Perfuze CEO lays out the challenge – and the promise – of building a new stroke aspiration device

About this episode

Tom Salemi interviews Wayne Allen about the challenges and potential of developing a new stroke aspiration device at Perfuze.

In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Tom Salemi talks with Wayne Allen, the co-founder and CEO of Perfuze, an Irish company developing a novel new way of blood clot aspiration. Allen and his co-founder already executed one successful exit earlier in their careers. Can they find success again with Perfuze? This episode is sponsored by DeviceTalks Boston. Go to Boston.DeviceTalks.com to register. Use the code DTW25 to save 25%. MassDevice Editor Chris Newmarker opens up the podcast with this week’s top stories from the pages of MassDevice – Masimo, Danaher, ResMed, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, and Medtronic. *** Enjoy the show? Follow DeviceTalks Weekly on all major podcast players + Follow us on YouTube.com/@DeviceTalks to ensure you never miss an episode. Want access to the complete DeviceTalks Podcast Network (DTPN)? Follow us today at https://devicetalks.castos.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Tom Salemi

Guest: Wayne Allen

Topics covered

• stroke aspiration
• medical technology
• entrepreneurship
• healthcare innovation
• interview

Keywords

• stroke
• aspiration device
• Perfuze
• Wayne Allen
• medical technology
• healthcare
• entrepreneurship

Sponsors

DeviceTalks Boston

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Perfuze, MassDevice, Masimo, Danaher, ResMed, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Medtronic

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