Kirk P. Seward
FounderCo-founder, President and CEO at Mercator MedSystems
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
FoundedMercator MedSystems
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Kirk P. Seward is the founder, President, and CEO of Mercator MedSystems, Inc., which he established after spinning out its foundational catheter technology from UC Berkeley. He led the development of the Bullfrog, Cricket, and Blowfish Micro-Infusion Catheters, which deliver drugs to tissues surrounding blood vessels and other tubular structures for applications including vascular restenosis, malignant airway obstruction, renal artery denervation, and post-thrombotic syndrome. He is the author of 40 issued U.S. patents and additional international patents and pending applications, six FDA 510(k) clearances, and six peer-reviewed publications, and has received seven National Institutes of Health grants totaling $7.1 million.
Co-founder, President and CEO at Mercator MedSystems
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- Mercator MedSystems, Inc.Founder, President and CEOcurrent2024 β present
- Mercator MedSystems, Inc.Founder, President and Chief Science and Technology Officercurrent2000 β present
- University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Research Fellow1999 β 2001
- Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryResearch Engineer1996 β 2001
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- Who is Kirk P. Seward?
- Kirk P. Seward is the founder, President, and CEO of Mercator MedSystems, Inc., which he established after spinning out its foundational catheter technology from UC Berkeley. He led the development of the Bullfrog, Cricket, and Blowfish Micro-Infusion Catheters, which deliver drugs to tissues surrounding blood vessels and other tubular structures for applications including vascular restenosis, malignant airway obstruction, renal artery denervation, and post-thrombotic syndrome. He is the author of 40 issued U.S. patents and additional international patents and pending applications, six FDA 510(k) clearances, and six peer-reviewed publications, and has received seven National Institutes of Health grants totaling $7.1 million.
- Where does Kirk P. Seward work?
- Kirk P. Seward is Co-founder, President and CEO of Mercator MedSystems.
- What companies did Kirk P. Seward found?
- Kirk P. Seward founded Mercator MedSystems.
- Where did Kirk P. Seward go to school?
- Kirk P. Seward studied at University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Mechanical Engineering); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Mechanical Engineering).
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