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  • Medtronic Recalls SonarMed Airway Monitors After Injury

    Medtronic Recalls SonarMed Airway Monitors After Injury

    Medtronic reported issues with the device's monitors and acoustic sensors.
    Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 05.02.24

  • Testing
    Headline-Generating Medical Device Safety Concerns—Mike on Medtech

    Headline-Generating Medical Device Safety Concerns—Mike on Medtech

    Mike Drues and Sean Fenske discuss some recent news about unsafe medical devices and falsified test data.
    Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 05.02.24

  • Electronics
    The Frightening Earlier Days of Wireless Medtech—#ThrowbackThursday

    The Frightening Earlier Days of Wireless Medtech—#ThrowbackThursday

    The FCC seems to have been quite late to the party in helping ensure the safety of wireless transmissions for medical devices.
    Online Exclusives Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief 05.02.24


  • Most Read MPO Articles in April

    Most Read MPO Articles in April

    Popular topics include medical device coatings, FDA approvals, and medical tubing information.
    Rachel Klemovitch, Assistant Editor 05.01.24

  • Veranex Acquires HORUS Scientific, a Pathology & Histology Facility

    Veranex Acquires HORUS Scientific, a Pathology & Histology Facility

    The additional North American capability complements the company's in-house pathology and histology services in Paris.
    Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 05.01.24

  • Molding

    Assessing Your Injection Molding Partner—A Medtech Makers Q&A

    The last several years have caused a need to reevaluate supply partnerships and determine if new service providers should be brought in.
    Sponsored released by BMP Medical 05.01.24

  • Contract Manufacturing
    Plastic Welding Innovation Seals Novel Endodontic Cannula

    Plastic Welding Innovation Seals Novel Endodontic Cannula

    To enable good welds without cannula breakage, Emerson created a welding sonotrode that incorporated a simple system of acoustic “dampeners.”
    Online Exclusives Franck Didierjean and Thierry Maire, Branson Ultrasonics at Emerson 04.30.24


  • Surgical
    Medline to Acquire Ecolab

    Medline to Acquire Ecolab's Surgical Solutions Biz

    The acquisition will provide Medline with sterile drape solutions for surgeons, patients, and operating room equipment.
    Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 04.30.24

  • 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

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