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  • 6432 Karth Rd, Hugo, MN 55038 (651) 407-7243
  • Lino Lakes, MN
  • 2304 Mohawk Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55109 (651) 777-2756
  • Vadnais Hts, MN

Work

Company: Aria cv, inc. Oct 2016 Position: R and d engineer

Education

Degree: Masters, Master of Arts School / High School: Bethel Seminary of the East 1993 to 1994 Specialities: Ministry

Skills

R&D • Product Development • Manufacturing • Medical Devices • Engineering • Design of Experiments • Design Control • Testing • Iso 13485 • Biomedical Engineering • Electronics • Design For Manufacturing • Fda • Quality System • V&V • Product Design • Root Cause Analysis • Sensors • Fmea • Engineering Management • Iso 14971 • Minitab • Solidworks • Strategic Technology Development • Catheters • Cardiology • Analytic Problem Solving • Validation • Capa • Research and Development • Biomaterials • Biocompatibility • 3D Printing • Mechanical Engineering • Materials

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Medical Devices

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R And D Engineer

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Location:
6432 Karth Rd, Lino Lakes, MN 55038
Industry:
Medical Devices
Work:
Aria Cv, Inc.
R and D Engineer

Zwiers Consulting
Medical Device Engineering Consultant

Data Sciences International 1996 - 2013
Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer

Transoma Medical 2003 - 2009
Senior Principal R and D Engineer, Principal R and D Engineer

Data Sciences International 1996 - 2003
Sensor Engineering Manager, Mechanical Engineering Manager, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Engineer
Education:
Bethel Seminary of the East 1993 - 1994
Masters, Master of Arts, Ministry
Iowa State University 1988 - 1993
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Skills:
R&D
Product Development
Manufacturing
Medical Devices
Engineering
Design of Experiments
Design Control
Testing
Iso 13485
Biomedical Engineering
Electronics
Design For Manufacturing
Fda
Quality System
V&V
Product Design
Root Cause Analysis
Sensors
Fmea
Engineering Management
Iso 14971
Minitab
Solidworks
Strategic Technology Development
Catheters
Cardiology
Analytic Problem Solving
Validation
Capa
Research and Development
Biomaterials
Biocompatibility
3D Printing
Mechanical Engineering
Materials

Publications

Us Patents

Implantable Sensor With Wireless Communication

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US Patent:
6409674, Jun 25, 2002
Filed:
Sep 24, 1998
Appl. No.:
09/159653
Inventors:
Brian P. Brockway - Shoreview MN
Perry Alton Mills - Arden Hills MN
Lynn M. Zwiers - Lino Lakes MN
Assignee:
Data Sciences International, Inc. - St. Paul MN
International Classification:
A61B 500
US Classification:
600486, 600488
Abstract:
An implantable sensor device, such as a pressure monitor, is implanted in the left ventricle (LV), in other heart chambers, or elsewhere, from which it wirelessly communicates pressure information to a remote communication device. The sensor device can be implanted using a placement catheter, an endoscope, or a laparoscope. The device can be secured entirely within the LV or heart wall, such as by using a corkscrew, a helical anchor, a harpoon, a threaded member, a hook, a barb, a fastener, a suture, or a mesh or coating for receiving fibrous tissue growth. The implantable sensor device provides less invasive chronic measurements of left ventricular blood pressure or other physical parameters. The wireless communication techniques include radio-telemetry, inductive coupling, passive transponders, and using the body as a conductor (referred to as âintracorporeal conductive communicationâ or a âpersonal area networkâ). Data from the receiver is downloadable into a computer for analysis or display.

Catheter With Physiological Sensor

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US Patent:
6659959, Dec 9, 2003
Filed:
Apr 3, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/825130
Inventors:
Brian P. Brockway - Shoreview MN
Lynn M. Zwiers - Lino Lakes MN
Perry A. Mills - Arden Hills MN
Mark J. Drexler - St. Paul MN
Assignee:
Transoma Medical, Inc. - Arden Hills MN
International Classification:
A61B 502
US Classification:
600488, 600486, 604163, 604263
Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments present improved catheters with physiological sensors. In one embodiment, the catheter includes, generally, a pressure transducer/electronics assembly connected to a pressure transmission catheter. The pressure transmission catheter includes a hollow tube made from a low compliance material. The distal end of the hollow tube is filled with a gel-like material or plug which acts as a barrier between the catheter liquid and the target fluid. The hollow tube is partially filled with a low viscosity liquid and is in fluid communication with the gel-like material and the pressure transducer. The pressure of the target fluid is transmitted to the liquid in the hollow tube through the gel-like material and/or the wall of the distal tip and is fluidically transmitted to the pressure transducer. The pressure transmission catheter is capable of being inserted into a vessel lumen or inserted into a lumen of a therapeutic or diagnostic catheter for biomedical applications. This provides the ability to directly measure the pressure effects of the treatment catheter.

Barriers And Methods For Pressure Measurement Catheters

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US Patent:
7344505, Mar 18, 2008
Filed:
Oct 15, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/272489
Inventors:
Alyse Renee Stofer - Woodbury MN, US
Lynn Marlo Zwiers - Lino Lakes MN, US
Assignee:
Transoma Medical, Inc. - Arden Hills MN
International Classification:
A61B 5/00
A61B 5/02
US Classification:
600561, 600 30, 600486
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus of the present invention provide viscoelastic barrier materials for use as barriers in devices such as pressure measurement catheters. Improved barrier materials sometimes include at least one barrier material precursor combined with an amount of a softener. In other embodiments, two barrier material precursor components are combined without a softener to provide a fully cross-linked barrier material having certain softness characteristics. In various embodiments, a softener may be dimethyl silicone oil and may be combined with a barrier material precursor in an amount of between about 25% and about 45% by weight, relative to the final barrier material. Once a viscoelastic barrier material is prepared, it may be placed in a pressure transmission catheter or similar device, for example by injecting the gel into a lumen of the catheter via a syringe. Barrier materials of the present invention have one or more advantageous properties, such as a desired softness, full cross-linking, resistance to washout from a catheter, enhanced stability and/or the like.

Catheter With Physiological Sensor

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US Patent:
7481774, Jan 27, 2009
Filed:
Apr 22, 2003
Appl. No.:
10/420388
Inventors:
Brian P. Brockway - Shoreview MN, US
Lynn M. Zwiers - Lino Lakes MN, US
Perry A. Mills - Arden Hills MN, US
Mark J. Drexler - St. Paul MN, US
Assignee:
Transoma Medical, Inc. - St. Paul MN
International Classification:
A61B 5/00
A61B 5/103
A61B 5/117
A61B 5/02
A61B 8/14
US Classification:
600561, 600587, 600485, 600486, 600466, 600467, 600468
Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments present improved catheters with physiological sensors. In one embodiment, the catheter includes, generally, a pressure transducer/electronics assembly connected to a pressure transmission catheter. The pressure transmission catheter includes a hollow tube made from a low compliance material. The distal end of the hollow tube is filled with a gel-like material or plug which acts as a barrier between the catheter liquid and the target fluid. The hollow tube is partially filled with a low viscosity liquid and is in fluid communication with the gel-like material and the pressure transducer. The pressure of the target fluid is transmitted to the liquid in the hollow tube through the gel-like material and/or the wall of the distal tip and is fluidically transmitted to the pressure transducer. The pressure transmission catheter may be inserted into a vessel lumen or into a lumen of a therapeutic or diagnostic catheter for biomedical applications.

Devices, Systems And Methods For Endocardial Pressure Measurement

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US Patent:
20020120200, Aug 29, 2002
Filed:
Feb 15, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/077566
Inventors:
Brian Brockway - Shoreview MN, US
Gregory Doten - Crystal MN, US
Michael Holtz - South St. Paul MN, US
Michael Kalm - Spring Lake Park MN, US
Scott Kuehn - Bloomington MN, US
Scott Lambert - East Bethel MN, US
Gregg Lichtscheidl - Roseville MN, US
Perry Mills - Arden Hills MN, US
Oleg Mosesov - Minneapolis MN, US
Demetre Nicoloff - Wayzata MN, US
Karen Odden - Baldwin WI, US
Soon Park - Stillwater MN, US
Christopher Quinn - Minneapolis MN, US
Alyse Stofer - Woodbury MN, US
Jeff Taylor - Wyoming MN, US
Justin VanHee - Minneapolis MN, US
Lynn Zwiers - Lino Lakes MN, US
International Classification:
A61B005/02
US Classification:
600/488000, 600/486000
Abstract:
Endocardial pressure measurement devices, systems and methods for the effective treatment of congestive heart failure and its underlying causes, in addition to other clinical applications.

Implantable Sensor With Wireless Communication

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US Patent:
20020138009, Sep 26, 2002
Filed:
May 15, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/146555
Inventors:
Brian Brockway - Shoreview MN, US
Perry Mills - Arden Hills MN, US
Lynn Zwiers - Lino Lakes MN, US
Assignee:
DATA SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
International Classification:
A61N001/18
A61N001/20
A61N001/22
A61N001/24
A61N001/26
A61N001/28
A61N001/30
A61N001/32
A61N001/34
A61N001/36
A61N001/362
A61N001/365
A61N001/368
A61N001/372
A61B005/02
A61N001/40
A61N001/39
A61N001/38
A61N001/378
A61N001/375
US Classification:
600/485000, 600/500000, 607/017000
Abstract:
An implantable sensor device, such as a pressure monitor, is implanted in the left ventricle (LV), in other heart chambers, or elsewhere, from which it wirelessly communicates pressure information to a remote communication device. The sensor device can be implanted using a placement catheter, an endoscope, or a laparoscope. The device can be secured entirely within the LV or heart wall, such as by using a corkscrew, a helical anchor, a harpoon, a threaded member, a hook, a barb, a fastener, a suture, or a mesh or coating for receiving fibrous tissue growth. The implantable sensor device provides less invasive chronic measurements of left ventricular blood pressure or other physical parameters. The wireless communication techniques include radio-telemetry, inductive coupling, passive transponders, and using the body as a conductor (referred to as “intracorporeal conductive communication” or a “personal area network”). Data from the receiver is downloadable into a computer for analysis or display.

Implantable Sensor With Wireless Communication

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US Patent:
20050159789, Jul 21, 2005
Filed:
Mar 14, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/079973
Inventors:
Brian Brockway - Shoreview MN, US
Perry Mills - Arden Hills MN, US
Lynn Zwiers - Lino Lakes MN, US
Assignee:
Transoma Medical, Inc. - St. Paul MN
International Classification:
A61N001/362
US Classification:
607032000
Abstract:
An implantable sensor device, such as a pressure monitor, is implanted in the left ventricle (LV), in other heart chambers, or elsewhere, from which it wirelessly communicates pressure information to a remote communication device. The sensor device can be implanted using a placement catheter, an endoscope, or a laparoscope. The device can be secured entirely within the LV or heart wall, such as by using a corkscrew, a helical anchor, a harpoon, a threaded member, a hook, a barb, a fastener, a suture, or a mesh or coating for receiving fibrous tissue growth. The implantable sensor device provides less invasive chronic measurements of left ventricular blood pressure or other physical parameters. The wireless communication techniques include radio-telemetry, inductive coupling, passive transponders, and using the body as a conductor (referred to as “intracorporeal conductive communication” or a “personal area network”). Data from the receiver is downloadable into a computer for analysis or display.

Monitoring Physiologic Conditions Via Transtracheal Measurement Of Respiratory Parameters

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US Patent:
20080011297, Jan 17, 2008
Filed:
Jun 30, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/478936
Inventors:
Scott Thomas Mazar - Woodbury MN, US
Stanley Eugene Kluge - Watertown MN, US
Thomas Mark Suszynski - Independence MN, US
Lynn Marlo Zwiers - Lino Lakes MN, US
Scott Robert Tiesma - New Hope MN, US
International Classification:
G01N 29/02
G01N 19/10
A61M 16/00
US Classification:
12820418, 12820423, 73 2324, 73 2327
Abstract:
A method of monitoring a physiologic condition includes suspending, via trans-tracheal implantation, a dual pressure sensor for exposure to a bidirectional airflow within the trachea. A respiratory parameter is measured via the dual pressure sensor based on an airflow-induced pressure differential sensed by the dual pressure sensor, and a physiologic condition is determined via the measured respiratory parameter.
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