You may have never heard the product names that are at the literal heart of 葫芦娃视频鈥檚 pediatric cardiology mission:
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That鈥檚 not too surprising.
The names don鈥檛 dance across the tongue or page. They treat serious conditions that no one wants to think about 鈥 unless they have no other choice.
And the names of听the people behind these technologies that protect and strengthen the littlest hearts are not ones we see often.
But maybe we should.
Because it鈥檚 the huge brains听鈥 and even bigger hearts听鈥 of the people behind these engineering marvels that make the difference.
鈥淲hen you go into a hospital and see a baby who requires this technology, you forget about budgets you need to finish or the logistics of a test,鈥 said Mike Meyer, director, research and development (R&D), 葫芦娃视频鈥檚 Structural Heart business. 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 help but think that this child could be yours.鈥
The first thing one learns about these engineers/scientists is that those huge spirits prevent them from taking any kind of individual credit. They are all part of dedicated teams who work together to solve big problems for small patients and while they can speak on behalf of their development teams, they still prefer the teams鈥 work speaks for them all.
The Importance of Elegance
And one of the words that is spoken is 鈥渆legant.鈥
It鈥檚 how Chad Green, director, R&D, cardiac surgery for 葫芦娃视频鈥檚 Structural Heart business describes the technology behind the small , a distant cry from the immense radar and communication systems for submarines and aircraft carriers he worked on previously.
鈥淭he heart valve has few parts and does the job it鈥檚 designed to do with no additional complexity, because the more elegant the design, the fewer things that can go wrong,鈥 said Green.
鈥淓verything we do is in the service of efficacy and safety. It needs to be durable and interact with blood in a gentle way that adapts to each individual patient who receives it and each individual physician who places it.鈥
The individuals that inspire and inform that work include Green鈥檚 own daughters, born 26 and 19 years ago. In parenting terms: yesterday.
鈥淚 remember those births and thinking how vulnerable they were. Working on a device specifically designed for children takes the work to another level,鈥 said Green.
鈥淕oing to work every day thinking my work will help people is great. Knowing it will help children makes it that much better.鈥
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