Surviving and Thriving
It's been only a little over a week since my surgery and I am back home on Bainbridge Island, walking around and feeling great! [...]
High Speed Testing of Medical Devices and Materials
An important input to FEA is material characterization and limit information. In our laboratory we use a Bose 3230 test system for achieving test [...]
Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic
My health valve replacement surgery was performed at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr Bruce Lytle. The experience was exceptional: Lab tests, physical exams, the [...]
My Open Heart Surgery
That's me in the photo on the left during open heart surgery to replace my native aortic valve. Years ago I was diagnosed with [...]
Time for Surgery
After years of watching and waiting, my cardiologist finally recommended it was time for surgery. For most of my adult life, I worried over [...]
Identifying Worst Case Device Sizes
For medical devices, rarely does "one size fit all". The human body is extremely variable and patient populations, especially those with disease present a [...]