Medical device makers

Implants and surgical devices 12 companies

These companies make devices placed in the body or used during surgery: artificial joints, heart valves and stents, surgical robots and the systems that guide them.

Large device makers

Makers of devices across many specialities.

MedtronicMedtronic, with engineers in Hyderabad and Pune, is the world's largest medical-device company.HyderabadHiring now

StrykerStryker, with engineers in Delhi and Bengaluru, makes orthopaedic, surgical and heart devices.Delhi NCR · BengaluruHiring now

MerilMeril, an Indian device maker, makes heart valves, stents, orthopaedic implants and a surgical robot.Chennai · Delhi NCRHired recently

MiniMedPart of MedtronicMiniMed, Medtronic's diabetes business, with engineers in Pune, makes insulin pumps and glucose sensors.Pune

Boston ScientificBoston Scientific, with engineers in Pune, makes heart, surgical and other devices.Delhi NCRHired recently

IntuitiveIntuitive, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes the da Vinci surgical robot, through which a surgeon operates with small instruments controlled from a console.Bengaluru

Orthopaedic and dental devices

Joints, braces and dental restorations.

Align TechnologyAlign Technology, with engineers in Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru, makes Invisalign: clear braces 3D-printed to fit each patient's teeth.Pune · HyderabadHired recently

Glidewell DentalGlidewell, with engineers in Chennai, makes crowns and bridges, and the printers and milling machines that make them.Mumbai · ChennaiHiring now

Zimmer BiometZimmer Biomet makes artificial joints and the robots and navigation systems that guide the surgeon.BengaluruHired recently

Arthrex IndiaArthrex, with engineers in Pune, makes orthopaedic implants and surgical instruments.PuneHired recently

Smith+NephewSmith+Nephew, with engineers in Pune, makes orthopaedic implants and wound-care products.

Globus MedicalGlobus Medical, with engineers in Chennai, makes spine implants and the robots that guide the surgeon.

The tech, explainedOrthopaedic implants Cardiac implants Surgical robot Insulin pump Clear aligners and tooth scanners Dental CAD/CAM

Devices for care and therapy 17 companies

On the ward and at home, patients rely on infusion pumps, monitors, defibrillators, breathing machines and rehabilitation devices, and hospitals on sterilisers.

Hospital ward and theatre equipment

Equipment used in hospitals.

Advanced Sterilization ProductsAdvanced Sterilization Products, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes sterilisers for surgical instruments.BengaluruHiring now

West Pharmaceutical ServicesWest, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes the containers and delivery systems for injectable medicines.BengaluruHiring now

AlconAlcon, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes equipment for eye surgery, and lenses.Bengaluru

ICU MedicalICU Medical makes infusion pumps.ChennaiHiring now

HeartstreamHeartstream, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes defibrillators, which shock a failing heart back into rhythm.Bengaluru

GetingeGetinge makes equipment for operating theatres and intensive care.BengaluruHired recently

STERISSTERIS, with engineers in Pune, makes the sterilisers that clean surgical instruments between operations.PuneHired recently

Natus SensoryNatus Sensory makes devices that screen newborn babies' hearing and eyes.BengaluruHired recently

BDBD, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes syringes, infusion systems and diagnostic products.

Spacelabs HealthcareSpacelabs, with engineers in Hyderabad, makes bedside monitors and monitors patients wear while moving about.

Therapy at home and recovery

Devices for sleep, wounds and rehabilitation.

SolventumSolventum, the healthcare company separated from 3M, makes therapy for healing wounds.BengaluruHired recently

ResmedResmed, with engineers in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, makes CPAP machines that keep the airway open during sleep.

BTL IndiaBTL India makes physiotherapy and heart equipment.

RymoRymo, with engineers in Mumbai, makes robotic devices, built in India, that help patients recover movement.

Parts and sensors

Parts and sensors made for other device makers.

Dexcom Deutschland GmbHDexcom makes continuous glucose sensors.BengaluruSee alsoRemote patient monitoring (RPM)

Halma plcHalma makes medical sensors, among many other kinds of sensor.See alsoConnectors and industrial sensors

Motherson Health & MedicalMotherson Health & Medical, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes medical parts for other companies.See alsoOn-demand manufacturing and 3D printing

The tech, explainedPatient monitor Infusion pump Medical sterilizers Rehabilitation robotics Defibrillator Drug delivery devices CPAP machine Negative pressure wound therapy Ophthalmic surgical equipment Newborn screening devices

How it all worksMedical devicesThe hip inside her, the robot, the monitor, the pump.

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What's changing

The device is mostly software.

A modern pump, monitor or surgical robot is largely software. Device makers are hiring software engineers, many in India, and regulators now review the software as closely as the hardware.