Gaurav

Gaurav Krishnamurthy, PhD is a Senior R&D engineer at a Bay Area based medical device start-up. Gaurav has a strong passion for medical device innovation and is interested in disruptive medical technologies that not only solve an unmet clinical need, but also bring down the cost of healthcare. Gaurav closely follows medical device trends in emerging markets and is fascinated by simple and inexpensive solutions to major healthcare problems. Gaurav earned his PhD and Master's in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University where he developed state of the art computational models of beating heart valves that can be used to design and test heart valve prosthetics. Gaurav was a Medtronic BioX Fellow at Stanford University. Gaurav also serves as a Senior Advisor to a Bay Area angel investment group focusing on mobile health and healthcare innovation.

Author's Posts

Radiology

December 27th, 2013 Endologix (Irvine, CA) received an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) from the FDA to initiate a clinical study to prove the safety and effectiveness of the Nellix Endovascular Aneurysm Sealing System. The clinical study, called EVAS FORWARD-IDE, which will enroll 180 patients at 30 locations in the US, Europe, and Canada, is...
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December 19th, 2013 The latest fitness trend in offices around the country is employees giving up their chairs in order to stand while working. Now Stir, a Pasadena, CA company, is helping this fitness cause with their smart desk called Stir Kinetic that adapts to the user's position and also helps track the additional calories burned due to...
Sports Medicine

December 19th, 2013 Kinematix (Oporto, Portugal) has launched the FITinSENSE, a shoe fitting system that enables measurement of athletes' foot pressure, movement and body position for more informed shoe fitting and selection. The FITinSENSE system consists of a thin insole, embedded with microelectronic pressure sensors, that is placed inside a pair of...
Net News

December 17th, 2013 Rest Devices, a Boston, MA start-up is set to launch the Mimo baby monitor in January 2014 through nationwide retail stores. The Mimo baby monitor helps parents remotely track their infant's sleep and biometric data, and consists of three parts: the Kimono, the Turtle and the Lilypad station. The Kimono is an organic cotton onesie with...
Orthopedic Surgery

December 17th, 2013 DePuy Synthes, a part of J&J, has launched the Radial Head Prosthesis System in the US for primary and revision joint replacement of the radial head to restore joint function. The system is also indicated for replacement of the radial head for degenerative or post traumatic disabilities, primary replacement after fracture of the...
Cardiology

December 11th, 2013 Philips Respironics has launched the world's first gel pillows mask called Nuance to help patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea get a better night's sleep while benefiting from continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. The Nuance masks have a gel padded frame and a non-slip head gear to prevent displacement in the...
Orthopedic Surgery

December 10th, 2013 Aurora Spine Corporation, a company based in Carlsbad, CA that focuses on spinal implant technologies, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the minimally invasive ZIP MIS Interspinous Fusion System. The ZIP system provides surgeons an alternative to the prevalent pedicle screw technologies to perform spinal fixation. The device is...
Geriatrics

December 9th, 2013 AT&T has launched a mobile personal emergency response system called EverThere that works with the company's nationwide cellular network. The EverThere system consists of a portable device weighing 1.7 oz. that has a call button to notify a care center when the user falls or has an emergency situation. The device provides hands-free...
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