Event Information

Event Topic:
Novel application of robotics and ultrasound in electro-physiology.

Event Description:
Novel application of robotics and ultrasound in electro-physiology. Many robotic systems in use today come with high upfront capital costs, extra procedural complexity and questionable clinical and economic value. Ultrasound is an established imaging technology but its therapeutic applications remain underdeveloped. Vytronus has put together a novel transducer for imaging and ablating cardiac tissue that uses robotic controls with minimal set up costs and training burden and unique advantages for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Date/Time:
Date(s) - 07/28/20
8:30 am - 10:30 am

Event Location:
Zoom talk: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85043660945:

Speaker Information

Event Speaker:
Francis Macnamara

Event Speaker Title:
VP of Engineering

Event Speaker Company:
VytronUS Inc./Johnson & Johnson

Event Speaker Bio:

Francis Macnamara has over 23 years experience in R&D leadership roles in medical devices, the last 13 years with robotic catheter based systems. He grew up milking 50 cows twice a day for 15 years on a dairy farm in rural Ireland. Looking for an easier life, he worked as an R&D engineer for Boston Scientific, Ireland after graduating with a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Limerick. He moved to the US and completed his MBA at the Leavey School of Business in Santa Clara. After 11 years in various roles with Boston Scientific, he spent 9 years at Hansen Medical on robotic catheters for vascular applications. The Hansen technology and IP was acquired by Auris in 2016 which was then acquired by J&J in 2019 for $3.4B Most recently, Francis was VP Engineering at Vytronus which has also recently been acquired by J&J.

Event Details

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