Dave
founded DMA in 1995 which was
incorporated as Flex Partners, Inc.
in 1999
34
years engineering experience in:
·Minimally
Invasive Surgery
·Orthopedics
·GI/Urology
·Ophthalmology
·General
Surgery
·Cardiovascular
surgery & Implants
·Drug
Delivery Systems
·Diagnostic
and Detection Systems
·Plastic
Surgery
·Spine,
Knee and Hip Implants
·Therapeutic
and Diagnostic Catheters
·Urological
instruments and Implants
·Anatomic
Visualization
·Cardiovascular
Instruments and Implants
·Surgical
Access & Delivery
Systems
·Blood
Processing Systems
·Key
Executive Recruitment
·Investor
Recruitment &
Relations
·Intellectual
Property Strategy
·Start
Up Virtual Engineering
Techniques
·Prototype
and Model Making
·Conceptual
Design and Invention
·Research
& Development
·Business
Development
·Manufacturing
Engineering
·Mechanism/Machine
Design
·System
Design
Patents:27
issued, 29 pending
Education:BS,
Mechanical
Engineering
Dave
has over 34 years of experience in
the medical instrument and device
industry involving product
development, engineering management,
design engineering, and
manufacturing. He specializes
in the conceptual design of medical
devices, medical device delivery
systems, and the creation of
intellectual property. To date, Dave
has cofounded or facilitated the
founding of nine startups.
At
Flex Partners, Dave has
conceptualized and developed
multiple products for the surgical,
orthopedic, urology, drug delivery
and the cardiovascular
markets. Prior to Flex
Partners, Dave founded Dave Matsuura
& Associates (DMA), which
provided design services to medical
device and manufacturing firms as
well as startup services to
entrepreneurs.
