In the first episode of the newest series from the DeviceTalks Podcast Network, our guest Kirsten Carroll, CEO of Kandu Health shares her insights on the medical device product development cycle from the perspective of "The Product Director."

With more than a decade and a half in product management for Boston Scientific and Stryker Neurovascular, Kirsten discusses the roles of product management, design verification, and design validation in ensuring a successful product launch. She also highlights the significance of generating clinical evidence and tailoring it to different stakeholders. Kirsten's key message is the value of effective communication and collaboration in developing and launching medical devices.

TL;DR Key take-aways:

1. Collaboration between different teams is crucial in the medical device product development cycle.
2. User needs should be clearly defined and translated into specifications for design verification.
3. Design validation involves testing the product with the intended users to ensure it meets their expectations.
4. Clinical evidence generation should align with the specific needs of different stakeholders.
5. Effective communication and collaboration are essential for successful product development and launch.

Thank you to our sponsors Aptyx, Catalyze Healthcare, Confluent, and Cretex Medical for providing vital support.

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How do I Drive Medtech Product Development? With Kirsten Carroll, Kandu Health

In this episode of AbbottTalks, Sandra Lesenfants, SVP of Abbott’s structural heart business, discusses the latest advancements in structural heart care, focusing on Abbott's transformative TriClip device for tricuspid regurgitation.

Lesenfants highlights Abbott’s commitment to patient-centered innovation, emphasizing the importance of creating solutions that meet patients’ needs through safe and effective technologies. She also shares Abbott’s approach to expanding access to minimally invasive therapies, particularly in underserved populations worldwide, and the role of physician partnerships in advancing structural heart interventions.

Lastly, Lesenfants underscores the company’s efforts to increase diversity in clinical trials, noting the importance of intentional inclusivity across gender and ethnicity to better serve diverse patient populations.

Thank you to Confluent Medical Technologies for sponsoring this episode of AbbottTalks. For more information on how Confluent Medical works with medical device companies, visit https://confluentmedical.com/.

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Abbott’s Lesenfants shares TriClip progress, patient-centered innovation & clinical trial diversity

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How do I Drive Medtech Product Development? With Kirsten Carroll, Kandu Health

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