Adara Medical Technologies is a full service medical device design and development consulting firm.

We can help build your first working prototype or help take your device all the way through to production. We have the catheter/delivery system design and development experience to produce a device that will meet your design requirements. Our emphasis on design for manufacturability ensures that your device will meet both your performance and production requirements at every stage of the project. And our quick turnaround means we will meet your timelines.

Yen Liao, our founder/principal has over 15 years of experience in the medical device industry developing catheters and delivery systems for a variety of applications ranging from:

Compliant balloon catheter
Steerable RF ablation catheter
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) delivery system
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (TMVR) steerable delivery system
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) delivery system
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation (TMVI) delivery system

Through these past projects, Yen has developed a thorough understanding of catheter design and development. From optimizing braid configurations to balancing flexibility with strength, Yen has been through it all. His experience with a wide range of catheter manufacturing techniques such as polymer reflow, laser cutting/welding, adhesive bonding and braiding/coiling can help you optimize your delivery system to best fit your requirements. Yen also has significant experience with the design and manufacturing of steerable catheters.

What We Do

Design

Documentation

Manufacturing

Packaging

Sterilization

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CardiAQ Valve Technologies

Project Leader, Catheters

Designed first and second generation transcatheter mitral valve implant (TMVI) delivery system
Lead all aspects of trans-femoral, trans-septal delivery system design and manufacturing
Took delivery system and accessory devices from concept to clinicals in 1.5 years
Responsible for all design (design inputs/outputs, FMEA, validation protocols, etc.) and manufacturing (manufacturing instructions, receiving inspections, quality inspection, etc.) documentation
Excellent understanding of cardiac anatomy – with particular knowledge of mitral valve position and access
Participated in numerous animal studies for device and procedure development.
Provided technical assistance in OR during First-in-Human (FIH) procedure

Landon-IP

Patent Analyst

Researched and analyzed intellectual property
Conduct various types of prior art searches (i.e., patentability, validity, freedom to operate)

Abbott Vascular (Evalve, Inc.)

Research & Development Engineer

Lead development of a dual-plane steerable catheter for beating heart deployment of a transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) device

Boston Scientific (Cardiac Pathways Corp)

Catheter Engineer

Developed an 8F bi-directional, steerable radio-frequency (RF) ablation catheter with 4 electrodes and 2 fluid channels for circulating fluid inside the catheter

Medtronic (World Medical Manufacturing Corporation)

Research & Development
Engineer Manufacturing Engineer I/II

Project leader for multiple products, including delivery system for Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) and compliant balloon catheter
Developed heat fusing process for balloon catheters
Knowledge of nickel-titanium (Nitinol) alloy manufacturing capabilities
Knowledge of FDA design control requirements, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s) and process validations (IQ, OQ, PQ).

Adara MedTech

Adara Medical Technologies is a full service medical device design and development consulting firm. We can help you get to your first working prototype or help take your device all the way through to production.

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