Ask HN: What is an innovative, exciting medical device company?

[rf_guy]

I will be looking for a job in a year and I’m looking for some ideas of exciting medical device companies I should eventually apply to. I am interested in companies that are doing really exciting hardware projects and possibly pushing the limits of technology. Some examples that I have in mind right now are: Intuitive Surgical, Alfred Mann Foundation, and Google Life Sciences. Thanks for the ideas!

[jtfairbank]

ReSchedule Med (https://reschedulemed.com) is not devices, but we're tackling the problems caused by the ever increasing cost of healthcare administration.

I see healthcare growing in two directions- better healthcare (through new techniques, medicines, and devices) and more available healthcare (through cheaper administration, new laws, and promoting social responsibility). Growth in either direction means people are getting better care than they could have otherwise; personally I'm interested in the second because we have the care exists, but we don't have the right capabilities to deliver it to everyone who needs it.

Drop me a line if you're interested, my email's in my profile.

[bliti]

May you briefly describe what the product does and what the stack looks like? Thanks

[mlwarren]

Definitely check out Theranos (https://www.theranos.com). As someone who wants the kind of data that comes with blood analysis and is semi phobic regarding needles, I love what they're doing.

[rf_guy]

Very interesting technology! I'll definitely keep an eye out for them. Thanks!