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Yale-led study finds wearable sensors match motion capture for gait tracking in knee osteoarthritis
A group of international researchers found that foot-mounted wearable sensors could provide lab-quality gait data from patients with knee osteoarthritis without the use of sophisticated motion-capture cameras. Led by researchers at Yale University, the paper published in JMIR…
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Data breaches are killing more deals than anything else, these M&A lawyers say
Acquisitions and divestitures drove most of the big changes on Medical Design & Outsourcing‘s 2026 Medtech Big 100 ranking of the world’s largest device companies, and many of those moves involved private equity. In the latest post from our interview with two lawyers who work…
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UltiMaker and Bioactivx advance on-demand 3D-printed wound care
NEWS RELEASE: UltiMaker partners with Bioactivx to advance on-demand 3D-printed wound care, as Singapore medtech startup achieves HSA approval for end-use medical implants SINGAPORE — UltiMaker, a global leader in professional 3D printing solutions, today announced a Memorandum…
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A former Medtronic and J&J engineer shares his mission-driven purpose
By Patrick Eichers I’ll be the first to admit that an engineering memoir may not sound like a page-turning thriller, but there’s an adage in the medical device industry: “Not documented, not done.” With that in mind, I did not want many of the remarkable events I witnessed to…
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Medtronic taps Zimmer Biomet executive as its new supply chain VP
Medtronic has hired an experienced operations and finance executive from orthopedic device giant Zimmer Biomet as its new VP and CFO of global operations and supply chain. Joerg Schmidt announced his move to Medtronic in a LinkedIn post yesterday: “I am very much looking forward…
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Promex automates 3D inspection for rigid and flexible PCBs
NEWS RELEASE: Promex moves to 100% automated PCB inspection to accommodate the smallest, most complex medical electronics New automated 3D inspection technology provides 100% inspection of rigid and flexible PCB assemblies for medical and other high-reliability applications…
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MIT researchers find pink noise can encourage CSF flow during sleep
Researchers at MIT have found that listening to certain sounds during parts of the sleep cycle can stimulate the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), helping the brain to clear out cellular debris. That includes waste products like lactic acid and potentially harmful proteins such…
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Epicenter’s ZeroTo510 Accelerator selects five medtech startups
Epicenter has selected five medtech startups to participate in its ZeroTo510 Accelerator, which supports early-stage medtech founders accelerating toward commercialization. Epicenter is a Memphis-based nonprofit that helps startups grow their ventures. Its ZeroTo510 Accelerator…
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The three tests that decide whether a cleared device gets used
While every medical device company celebrates clearances, some cleared devices never get used. Clearance guarantees nothing about whether a device ever reaches a patient, a surgeon schedules the case or a hospital covers the cost. The world’s largest medical device company puts…
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Meet Conor Hale, Medical Design & Outsourcing’s new senior editor
My name is Conor Hale, and I’m happy to introduce myself as Medical Design & Outsourcing and MassDevice‘s new senior editor. I’ve had the pleasure of covering medical technology and the life sciences for the past 15 years at outlets including the Cancer Letter and FDAnews from…
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Velosity acquires Lucid to expand medtech engineering capabilities
NEWS RELEASE: A Lucid acquisition: Velosity expands engineering and innovation capabilities Acquisition enhances Velosity’s ability to serve MedTech customers from concept development through full-scale production Philadelphia, PA — Graham Partners (“Graham”), a private…
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Oura discloses pay packages for top executives ahead of IPO
Oura has disclosed pay packages for its top executives for the first time as the smart ring company prepares to go public under the stock symbol OURA. While Oura’s wearable devices are mostly intended and sold as general wellness products, some of its products and features are…
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This tissue engineering scientist is bioprinting next-gen absorbable implants
Conexeu Sciences co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Claudia Chavez-Munoz co-invented and developed a regenerative, bioabsorbable extracellular matrix (ECM) platform for personalized breast implants, wound care for burns and other trauma, and tissue restoration for…
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How Aerotech’s new cylinder-lasering machine speeds medical device production
Laser-cut cylindrical components find copious use in medical devices — in coronary and neurovascular stents, structural heart components, peripheral vascular implants, and instruments for minimally invasive procedures. The new Aerotech LaserTurn280 is a motion platform for…
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Medtronic has a new global contract manufacturing VP
Medtronic has moved an executive from its Cardiac Ablation Solutions business to a new role as VP of global contract manufacturing. Derek Minnock, based in Ireland, announced the appointment on LinkedIn earlier this week. Minnock has Medtronic (and before that Covidien, which…
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Ensurge relocates San Jose operations to advance microbattery development
NEWS RELEASE: Ensurge Micropower relocates to new San Jose facility to advance solid-state microbattery development New building will accelerate pilot-line capabilities and customer engagement while reducing facility overhead from 30% to 10% of monthly operating expenses SAN…
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September 2026 issue: The MDO Medtech Big 100 breaks $500 billion
The Medtech Big 100 is bigger than ever Medical Design & Outsourcing’s Medtech Big 100 is the authoritative ranking of the world’s largest medical device companies, and after many months of work we proudly present you with our 2026 edition. Total revenue has broken the…
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Petal Surgical CEO Prash Chopra offers advice for device developers
Incisionless surgery is “around the corner,” Petal Surgical co-founder and CEO Prash Chopra said as he offered a first glimpse of his startup’s system ahead of a first-in-human procedure expected soon. The company’s technology combines noninvasive histotripsy ablation, robotics…
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nPhase launches AI-native clinical data management platform
NEWS RELEASE: nPhase launches industry’s first AI-native enterprise platform for end-to-end clinical data management: nPhase.AI nPhase.ai also introduces its agentic statistical computing environment (SCE) to reduce the time from raw study data to submission-ready outputs by 75%…
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Intracranial sensor maker says automated testing slashed firmware development time
NEWS RELEASE: Parasoft’s automated testing helps verify safety-critical firmware for Kitea Health’s investigational ICP sensor Testing verified the code running inside a new sensor for hydrocephalus MONROVIA, Calif. — Parasoft, a global leader in automated software testing…