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Darius A. Przygoda

Bay Area Medical Design, LLC


Sunnyvale, CA
Cell Phone: 650-224-8992
daprzygoda@bayareameddesign.com

Certified Professional Consultant

Senior Medical Design Consultant (Hardware & Embedded Firmware)

30+ years of consulting engineering experience covering:

Medical equipment design, IEEE medical safety standards and required documentation.
System architecture definition.
Analog and digital hardware design.
Embedded software and firmware design and development.
Deep background in mathematics and physics.
Hands on, familiarity with debugging tools.

As a consultant, supports his customers with an extensive background in EE, mathematics, and physics and extensive hands-on background in circuit design, simulation and debugging techniques.
Experienced in concept-to-product development process. Took  part in many design projects which ended with bringing products to the production phase, during which he played both leading and supporting design/management roles.

System Architecture

Design/review of system architecture of medical and non-medical systems.
Troubleshooting problems in electronic systems.
Functional simulation and analysis of system behavior and module interactions.

Hardware Design

Expertise in analog and digital hardware design, including microcontroller systems, signal converters, measurement systems, sensors, sensor interfaces, low power supply modules (linear and switching), simulation of electronic circuitry.

Embedded Firmware and Software

C/C++ embedded code and assembly programming.
Code validation and verification for medical projects.

Medical Safety Standards and Documentation

Knowledge of schematic capture and PCB design tools.
Familiarity with FDA required safety standards and rules (e.g., 60601).
Familiarity with production process of medical devices.
Knowledge and ability to generate design documentation compatible with Customer’s documentation standards.

Work Experience (Important Medical Projects)

Gastric restrictor (implantable device).
Wireless ECG system.
Wireless wearable vitals monitor (ECG, posture, respiration, temperature, etc.).
Vascular pressure measurement device (catheter).
Epidural needle guidance system.
Venous ablation system.
Venous ulcer treatment device.
Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) treatment device.

Education and Background:
M.Sc. in EE, Technical University of Warsaw, Poland
Ph.D. in EE / Math, Technical University of Warsaw, Poland

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