Dr. Prem Midha received his bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Missouri S&T and his master's and doctorate in bioengineering with a focus in experimental biofluid mechanics from Georgia Institute of Technology. His doctoral research focused on prosthetic heart valve fluid mechanics and the design and procedural factors influencing valve thrombosis. Dr. Midha has served as a liaison between device companies and US and EU regulatory bodies, participated in the development of cardiovascular device testing standards, and assisted in numerous product liability cases. He currently works for Abbott Laboratories on the design and development of the Cephea transcatheter mitral valve and its delivery system. His primary responsibilities include device design, test method development, clinical imaging and data analysis, finite element analysis, and management of accelerated wear and hydrodynamic test
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Design and Development of Prosthetic Heart Valves

Abstract: Many engineers don’t consider working on high tech medical devices due to a lack of specific knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Medical device design requires nothing more than a passion to solve a problem and the engineering skills to devise a creative solution. Everything else can be learned along the way. This presentation will discuss the many ways in which mechanical engineering is used in the design and development of transcatheter heart valves.