Endoscopic Surgical Toolset - Cardiovations (Ethicon, Inc.)

A second-generation endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting toolset used for thoracic surgery (CABG).

• Technical Lead

  Coordinated all concept generation activities. Created new product concepts and an altered system architecture to improve usability, and defined the procedural steps for the surgeons.
• Participated in generative research, including user interviews, surgical observation, and device training.
• Developed preliminary prototypes for user testing to validate the new system architecture.