Matthew K. Dion, Phd Email and Phone Number

As a Clinical Engineer, I specialize in applying engineering principles and technology to enhance user's experience with Abbott's Neuromodulation portfolio.My responsibilities include, but are not limited to:• Voice of Customer Discovery: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.• Requirements and Clinical Justifications: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘙𝘎, 𝘚𝘊𝘚 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘉𝘚 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴.• Risk Assessments: 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴.• 𝘜𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘌𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘙𝘎, 𝘚𝘊𝘚 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘉𝘚 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳-𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺, 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦.• Regulatory Interactions: 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

Remained within the R&D Organization, but transitioned to the Advanced Development team where I was primarily responsible for front-end innovation projects in chronic pain, movement disorder, and other adjacent spaces pertinent to the neuromodulation field. Led Advanced Development efforts, with cross-functional teams, to conceptualize new devices and create novel design solutions that expanded the business’ intellectual property. In this role, I interfaced closely with the Product Development and Upstream Marketing organizations and was responsible for defining the minimum viable product as well as demonstrating technical feasibility for early pipeline projects.

Worked within the R&D Organization on the Mechanical Engineering team where I focused on new product development and field-product sustaining activities related to disposable and implantable devices for SCS and DRG stimulation therapies. Coordinated the cross-functional development, procedural design controls and verification testing of Class III, implantable medical devices per procedural Design Controls. Was additionally responsible for interfacing with clinicians and field representatives (Voice of Customer) to direct and ensure next-generation product designs met the needs of the user.

Thesis: “Analysis of Intraoperative Technique and its Effect on Loading Patterns Across the Patellofemoral Joint Using a Smart Patellar Implant”• Designed, fabricated, tested and validated the functional performance of the first-ever smart patellar implant instrumented with a novel wireless, passive force sensing technology.• Investigated the effects of clinical technique on post-TKA patellofemoral joint biomechanics in a cadaver model• Characterized joint force magnitude, force distribution and kinematics through range of motion

Worked under a Ph.D. Candidate to further develop a novel passive, wireless sensor system that could be used in vivo. Major role was to assist in testing techniques to improve performance of the system. Performed MTS compression testing, creep testing, submergence testing, and manually fabricated the system.

Received a travel grant to travel to South Africa to study the health care system. Helped to develop inexpensive, innovative solutions utilizing readily available, everyday parts. Information and ideas gathered throughout the trip were narrowed down to wheelchairs and pressure sore development. The team was assigned the goal of preventing pressure sores in wheelchair bound patients in rural, under-resourced areas of the world for their Senior Capstone project. The team developed a unique design to be implemented into wheelchairs (and potentially hospital beds) to reduce the likelihood of pressure sore formation. Project was presented to the local center for Disability services as well as at the Rensselaer Senior Biomedical Engineering Showcase.

Worked along side a graduate student to develop a tissue based bio-sensing device that had the capabilities to detect a toxin (i.e. anthrax, ricin, etc.). Device would be used to screen unknown substances to detect if they posed a threat to human health, without directly exposing humans.

Amparo mission was (and still is) to redefining prosthetic care in an attempt to make prosthetics more readily available to amputees around the world. The team at Amparo designed and developed a high quality prosthetic socket, that allows for a simpler and more efficient customization process. The elegantly simplistic design enables a perfect fit every time, anywhere in the world.Responsibilities:• Aided in the successful development of a medical device from conception through pre-release• Performed in-depth market research and analysis of global prosthetics market while constructing a comprehensive business strategy and handling intellectual property responsibilities• Supervised grant applications and competition entries, resulting in over $235,000 in funding

Traveled to Tulbagh, South Africa and Berlin, Germany during his participation in the Global Engineering Teams (GET) program. In this program, a team of graduate-level engineers and designers were presented with a problem and were challenged to design & prototype a viable, novel solution. The goal of the team was to create a low-cost, robust, functional prosthetic that could be implemented in rural, underdeveloped/under-resourced areas of the world. The project consisted of designing, testing, and developing a functional prototype. The team has since completed the GET program and have continued on with the project to further develop and test their design(s).

Studied single molecule micro-manipulation techniques via Protein-DNA interactions utilizing a custom built horizontal, magnetic tweezers assembly. Gained a deeper understanding of biophysics and vital laboratory techniques.

Designed experiments, wrote software, and executed testing protocols to characterize custom lithium-ion battery performance over multiple charge/discharge cycles. Fabricated, tested, and ruggedized hardware used in data-acquisition for physiological research of Soldier performance in extreme environmental conditions