People care about the actions of medical device companies — especially as the industry faces heightened political pressure to ensure the safety of their products. Below is a list of the top medical device companies worldwide based on revenue in 2018. Medical Design and Outsourcing, an industry magazine, generated the list.
1. Medtronic (Ireland) — $30.6 billion
2. Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, N.J.) — $27 billion
3. Royal Philips (Amsterdam) — $21.4 billion
4. GE Healthcare (Chicago) — $19.8 billion
5. Fresenius (Germany) — $19.6 billion
6. Siemens Healthineers (Germany) — $15.9 billion
7. Cardinal Health (Dublin, Ohio) — $15.6 billion
8. Danaher (Washington, D.C.) — $15.6 billion
9. Stryker (Kalamazoo, Mich) — $13.6 billion
10. EssilorLuxottica (France) — $12.8 billion