5 Top Medical Device Stocks to Buy Now

An artificial valve helps ensure that blood flows properly through a grandmother's heart. A 10-year-old boy with diabetes is able to live a normal life with an insulin pump implanted in his body. A physician uses a robotic surgical system to obtain a tissue sample from a middle-aged coach's lungs to determine if he has cancer. All of these are examples of how medical devices are improving the quality of life and even saving lives for people around the world.

While medical devices are helping patients, they're also helping some investors. Medical device stocks overall have delivered more than twice the gains generated by the S&P 500 index over the last 10 years. Investors hoping to profit from the continued boom in medical device stocks have lots of alternatives. But what are the top medical device stocks to buy now? Here's what you need to know.

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