Joseph Brannan
Distinguished Engineer and Technical Fellow at Medtronic
- Role
- Distinguished Engineer R & d Functional Manager at Medtronic
- Location
- Denver, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joseph Brannan
Medtronic’s most prolific inventor (260+ issued U.S. patents, worldwide).Principal inventor of Thermosphere™ technology and lead developer of the Emprint™ Ablation System — the most widely adopted microwave ablation platform worldwide procedures). Inventor of the Emprint™ Endobronchial Ablation Catheter Kit, designated by FDA as a Breakthrough Device for lung cancer therapy.20+ years leading global programs across Asia, Europe, and North America, delivering complex energy-based devices from concept through regulatory approval (FDA Breakthrough, PMA, and 510(k); CE Mark; NMPA; PMDA) and sustained market leadership.Directed cross-functional teams of up to 40 engineers and scientists in:• Technology platform invention and advanced R&D• Systems engineering, design controls, and risk management (ISO 14971)• Human-centered design and usability engineering (IEC 62366)• Clinical evidence strategy, indication expansion, and KOL engagement• Product sustaining, lifecycle management, and cost optimizationFrequent invited speaker at CIRSE, ECIO, WCIO, APASL, and EMBS.
Experience
Distinguished Engineer R & d Functional Manager
May 2023 — Present · Lafayette, CO, US
Technical director / R&D functional manager involved in R&D efforts spanning multiple Medtronic Operating Units
Education
University of Colorado Boulder
MS, Electrical Engineering, Microwave Design, Biomedical Applications
2000 — 2006
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