Epoch Medical Innovations Inc.

1.4M lower limb amputees in U.S. that need an automated system to detect pressure and adjust socket pressure based on activity state to reduce skin injury.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
  • Location Kirkland, WA, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded December 2009
  • Employees 6

Company Summary

Epoch Medical is developing a product line around its "adaptive compression technology". Automatic volume compensating prosthetics is a current focus area with outgrowth into vascular insufficiency and lymphedema treatment. We are a knowledge center for advanced control and body adapted actuation systems (our IP), leveraging key relationships with established industry players, under license agreement.

Team

  • Ed Berman
    Treasurer, Sales VP

    Edward has 35years in the medical device industry. Edward’s career started as a biomedical engineer specializing in the use of disposables in radio frequency surgery. Edward helped in the development of single use RF scalpels and grounding pads. This was followed as owner of a business as an independent agent, which soon led to the ownership of a surgical specialty distribution business covering the Northwest and Northern California. The dist

  • MIchael Thomas Ballas
    President/CEO

    Michael has over 25 years experience in advanced product development, including aircraft systems integration (Boeing), weapons systems development (General Dynamics), advanced electrical systems diagnostics (Astronics), sensors and sub-systems. He has held various leadership positions in program/project management and business development. His skill-set has allowed him to see projects through from conception to successful production implement

  • Gary Joseph Ballas
    Chief Technology Officer

    Gary has more than 17 years of product development experience in the energy and aerospace industries with increasing leadership responsibilities in large corporations such as GE and Honeywell. While at Honeywell, he led the development and delivery of a high performance MEMS accelerometer for inertial guidance applications. He is currently the Director of Engineering and Quality for Avtech & Tyee Aircraft. Key areas of expertise include sensor

  • Christopher Daw
    VP Sales and Marketing

    Christopher has twenty years’ experience with industry leading medical device companies providing corporate, marketing, and product line strategic and tactical planning as well as cross-functional team management. He directed product management activities at Generation II Orthopedics, Ossur and Confirma. Christopher is a Ph.D. candidate in Kinesiology (exercise sciences) and holds an MBA with marketing emphasis.

Advisors

  • Mark Beatty-Legal Counsel
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

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