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Steve Laguette has recently joined the Department of Mechanical
and Environmental Engineering as Academic Coordinator/
Lecturer. His career has included executive R&D management
positions with a number of medical device companies. He has been responsible for the creation of complex medical devices with over ten US
patents issued in a variety of surgical fields including General Surgery, Plastic
Surgery, Urology, Neurosurgery, ENT, Voice Restoration, and Ophthalmology.
As the Director of Device Research for Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), a major
medical device company, he directed all research activities, the identification
of new technologies, and the review of new business opportunities for
the corporation. His responsibilities included transitioning projects into
development and potential commercialization. |