Expert Details
Sutures, Medical Devices, Moisture Degradation, Absorbable Polymers, Implant Devices
ID: 724385
South Carolina, USA
He serves as an expert in IP and class-action litigation on sutures and medical device. Clients include FORTUNE 50 and smaller organizations.
Develops wheelchair prototypes for use of high-tone children.
Writes and initiates business plans for startup enterprises including advising and writing SBIR grant proposals.
Maintains and publishes new systems of chemical education for university students through the award winning ChemCases.com web site and the ALSOS digital library.
Consults on the processes affecting public education boards from his experience as an elected Public School Board member.
Report, depositions and trial prep for plaintiff in-infringement/damages involving sutures. Federal judge's intermediate rulings cited his expert opinion in defining applicable chemistry. "Sensational" deposition according to plaintiff attorney.Established material standards and components for startup in bioabsorbable field. Represented clients technical expertise for investors and VCs.Outline defense position in suture class action case bringing 25 years of research experience to bear on defendants R&D decisions.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1959 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Polymer Chemistry | Institution: University of Maryland |
| Year: 1992 | Degree: MA | Subject: Liberal Studies | Institution: Wesleyan University |
| Year: 1955 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: St. John's University, NY |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2001 to 2007 | Employer: Turbo Wheelchair Co., Inc. | Title: Principal Investigator | Department: |
Responsibilities:Design, development, general management, invention, grant acquisition and management |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1983 to 1995 | Employer: US Surgical Corp | Title: Senior Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Invention, development, manufacturing development and manufacturing of absorbable implant clips and staples. 27 US patents in development of moisture sensitive implant materials |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1979 to 1983 | Employer: Celanese Corp. | Title: Research Director | Department: Virginia Chemicals, Inc. |
Responsibilities:Led corporate R&D unit in capital construction of organic and inorganic manufacturing, leadership in moisture control problems with moisture sensitive flammable materials |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1959 to 1979 | Employer: EI DuPont | Title: Research Supervisor | Department: Central research, Plastics, Elastomers, Fabrics and Finishes |
Responsibilities:R&D in polymer, abrasion resistant moisture resistant coatings, coated fabrics, elastomers, adhesives |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Amer Chem Soc, AAAS |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| More than 10 peer reviewed publications, 32 US patents, the first in 1972, last in 2006. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert witness including depositions, trial preparation and trial attendance for 18 months in recently concluded Mitek v Arthrex IP case. Currently serving as expert in developing class action suit in medical device field. Consultant in suture use/misuse in plastic surgery, consultant with two startup companies in medical device field. Expert in suture litigation |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He is a skilled communicator and trained writer. He's ready with a metaphor that makes the toughest concepts come alive for a general audience. His writing training is recent. He used it to publish the biography of Wallace Carothers, DuPont's inventor of nylon. Furthermore, he is successful in grant writing having received six SBIR(4) AND sbir-RELATED(2) since 2001. |
Fields of Expertise
510(k) document, biocompatibility, biocompatible coating material, biocompatible material, biocompatible polymer, bioimplantable material, biomedical device, biomedical product development, medical device, medical device manufacturing, nylon fiber, polymer biocompatibility, wheelchair, wound healing, biomedical research and development, epsilon-caprolactone, heat setting, durable medical equipment, plastic medical device, polyolefin fiber, biomedical coating material, Teflon fiber, synthetic fiber, polypropylene fiber, polyester fiber, olefin fiber, implantable device, fluorocarbon fiber, biomedical device manufacturing