Rick Gilbert

Background

About Rick Gilbert

Summary Profile Rick has over 27 years of experience in Product Development and Design focusing on mechanical engineering in the Medical Device and Military/Aerospace industries. Rick has provided engineering and design to companies such as Medtronic, Baxter, Arthrex, Invacare, AtriCure, CryoLife, ConMed, Jabil, Gambro, BAE, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Bell/Textron, Hughes, CAE. Rick has extensive knowledge designing systems, subsystems and components of medical devices including but not limited to Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Surgery, Insulin Pump (bi-hormonal), CSF Flow Metering and Liquid Cooling, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Resection and RF Ablation, Cryo Ablation, and Single Use Disposable Devices. Areas of Experience • Extensive experience with Mechanical Engineering • Solid experience with Systems Engineering / System Architecture • Extensive experience with fluidic/microfluidic hydraulic systems – pumps, valves, manifolds, sensors, flow meters • Extensive experience with pneumatic systems – pumps, valves, manifolds, sensors • Expert in Mechatronics / Mechanisms with motors, geartrain, motion control • Extensive experience designing Sensors (mainly noninvasive) using Optical, Ultrasonic, Electromagnetic, Thermal, Conductive, Capacitive, Inductive, and Resistive technologies • Expert in Conductivity Sensors (ranging from µS to S), Flow Meters (ranging from µL/min. to L/min.), Blood Leak Detectors, Temp Sensor probes • Strong engineering expertise in Illumination Optical Engineering • Expert in plastic injection molded part design • Strong background with a host of polymers - biocompatibility (ISO 10993) • Extensive experience in machine design, sheet metal design, and metal castings • Extensive experience in thermal systems of fluids using inductive, resistive technologies • Performed several DOE (Design of Experiments) • Performed DFMEAs (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) • Apply DFX/DFMA to high volume production design • Experienced designing test fixtures for engineering / manufacturing and assembly fixtures • Structural Analysis using FEA • Thermal Management Design using CFD • Strong understanding and implementation of Design Controls (FDA 21 CFR 820.30) • Solid understanding and implementation of IEC 60601-1 3rd Edition • Solid understanding and implementation of ISO 14971:2007 • Solid understanding and implementation of ISO 13485:2003 • DMR (Device Master Record)/ DHF (Design History File) Patents 8,945,042 8,870,812 8,746,251 8,146,642 7,955,295 7,459,054 6,913,056