1. Robert Gill Page 1
Robert
Gill
Medical
Device
Experience
Overview
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Product/Device Market/Clinical
Focus Area
Title/Role Scope of Project
(Outcome)
Technology / Resources
involved
Video endoscopy
technology that
provides 330° field
of view
Gastrointestinal
endoscopic video
system
Director of
Systems
Engineering &
Program
Management
Responsible for Fuse
System’s (Full Spectrum
Video Endoscopy) product
strategy and next
generation product
roadmap, including system
structure and associated
integration requirements.
Ensured technology
knowledge was properly
transferred for effective
global product launch
through identification of
technical risk, challenging
design decisions, and
bridging the gap between
the functional elements of
the product development
process.
Similar to traditional video
endoscopy systems with a
flexible electromechanical
scope and computer
processor/interface except
with the additional technology
of 3 individual CCD cameras
in the distal tip of the
endoscope, providing a 330°
field of view with interlaced
images. Interface with Israeli
R&D team and manufacturing
teams in Germany and US as
the “technical facilitator”.
Magnetic
Positioning System,
Camera Set
Surgical
Visualization
system: eliminating
need for a
laparoscope and
trocar in the
performance of a
laparoscopic
procedure
Group Product
Director
Project lead responsible
for setting the marketing
and design requirements,
directing the technical
development team to
develop a suitable solution
for the industry’s 1st
magnetically controlled
surgical camera system.
Reusable electromechanical
camera device that interfaces
directly with a Storz
Endoscopy video processing
system. Device reprocesses
through traditional steam
sterilization.
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Product/Device Market/Clinical
Focus Area
Title/Role Scope of Project
(Outcome)
Technology / Resources
involved
Percutaneous
Surgical Set
Minimally Invasive
Procedures:
platform that
eliminates the need
for a trocar during
laparoscopic
surgery
Group Product
Director
Provided direction to
Product Director in the
introduction and
commercialization of the
Percutaneous Surgical.
Interfaced with R&D to set
proper design
requirements.
Disposable surgical end-
effectors that provide similar
functionality to laparoscopic
devices without the need for a
dedicated trocar.
EES Advancements
website
Website to support
early market pilot
commercialization
efforts and pilot new
business models
Group Product
Director
Developed a digital asset
that supports the
commercialization efforts of
products within the
incubator pipeline and
experimented with a new
business model of selling
medical devices exclusively
through an online sales
channel
Partnered with internal
partners such as
manufacturing, supply chain,
marketing, and sales, along
with an external partner to
develop and launch the
website,
www.eesadvancements.com
Non-thermal
Ablation Therapy
Non-ablative or non-
resectable tumor
lesions within solid
organs
Group Product
Director
Project lead responsible for
setting the marketing and
design requirements,
directing the technical
development team in
developing a suitable
solution for an unmet need
within the Interventional
Radiologist community
Partnered with academic
university in the development
of a system based upon
irreversible electroporation,
including development of
disposable probes and
electronic processor
enclosure.
Optical Dilator Gastrointestinal
Esophageal Dilation
Project Director Led the commercialization
of a new device that
provides direct visualization
and dilation of esophageal
strictures
Internal partners such as
manufacturing, supply chain,
marketing, and sales, as well
as external manufacturing
partner
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Product/Device Market/Clinical
Focus Area
Title/Role Scope of Project
(Outcome)
Technology / Resources
involved
Slotted Anoscope Hemorrhoidectomy Project Director Led the commercialization
of a new device that
provides a clear controlled
access to hemorrhoid
columns
Internal partners such as
manufacturing, supply chain,
marketing, and sales
Metabolic Applied
Research Strategy
Bariatric and
Metabolic surgery
Product Director Developed a
comprehensive strategy to
create a pipeline of projects
that addressed the growing
obesity epidemic and
associated comorbidities.
Led cross-functional teams
in planning, developing,
and managing various
projects within the
metabolic pipeline
Partnered with two premier
metabolic laboratories in the
world, Mass General Hospital
and University of Cincinnati
Genome Research Group
Jobs, Outcomes,
and Constraints
(JOC)
Methodology to
derive unmet needs
of customers based
upon the jobs that
they are attempting
to accomplish
Product Director Developed a research
technique that represents
the interplay between JOC,
making new opportunity
development effective,
efficient, and predictable
Internal group of marketing
directors and industry leading
consultants
NOTES devices Natural orifice
translumenal
endoscopic surgery
(NOTES)
Project Director Directed the process of
transitioning projects from
concept to validated
products for human use
and commercialization.
Directed internal and
external resources in the
planning and execution of
projects through Design
Control and manufacturing
External partners and
suppliers/vendors to
develop/manufacture verified
and validated product intended
for clinical and market pilot
usage
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Product/Device Market/Clinical
Focus Area
Title/Role Scope of Project
(Outcome)
Technology / Resources
involved
Ureter Identification Laparoscopic
surgery
Principal
Engineer
An important unmet need
within laparoscopic surgery
is the prevention of
iatrogenic events and
specifically the
identification of ureters to
prevent undetected
damage to the vessel
Highly fluorescent dye-doped
silica nanoparticles injected
into the bloodstream make
their way through the kidneys
and flow within the ureters as
urine waste
Laparoscope
Cleaner
Laparoscopic
surgery
Principal
Engineer
Developed a solution to
removing surgical debris &
condensation from the
scope’s lens without having
to remove & clean it
Universal sheath that attaches
to all types of laparoscope and
provides irrigation and
aspiration to the distal tip of
the laparoscope, maintaining a
clean and clear surgical view
Vesicourethral
Anastomic Device
Laparoscopic radical
prostatectomy
Principal
Engineer
Developed a NOTES-
based device that performs
the vesicourethral
anastomosis portion of a
radical prostatectomy
without requiring the
surgeon to suture deep in
the pelvic region
Trans-urethral catheter with
integrated balloon and molded
bio-absorbable Vicryl anchors
Finger
Instrumentation
Hand-assisted
Laparoscopic
Surgery (HALS):
HALS is a hybrid of
open and pure
laparoscopic
surgery
Staff Engineer During a HALS procedure
the surgeon’s hand is used
within the body cavity to
support the laparoscopic
devices. Developed
surgical instruments that
mount onto the surgeon’s
fingers and operated by the
thumb and forefinger
Laparoscopic and open
surgical instrumentation
utilizing anthropomorphic data
to guide design
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Product/Device Market/Clinical
Focus Area
Title/Role Scope of Project
(Outcome)
Technology / Resources
involved
Kidney Stone
Retrieval
Urology Staff Engineer Developed a catheter-
based retrieval system that
can be introduced trans-
urethrally to retrieval or
destroy stones
Disposable flexible
instrumentation
Planning &
Navigation System
Liver, kidney, and
lung cancer
Staff Engineer Developed a planning and
navigation system that
Interventional Radiologist
can treat non-resectable
tumor lesions of the liver,
kidney, or lung
3D electromagnetic
tracking/navigation system
that navigates, locates, and
guides treatment probes to
targeted tissue
Harmonic Scalpel Laparoscopic
surgery located
within the abdominal
region
Senior Engineer Lead engineer in the
design of reusable
handheld
electromechanical device
using ultrasonic energy to
cut and coagulate.
System consisted of a
handpiece driven by an
electronic processor.
Ultrasonic technology converts
an electrical input to a
mechanical oscillation at a
frequency of 55kHz, thus
driving a surgical scalpel to
transect and seal tissue and
vessels simultaneously.
Phacoemulsification Cataract surgery Manager of R&D Developed a new business
segment focused on
providing instrumentation
necessary to perform
cataract surgery; generator,
handpiece, and
disposables
Ultrasonic technology coupled
with irrigation and aspiration
capabilities
Arthroscopic
forceps
Endoscopic or
arthroscopic surgery
of body joints
including hips &
shoulders
Manufacturing
Engineer
New start-up division of
Depuy, developing a new
line of arthroscopic
instrumentation
Various metal fabrication
methods and metal finishing
technologies
