The September 2026 issue of Medical Design & Outsourcing features the flagship Medtech Big 100, delivering definitive rankings of the world’s largest medical device manufacturers by annual revenue, R&D spending, and employee headcount. Beyond comprehensive market analysis, readers gain exclusive insights into cutting-edge device engineering and R&D pipelines across cardiovascular, robotics, orthopedics, and biomaterials. Highlights include Edwards Lifesciences’ tissue valve innovations, J&J MedTech’s FDA-authorized Ottava surgical robot, Medtronic’s next-generation defibrillator technology, and St. Jude founder Manny Villafaña’s latest cardiovascular venture. The issue also examines Boston Scientific’s $1.5 billion superalloy investment, its new Farawave Ultra PFA catheter, Paragon 28’s curved foot nail system, and collaborative pediatric MRI solutions from Philips and Disney
