EntryWave Access
A bladed, optical trocar and obturator system.
Reducing blind initial entry in Laparoscopic Surgery, improving surgical outcomes.
Skills Employed:
Needs Identification,
JTBD
Customer & Product Requirements,
Prototyping,
Project Management,
TRACE Matrix,
Risk Management Plan,
FMEA,
DHF Management,
ISO 13485 Compliant QMS,
Design Review,
Process Map,
Manufacturing Plan,
Design Verification Report,
Design Validation Report,
Business Planning,
Team Management,
Needs Identification, JTBD Customer & Product Requirements, Prototyping, Project Management, TRACE Matrix, Risk Management Plan, FMEA, DHF Management, ISO 13485 Compliant QMS, Design Review, Process Map, Manufacturing Plan, Design Verification Report, Design Validation Report, Business Planning, Team Management,
50+ hours of clinical immersion, including interviews and shadowing in general surgery, revealed a critical need for improved laparoscopic port placement. Current methods (blind bladed entries and bulky optical entries) increase the risk of organ damage during initial port placements. Recognizing the potential to significantly improve patient safety and surgical outcomes, I founded and led a team of biomedical engineers and industrial designers to develop a solution. Serving as project manager, I was responsible for not only guiding the team's creative efforts but also for establishing project timelines, managing budgets, and coordinating communication between team members and external stakeholders. This experience allowed me to combine my technical skills with my leadership abilities to drive the project forward. Our team developed a lighter, less bulky, bladed optical obturator to address this.
In an effort to maintain the security of intellectual property during this product’s ongoing development, certain details about the design and exact features cannot yet be shared.
Pending provisional patent application #63/729,441