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  • Chronic Disease | Surgical
    Hologic to Buy Endomagnetics for $310 Million

    Hologic to Buy Endomagnetics for $310 Million

    Cambridge, U.K.-based Endomagnetics offers breast surgery localization and lymphatic tracing technologies.
    Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 04.30.24

  • Materials | Tubing & Extrusion

    Will You Experience a Catheter Material Supply Challenge?—A Medtech Makers Q&A

    Getting ahead of any ban on NMP-based materials will alleviate potential delays or problems with manufacturing later.

  • Diagnostics
    Overcoming Coagulation-Drug Specific Diagnostic Challenges

    Overcoming Coagulation-Drug Specific Diagnostic Challenges

    Currently, no universal diagnostic test will tell you the coagulation status of a patient, agnostic to their anticoagulant drug, despite the growing need.
    Online Exclusives Sasha Bakhru, CEO, Perosphere Technologies 04.29.24

  • Sight Sciences Prevails in Hydrus Microstent IP Case Against Alcon

    Sight Sciences Prevails in Hydrus Microstent IP Case Against Alcon

    Sight Sciences has received a positive jury trial verdict of $34 million related to a patent infringement case it filed in 2021.
    Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 04.29.24


  • Solar Atmospheres Acquires Certified Metal Craft Inc.

    Solar Atmospheres Acquires Certified Metal Craft Inc.

    Heat Treating and Brazing company joins Solar Atmospheres and boosts its presence on the West Coast.
    Rachel Klemovitch, Assistant Editor 04.29.24

  • Philips Reaches $1.1B U.S. Settlement Over Recalled Respiratory Devices

    Philips Reaches $1.1B U.S. Settlement Over Recalled Respiratory Devices

    The settlement addresses about 58,000 claims filed in U.S. courts and potential claims.
    Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 04.29.24

  • R&D & Design

    Benefits of Transitioning from Internal Innovation Center to Production Floor—A Medtech Makers Q&A

    Working with a contract manufacturer that provides design and development support before manufacturing can offer numerous advantages.

  • MPO

    MPO's Most-Read Stories This Week—April 27

    A listing of the most popular items from the past seven days.
    Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 04.27.24


  • Science Corp. Acquires Pixium

    Science Corp. Acquires Pixium's PRIMA Retinal Implant

    The company is bolstering its mission for vision restoration through brain-computer interface tech.
    Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 04.26.24

  • LivaNova Issues Update on Previous Cybersecurity Incident

    LivaNova Issues Update on Previous Cybersecurity Incident

    LivaNova learned on April 10 that unauthorized parties obtained identifiable personal info of U.S. patients in a 2023 cybersecurity incident.
    Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 04.26.24

  • Outset Medical

    Outset Medical's Recall of Some Tablo Hemodialysis Systems is Class I

    Non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyl acids (NDL-PCBAs) are leaching at levels above allowable safety limits.
    Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 04.25.24


  • Electronics
    Introducing Voice Recognition Tech (and Building an Internet Library)—#ThrowbackThursday

    Introducing Voice Recognition Tech (and Building an Internet Library)—#ThrowbackThursday

    More than 20 years ago, you could incorporate the ability to control a machine with your voice using as many as 100 unique commands!
    Online Exclusives Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 04.25.24

  • Surgical
    Watching the Robotic Surgical System Evolution in Real Time

    Watching the Robotic Surgical System Evolution in Real Time

    Depending on the study you read, the differences between robotic surgery and laparoscopic procedures are negligible.
    Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 04.22.24

  • Contract Manufacturing
    Partner Preference in Full-Service Medical Device Outsourcing

    Partner Preference in Full-Service Medical Device Outsourcing

    Recent events have created a reevaluation of medical device manufacturing suppliers and a quest for true partners to achieve mutual success.
    Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 04.22.24

  • Diagnostics
    Spot Check: A Discussion of the In-Vitro Diagnostics Market

    Spot Check: A Discussion of the In-Vitro Diagnostics Market

    Nine industry experts discuss the trends and challenges impacting the in-vitro diagnostics market.
    Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 04.22.24

  • R&D & Design
    Innovative Iteration for Medical Device Design

    Innovative Iteration for Medical Device Design

    Developing medtech today can include a multitude of factors, so designers equipped with a variety of tools and techniques have a better chance for success.
    Mark Crawford , Contributing Editor 04.22.24

  • Neurological
    Musk Shares More Than a Tweet About Brain Implant Tech

    Musk Shares More Than a Tweet About Brain Implant Tech

    The few updates Elon Musk has provided about Neuralink have come through brief social media posts, much to the scientific community's dismay.
    Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 04.22.24

  • Process and Design Looping: Medtech

    Process and Design Looping: Medtech's Total Product Lifecycle

    Having, understanding, and using a complete lifecycle loop differentiates effective from ineffective development processes and companies.
    Meredith P. Vanderbilt JD, RAC, CQA, MSE, BSE, Director of Consulting, Empirical 04.22.24

  • 13 Best Practices for Productive Engagement with Biomedical Textile Partners

    13 Best Practices for Productive Engagement with Biomedical Textile Partners

    Productive engagement with biomedical textile partners requires a multifaceted approach.
    Maddy Moncla, Sales Engineer, Cortland Biomedical 04.22.24

  • Culture and Talent Experience: Keys to Organizational Performance

    Culture and Talent Experience: Keys to Organizational Performance

    For many companies, this is unfolding to be a year of empowering their people.
    Tania de Decker, Managing Director—Global Strategic Accounts, Randstad Enterprise Group 04.22.24

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