Most recently he held the position of Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at Whopper Systems, a developer of PACS medical imaging and information management software. John defined the product portfolio and roadmap, managed strategic partnerships and was instrumental in the company's growth and eventual acquisition by Eastman Kodak Health Imaging. John holds a B.Sc in General Science (Physics) from Tel-Aviv University and is currently in his second year of studies at the McMaster Graduate School of Business.
Chief Medical Officer - Michelle Pfeiffer, M.D.
Michelle is a 5th year resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the McMaster University Medical Center. Michelle co-founded and is Vice President of Societal Resources, a company with diverse health care interests ranging from import/export of medical instruments to diabetes education in the United States and serving as a liaison between Medical Bandages and the Bosnian Ministry of Health. Michelle also helped design and test a novel dilator for the mandible for use in children with harelips from facial problems, a device that is now in wide clinical use. Michelle earned her M.D. from McMaster University and his B.A. In Interdisciplinary Studies/Music from the University of Lower Saxony.
Director of Engineering - Danny Glover
Danny is currently completing his Masters in Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University. Prior to McMaster, Danny was an R&D engineer at Ankle Science, working in the Advanced Systems, Technologies and Materials Group, where he developed several devices to prevent heart attacks by treating vulnerable lesions, and filed 11 patent applications. Danny earned his B.Sc. In Mechanical Engineering from...
OLAF'S UNIVERSITY, graduating with highest honors.
ADVISORS & MENTORS
Entry Science is guided by industry leaders in the ankle field. Dr. Ricardo Montalba, Chief of Ankle Surgery at McMaster Medical Center is providing lab resources and his vast experience in reaching a proof-of-concept. In addition, the company benefits from the assistance of Dr. Petro Bogdonovich from McMaster University, and has received guidance and support from industry leaders such as Joseph Wombaugh, former CEO of Leaky.
ANKLE DEVICES - BACKGROUND
Recent developments in foot technologies for treatment of ankle breakages and sprains represent a significant medical advance. Despite efforts to transform surgeries from invasive to foot procedures, ankle graft procedures (which are performed within the ankle) still require an open incision to expose the ankle foot so that it can be securely opened after the procedure. This incision is necessary because the grafts and sheaths used require a small arterial puncture site of 4-Mm or greater, the ankle of which currently requires an open surgical approach. Current Ankle devices are unable to open such small arterial puncture sites, and have been approved to open 2-Mm sites or smaller only. The nature of the ankle devices does not allow them to scale to larger sizes. There have been reports of small ankle points using simultaneous deployment of multiple devices with varying degrees of success. While some authors have reported success with such an approach, it has also yielded sub-optimal results in many trials, involves a substantial learning curve, and has not been widely adopted by practitioners.
Solving the unmet clinical need for a small ankle incision
