About
Dan Wallace is the founder and CTO of Capstan Medical, where he works on devices for structural heart repair and robotic surgery. He previously developed the EndoWrist robotic instruments for Intuitive Surgical, co-founded Hansen Medical, and created products now marketed by Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, and Abbott. Wallace is named as an inventor on over 250 U.S. patents and published applications, and holds a BSME from Rice University and an MSME from Stanford University.
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Experience
- Capstan MedicalFounder & CTO at Capstan Medicalcurrent2020 — presentSanta Cruz, California, United States
- Versa VascularFounder and CTOcurrent2020 — presentSanta Cruz, California, United States
- Auris Health, IncConsultant2015 — 2020Redwood City, California, United States
- Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc.Vice President Of Development2014 — 2019Santa Cruz, California, United States
- TRANSLUCENT MEDICAL INCFounder & CEO2011 — 2015Santa Cruz, California, United States
- Hansen MedicalCo-Founder, CTO, VP Clinical, VP Regulatory, VP Advanced Applications2002 — 2011Mountain View, California, United States
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Director Instrument Development1996 — 2002Sunnyvale, California, United States
- SymphonixEngineer1995 — 1996San Jose, California, United States
- Origin MedSystemsEngineer1991 — 1995San Carlos, California, United States
- NASA RSOCFlight Controller1988 — 1990Houston, Texas, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Wallace?
- Dan Wallace is the founder and CTO of Capstan Medical, where he works on devices for structural heart repair and robotic surgery. He previously developed the EndoWrist robotic instruments for Intuitive Surgical, co-founded Hansen Medical, and created products now marketed by Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, and Abbott. Wallace is named as an inventor on over 250 U.S. patents and published applications, and holds a BSME from Rice University and an MSME from Stanford University.
- Where does Dan Wallace work?
- Dan Wallace is Founder of Capstan.
- What companies did Dan Wallace found?
- Dan Wallace founded Capstan.
- Where did Dan Wallace go to school?
- Dan Wallace studied at Stanford University (MSME, Mechanical Design); Rice University (BSME).
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