, and reducing cost. The team then used Lean Product Development, a systematic proces

Enhancing Your Global Footprint: cutting production costs without sacrificing quality
Markets like China and India are attainable, and there are numerous benefits to be reaped. The concept may be outside the paradigm of how many ... operate, but it can be achieved by partnering with a true global supplier.

Challenges in Designing and Manufacturing Haptic Sensors for Robotic Surgery Platforms
The design and manufacture of a haptic feedback sensor for a robotic surgery platform entails two distinct but complementary aspects: overcoming technical obstacles of designing a sensor for intra- abdominal force measurement (miniaturization, biocompatibility, autoclavability and high reusability), while ma

The 6 Sciences of Medical Micro Molding
Free white paper on The 6 Sciences of Medical Micro Molding The medical micromolding industry is still fairly young, but is rapidly growing and evolving. Being aware of shifts in trends and changes in technology helps to see where ¬and how¬ the next major innovations and breakthroughs will occur.

Coating Makes Drawing Stainless Painless
Metalformer Penn United Technologies, Cabot, PA, produces laminations and complex parts to exacting specifications. In many cases, stainless steel comprises the part material. For difficult stainless-steel forming, the company has chosen to employ a physical-vapor-deposition (PVD) tool coating.

3 Tips to meet FDA and IEC 62304 requirements
Medical device development is costly and time consuming. With stringent requirements driving the regulatory process, it is important to be prepared and organized throughout your product development journey. Here are 3 quick tips to ensure your process is efficient and prepared for FDA approval while meeting I

Design for Manufacturing (DFM) – Increasing Your ROI
Whether the issue is difficulty with product design, prototypes, creating a new product, or looking for a low cost manufacturing solution, both OEMs and manufacturing service providers need to work closely focusing their attention early in the design process to increase overall productivity, create high qu