Author profile
Neil is a technical leader in Medical Device development and has been turning new ideas into life-changing products for over 20 years.
His particular areas of expertise are in technical leadership of multi-disciplined project teams, systems thinking, formal verification testing, and product development for regulatory compliance, especially IEC 60601.
Around 5% of people in industrialised countries have had a medical device implanted. Advances in microelectronics allow implantable medical devices such as pacemakers to become smaller. This has many benefits, including neater incisions during surgery. CC’s Neil Rosewell gives E&T Magazine the lowdown on the technical challenges of these devices.
It took a few months to get used to my new job role as the Vice President of Engineering in the Seattle office. My role took a shift to technical support for sales and business development for events. It was great to be able to talk to potential clients about what problems they were trying to solve and how we could help them. It was a remarkable experience that I wouldn’t have gotten without the support of CC.
One of the major questions to address when designing a new implantable medical device is how best to power it. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the field, medical device development expert Neil Rosewell has identified the top six issues around smart implant power that developers need to bear in mind right now