Braden Eliason

Biomedical Engineer

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Skills

Voice of customer research
Value proposition design
Leading ideation
Project communication
Experiment design
SolidWorks, OnShape
Rapid prototyping
Product testing
Troubleshooting
System modeling

Patents

Methods of treating tumors with pro drugs
US2021/0369843
Detachable magnet device
US2021/0265089
Biomaterial collection apparatus and assemblies
US2019/0046164
Methods and apparatus for guiding medical care based on sensor data from the gastrointestinal tract
US2018/0078195
Weight-based dosing syringe
US2017/0095615
Active detection of sensor transition from covered to exposed
US9724014
Laplacian and Tikhonov regularization for voltage mapping with a medical device
US10049771
Basket for a multi-electrode array catheter
US9474486
Spirometer system and methods of data analysis
US9706946

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Experience

Owner

Journeywork Product Design ( Minneapolis, MN ) 2021 - Present

  • Designed and simulated novel ultrasonic transducers including an automated design optimization
  • Designed and assembled chemical material handling system

Innovation Fellow

Bakken Medical Devices Center, University of Minnesota ( Minneapolis, MN ) 2020 - 2021

  • Identified unmet medical needs through healthcare utilization and voice of customer (VOC) research
  • Conducted over 50 interviews with customers to refine value proposition design
  • Led brainstorming to generate new solutions to treat unmet medical need guided by VOC input
  • Crafted grants, intellectual property disclosures, study protocols, and prototypes

Chief Technology Officer

CranioVation ( Oakdale, MN ) 2017 - 2020

  • Designed and executed product development strategy, including regulatory and intellectual property strategy
  • Invented non-invasive modality for treating aggressive cancers
  • Design and conduct in vitro experiments
  • Engineer in vitro and in vivo experimental apparatus
  • Manage a team of experts to simulate novel medical device with finite element analysis

Biomedical Engineer

Kablooē Design ( Coon Rapids, MN ) 2015 - 2017

  • Orchestrated user research, including contextual inquiries, design ethnographies, and formative usability studies
  • Led interaction design and prototyping through a user-centric approach
  • Designed and prototyped early medical device systems

Co-founder and CTO

MechanismsMarket.com ( St. Paul, MN ) 2014 - Present

  • Developed sales and growth strategies by expanding store service and product offerings
  • Designed and developed the e-commerce store

Education

Biomedical Engineering, BS

Washington University in St. Louis 2009 - 2013
Alpha Eta Mu Beta – biomedical engineering honor society
Tau Beta Pi – engineering honor society

Hobbies

  • 3D Printing
  • Programming (Julia, Python)
  • Sketching
  • Camping, Hiking