Medical device engineer serving as an expert witness with more than 25 years of experience in cardiovascular and endovascular technologies, including percutaneous catheters, heart assist devices, stents, grafts, aneurysm treatment systems, and vascular closure products. Their expert witness work includes litigation consultation, preparation of expert reports and declarations, and deposition testimony in patent disputes involving medical device design, performance, and intellectual property matters. This experience includes participation in multiple patent litigation cases involving cardiovascular and device-related technologies.

The expert’s technical work encompasses the design, development, and evaluation of medical devices used in cardiac support, vascular intervention, and perfusion systems. This includes percutaneous heart assist devices, perfusion and blood pumps, vascular sealing technologies, and endovascular aneurysm treatment devices, as well as associated delivery systems, pressure monitoring components, and device testing methods. Their experience includes development of a catheter-based heart assist device concept combining low-profile insertion with full-flow assist capability, as well as work involving artificial heart systems and cardiac compression technologies. These areas are directly relevant to disputes involving device functionality, performance characteristics, and comparative design analysis.

Their professional background includes extensive involvement with medical device companies and product development organizations, with work spanning product development, engineering design, and patent consulting across a range of medical device technologies. This includes development of cardiovascular and endovascular products, evaluation of acquisition targets through technical and intellectual property due diligence, and advancement of device concepts from feasibility through testing and commercialization.

The expert is a named inventor on more than 50 U.S. patents and over 70 international patent filings related to medical technologies, including cardiovascular and endovascular devices. Educational credentials include a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and advanced doctoral-level coursework in biomedical sciences. Credentials include registration as a Patent Agent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Professional involvement includes participation in organizations such as the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, the European Society for Artificial Organs, the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps, and the Association of University Technology Managers, along with reviewer activity for National Institutes of Health grant applications and contributions to peer-reviewed publications in cardiovascular and medical device research.