From the ED to the OR: inside medical device with Conner Burton

From The Nontraditional Nurse November 1, 2026 Welcome back! This month's Career Spotlight is one I've wanted to share for a while, because medical device is one of the roles nurses ask me about most and understand least. Conner Burton spent a couple of years as an emergency department nurse before moving into medical device. He started as a therapy consultant (more commonly called a clinical specialist) at Nevro, a company that makes spinal cord stimulators for chronic pain. Ten years later,...