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 Dr.
Baxter serves as a Principal Scientist within Medtronic's Cardiac
Rhythm Management Division and operates primarily within the Therapy Delivery
business helping to develop novel pacing/defibrillator leads and catheters
for positioning leads within the heart. His expertise has been tapped
across the Company where he has supported research and development efforts
in the Heart Valves, Diabetes, and Vascular business units.
Prior to joining Medtronic, Dr. Baxter trained within the Cardiac Mechanics
Research Group at the University of California, San Diego where he developed,
implemented, and validated novel algorithms for elucidating the mechanics
of implanted medical devices. Dr. Baxter serves on the industrial advisory
boards at UC Irvine's Department of Bioengineering, UC San Diego's Whitaker
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and San Diego State University's
Department of Mechanical Engineering, where he continues to try to impact
and foster meaningful academic-industrial collaboration. Dr. Baxter has
authored several key publications on the mechanics of implanted medical
devices, and also guest lectures in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
courses at the University of California, Irvine, and San Diego State University.
Miniaturization of Medical Devices: A Continuing Trend
Throughout the 50-year history of the company, Medtronic has a rich history
of incorporating miniaturization technology into their medical devices.
While the first permanently implanted artificial pacemaker was implanted
in the abdomen due to its large size, recent Medtronic products incorporate
computational, battery power, and sensor technology on a platform small
enough to be inserted just under the skin. The future of medical device
technology rests largely on the ability to continue this downsizing trend
while delivering improved levels of sensing and therapy delivery and also
lowering power requirements. Considering recent technology incorporating
remote feedback to the clinic into new devices, the continued miniaturization
of medical device components provides a rich challenge and opportunity
to engineers and scientists hoping to improve the quality of life for
millions of patients worldwide.
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