What Happened?
San Diego, CA-based Acutus Medical Appointed Randy Werneth as Chief Executive Officer
About the Company
Acutus Medical is committed to pioneering a breakthrough technology to optimize the treatment strategies for complex cardiac arrhythmias by developing innovative, safe, efficacious, and cost-effective solutions for individuals suffering from these complex cardiac arrhythmias. Our mission is to develop and market a platform technology of safe, cost-effective and clinically advanced tools for the minimally invasive diagnosis (mapping) of complex arrhythmias (Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Tachycardia) that enable Physicians to optimize treatments and expand the ablation/therapeutic markets. In the pursuit of our mission, we will conduct all of our activities with the highest integrity and strive to become the world’s most valued company within the markets we serve to patients, customers, colleagues, investors, business partners, employees, and the communities in which we work and live.
About the Person
Randy Werneth is a seasoned executive with 25 years of experience in both small entrepreneurial and Fortune 500 corporations in the medical device industry. Prior to Acutus Medical, Mr. Werneth successfully started several other venture backed companies including Ablation Frontiers (acquired by Medtronic), LeanTherapeutics (VC funded), CryoTherapeutics (VC funded) and CardioStream (acquired technology through private deal). Mr. Werneth previously held senior level positions at Medtronic, Micro Therapeutics and Edwards Lifesciences where he engineered and/or managed the design & development of numerous medical technologies and clinical procedures in the fields of stents, neuro-embolic materials, vulnerable plaque and electrophysiology. He also sits on the board of several venture funded medical device companies in the US and Europe. Mr. Werneth holds a B.S. degree in Engineering from Arizona State University (ASU) and a Masters in Science from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He has more than 45 issued U.S. Patents in various medical technology fields.
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