Howard M. Tanner FRSA
Endo Vascular Associates, a medical device startup was established to develop a minimally invasive procedure and related hardware to treat Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA)…the 13th largest killer of US citizens…and to bring the resulting ‘system’ to market. Our consultancy was engaged to assist this effort.
Collaborating with EVA’s peripheral vascular surgeon, H. Trout MD. and his associates we performed an expansive subject literature search re: causative disease process/pros-cons of current surgical approaches and observed surgeries. Our report detailed the • effectiveness/relevance of current treatment modalities • possible alternative approaches/technologies • windows of opportunity for an alternative approach.
Guided by these findings, consultancy led the program…project inception to successful FDA monitored animal trials…and in doing so discovered a unique, beneficial, patentable surgical approach and concurrently, related hardware solutions. A 2nd generation product development group continued the program’s advancement towards human trials.
Contributions:
Subject Matter Research • Concept Exploration • Technology Evaluation • Product Design/Visualizations/Documentation/ Prototyping/Evaluation • Development to FDA Trials • Material/ Processing/Finish Specification
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Tattoo Removal System
Rejuvatec, specialists in the development of non-laser tattoo removal systems required updates to their current device. We were engaged to research/develop means to • remove the art/unique technical competence required for successful tattoo removal • shorten procedure set-up and performance times • improve technician comfort; significant carpel tunnel damage is experienced in the tattoo application industry. Collaborating with client, novel solutions were developed for each unique question area. A • less time consuming tattoo mapping/site cleansing method • more efficient tissue removing needle assembly • more comfortable/carpal-tunnel cancelling and snap on device handle were each documented, modelled and evaluated in on-human testing. These staged trials demonstrated successful outcomes for each individual product concept. The high performing needle component has entered successful manufacture.
Contributions:
Concept Generation • Hardware Design/Development/ Documentation/Functional Modelling/ Testing • Technology/ Vendor Research • Design/Visualizations/ Documentation/ Functional Modelling • On Human Testing • Rinse and Repeat • Material/Processing/Finish Specification
