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David Prutchi has twenty years of experience in Biomedical R&D, Medical Electronic Instrumentation Design and Management. He is versed in design for compliance with U.S. and International regulations and directives regarding medical electronic devices. His experience includes the definition and design of active implantable medical devices, the development of physiological signal acquisition and processing instruments, biomedical sensors and micropower analog and mixed-mode electronics. He has strong background in Physiology, and is knowledgeable in methods, procedures and management for in-vitro and in-vivo experimentation. Dr. Prutchi's experience in management encompasses the leading of interdisciplinary engineering teams all the way from basic research, through conceptual prototyping, and transition into production.
He received the EE Exact Sciences B.Sc. and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Tel-Aviv University in 1987, 1989 and 1993, respectively. Between 1986 and 1993 he worked as Research Engineer at the Biomechanics Research Facility in Tel-Aviv. In cooperation with the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the Israel Air Force he developed instrumentation for contact-stress analysis, myo- and neuro-electric signal acquisition and processing, as well as systems for in-flight physiological stress assessment. During 1993 he conducted Post-Doctoral research at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition, between 1989 and 1993 he lectured the graduate course "Neuroelectric Systems" at Tel-Aviv University and at Washington University.
In 1994 Dr. Prutchi joined Sulzer-Intermedics Inc. (Angleton, TX) where he was responsible for Bradycardia Advanced Technology Development and led the design and development of Intermedics' next-generation implantable cardiac pacemaker.
In early 1998, Dr. Prutchi joined Prof. Shlomo Ben-Haim at Impulse Dynamics. He is currently the Vice President of Product Development at Impulse Dynamics and at MetaCure.
Dr. Prutchi is a member of the IEEE, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation and an active amateur-radio operator (HC1DT). He has over thirty publications, including papers in refereed professional journals, various conference proceedings, as well as several technical magazine articles and major research reports presented to government and military agencies. David is the author of the book “Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation - A Practical Perspective of the Design, Construction and Test of Medical Devices” published by John Wiley & Sons (2004). He has published over thirty papers and holds over sixty patents in the field of active implantable medical devices.
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David Prutchi recibió los titulos de B.Sc. (Ingeniero), M.Sc. (Maestria) y Ph.D. (Doctor) en Ingeniería Biomédica de la Universidad Tel-Aviv (Israel) en 1987, 1989 y 1993, respectivamente. Durante sus años de estudio él trabajó para la Fuerza Aérea Israelí en el desarrollo de sistemas de medida fisiológica durante vuelo de alta velocidad. Luego condujo investigación Post-Doctoral en Washington University en San Louis, Missouri (Estados Unidos). Entre 1989 y 1993 él dictó el curso de post-grado "Sistemas Neuroelectricos" en estas dos universidades prestigiosas.
De 1994 a 1997 el Dr. Prutchi trabajó en Sulzer-Intermedics Inc. (Angleton, Texas) donde desarrolló la nueva generacion de marcapasos cardiacos implantables. En 1998, el Dr. Prutchi entró en la compania Impulse Dynamics como Vicepresidente de Ingeniería. La tecnologia de Impulse Dynamics (y su compania hermana MetaCure) se basa en el control de la contractilidad de los músculos a través de señales eléctricas entregadas durante el periodo refractario. Los dispositivos implantables diseñados por el Dr. Prutchi se están utilizando en el tratamiento de la insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva, la obesidad mórbida y la diabetes.
El Dr. Prutchi es el autor del libro “Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation: A Practical Perspective of the Design, Construction, and Test of Medical Devices” (Diseño y desarrollo de la instrumentación electrónica médica: Una perspectiva práctica del diseño, construcción, y prueba de dispositivos médicos) publicado por la casa prominente de J. Wiley. Fuera de eso, el Dr. Prutchi ha publicado mas de treinta artículos técnicos y es el inventor en sobre sesenta patentes estado-unidenses y mundiales en el campo de dispositivos médicos implantables.
Libros, Trabajos de Investigación, Patentes y Otras Publicaciones |
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AKA: David Prutchi Pieniek, David Prutski, David Prutschi, David Prutsky, David Prutzki, David Prutzky
Locations: Quito Ecuador, Equador, Colegio Alberto Einstein, Tel-Aviv University, Biomedical Engineering Program, Washington University, School of Engineering, Comunidad Judia de Quito, Impulse Dynamics, MetaCure, Sulzer Intermedics.
Interests: Diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices, implantable medical devices, hobby electronics, radiation, radiation detectors (Geiger counters, scintillation counters), amateur high voltage research, amateur ultra-high vacuum systems, amateur particle accelerators, quantum nature of consciousness, experimental Quantum Physiscs, amateur radio, EME, amateur radio-astronomy, hobby robotics, hobby electronics, home-made high-power lasers, ultrawideband radio, amateur radar.
Contact interests: Medtronic, St Jude Medical, Guidant, CCC del Uruguay, Intermedics, Wilson Greatbatch, Oscor, Medico, ELA, Sanofi, Ventritex, Digikon, Siemens, Elema, Telectronics, Cardiac Control Systems, CCS, Cook Pacemaker, Biotronik |