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Mike Hess

Vice President, Bradycardia R&D, CRHF Division at Medtronic

Abstract:

Disrupting a mature medical technology like pacemakers requires excellent market insight and technical inventiveness.  In this talk we will discuss the insights and technical activities to develop the Medtronic Micra, a pacemaker 1/10^th the size of a conventional device including preclinical, bench and clinical experience.  (Caution – Medtronic Micra is an Investigational device, Limited by Federal Law to Investigational Use).

Bio: 

Mike Hess is the Vice President of Bradycardia R&D, CRHF Division at Medtronic. He has been at Medtronic for 25 years, with experience in R&D, corporate technology, clinical trial management, program management and product planning marketing. In addition, he is a Medtronic Technical Fellow, a member of the Medtronic Bakken Society, an AIMBE fellow, and has about 25 issued patents and numerous publications. Hess graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a degree in biomedical engineering and received a Masters of Science in chemical engineering from the University of St. Thomas. Most recently, he was Vice President of Corporate Technology and Innovation with responsibility for enterprise innovation initiatives and planning for regional R&D activities in the emerging markets.