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- 29 years of experience in active implantable medical devices.- 24 years in project and multi-disciplinary team leadership.- 10+ years of entrepreneurship experience in fabless semiconductor and medical devices start-ups.Principal inventor of Biotronik Neuro's RESONANCE™ (a.k.a. Rotating Cathodes) sub-perception Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) therapy for pain management. RESONANCE is the first and only multiphase stimulation paradigm. A preclinical trial has shown RESONANCE activates a larger and deeper area of response in the dorsal horn (where pain is processed) compared to other commercially tested therapies, targeting the body's own inhibitory pathway and the natural properties of spatial and temporal summative response. In addition, RESONANCE's unique concurrent stimulation/distributed charge-balancing scheme minimizes power consumption.Inventor of EvokedRx™ technology for diabetes monitoring and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) pain management. Principal inventor of the Neurostep™ system, the first fully implantable closed-loop stimulator for correction of “drop foot” syndrome in stroke patients.Further, in Neuromodulation I have developed implantable pulse generators (IPGs) for sacral roots stimulation (SRS), peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) using nerve cuff electrodes, transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation for mechanically-ventilated patients, and SCS. In CRM I have developed pacemakers (including leadless), IPGs for heart-failure treatment, and implantable biomonitors.Areas of expertise:• Novel therapies development; Expert in ENG/ECAP sensing for closed-loop Neuromodulation applications;• System Engineering and IPG HW architecture; • Leading Active Medical Device R&D Teams; • Tissue-electrode interface;• Custom ultra-low-power analog IC design, layout, and test;• Technology transfer from basic research.Specialties: Custom analog IC design, layout, and test. Ultra-low-power/level analog IC design for high-reliability applications, in particular weak-to-strong inversion CMOS analog IC design using physically-based transistor models (EKV) and gm/ID method.
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Technology OwnerEvokedrxLake Oswego, Or, Us
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Member Of Technical Staff - Neuro Tech SegmentBiotronik Jan 2022 - PresentBerlin, DeProspera™ SCS next generation R&D. -
Principal E.E. - Systems, Technology And Platform Development (Msei)Biotronik Jan 2012 - Dec 2021Berlin, De* IPG HW architecture of next generation neurostimulation & pacemaker platforms.* Principal inventor of Biotronik Neuro's RESONANCE™ SCS sub-perception therapy.* HW Architect of Biotronik's 1st SCS-generation product: Prospera™ IPG/EPG.* Novel therapies IP development.* Injectable Leadless Pacemaker (iLP) 1st generation HW architecture.* Implantable Biomonitor development support.
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Owner & Strategic LeadEvokedrx Jan 2024 - PresentAdvancing non-invasive electrical stimulation for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) chronic pain mitigation and at-home diabetes monitoring.
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Co-FounderNanowattics Srl Nov 2007 - Apr 2016Montevideo, UyNanowattICs SRL is now part of Allegro MicroSystems' LLC Design Center in Uruguay.We provided unique expertise in minimum-power-consumption analog custom IC design for safety-critical applications. Our services included design, layout, modeling, testing, and full-cycle management services for different types of ASICs. We mastered the rare “know how” of “weak and moderate inversion IC design” which is crucial for long-battery-life implantable and portable applications. In addition, we provided System Level Design of Active Medical Devices including Firmware and Software, British Columbia, Canada and Montevideo, Uruguay.* Responsible for the acquisition of new clients: initial contacts, determination of customer needs, contract negotiations, SOWs, NDAs, etc.* Participation in the creation of budgets and estimation of human resources for new projects.* Remote technical support to Design Center in Montevideo, Uruguay. -
Director Of Medical ElectronicsLungpacer Medical Inc. Dec 2009 - Dec 2011Vancouver, Bc, CaStart-up company developing a Bedside Transvascular Dual Phrenic Nerve Stimulator for Assisting Mechanically-Ventilated ICU Patients.* Project Leader: Translation of physiological/medical requirements into system ones, Product Development Plan and Design-Control in a pre-QSR environment, Gantt Chart, leadership or participation in Design Reviews, Risk Management, approval of critical decision stages of development.* Budget creation and identification of qualified HR including development sub-contracting. Training and mentoring of less experienced staff.* Leadership and management of the Embedded Electronics Team. Hardware design of low-level critical circuitry (stimulation core, sensing, and medical-grade power management).* Member of the Company’s Senior Management Team. IP review and protection, Engineering input for Feasibility and Clinical Trials, grant applications, new products definition based on same stimulation principle. -
Director Of EngineeringAdnavance Technologies Oct 2005 - Dec 2009Bio-tech start-up company developing the next generation of ultra high-speed direct detection of DNA/RNA sequences and mutations, Vancouver, BC, Canada and San Diego, CA, U.S.A.* In charge of technology transfer from the university lab, recruitment of the Product Development Team, and Company setup in new facilities.* Member of the Company’s Senior Management Team. Manager of the Vancouver office daily operations.* In charge of the Engineering of a simultaneous 32-channel Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Instrument for a label-free, DNA-based molecular diagnostic system.* Design and test of critical analog circuitry. Hands-on resolution of complicated technical issues.* Evaluation and selection of component suppliers and MEMS foundries for product development. -
Consultant - Asic DesignVicthom Bionique Humaine Inc Jul 2005 - Dec 2005Public company dedicated to human bionic devices, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC, Canada.* Designed a multi-channel current stimulation ASIC (in a high voltage, CMOS-compatible technology) for a Bidirectional Neurobionic System.* Supported the design of the second generation of a sub-microvolt noise amplifier for electroneurographic recording using nerve cuff electrodes. -
Sr. Ic Design Eng./Project LeaderNeurostream Technologies Jan 1999 - Jun 2005CaNeuromodulation medical devices company, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada. Today part of the Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH.* Principal inventor of the Neurostep system, a Class III implantable closed-loop stimulator for correction of foot drop in stroke patients. The Neurostep system is currently completing clinical trials.* Led the Electronic Development Team in the design, fabrication and test of analog and digital ASICs (and hybrid circuits), used in external and implanted systems, to perform power conversion, power transmission, control, telemetry, neural stimulation and low-level signal recording and processing.* Created and recommended budgets and forecasts of resources required to achieve position and departmental objectives.* Designed and participated in “in vitro” and “in vivo” validation tests. -
Electronic Specialist/Contract DesignerCcc Medical Devices 1995 - 1999Montevideo, Montevideo, UyPrivate company dedicated to implantable medical devices contract manufacturing, Montevideo, Uruguay.* Co-developed (under contract) an ASIC for a DDDR heart pacemaker (www.ccc.com.uy/pacemaker/ccc1371.htm). In charge of the design, layout and test of the input sensing comparator, the TX/RX circuit, and rail-to-rail buffers for microcontroller interface.* Co-designed, laid out and tested the signal conditioning circuit for the acceleration sensor of the DDDR heart pacemaker.* Co-developed the IMPETUS I, a Class III implantable cardiac contractility modulation device for Impulse Dynamics, U.S.A. (www.impulse-dynamics.com). The IMPETUS later evolved into the OPTIMIZER which is under Clinical Trials.* Coordinated the development of the SRS, a Class III implantable sacral root stimulator for the control of micturition, defecation and erection in paraplegic patients (http://www.i2m-design.com/i2m-design/studies.html#study01), in conjunction with the I.M.B. – C.N.M. and the Guttmann Institute, Spain.
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Marcelo Baru Education Details
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Simon Fraser UniversityAnalog Ic Design For Medical Devices -
Universidad De La RepúblicaMicroelectronics
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Marcelo Baru attended Simon Fraser University, Universidad De La República.
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