As a mechanical engineering consultant, Oscar uses his knowledge of electro-mechanical systems to support a variety of engineering projects across the medical device development cycle. Since joining Team, Oscar has worked across the continuum of care from surgical devices and POC diagnostics, to autoinjector programs. He supports Team’s clients both in the design and development of their products but also in developing automated test equipment to validate their device performance.
“Being 100% focused on medical devices is what attracted me to Team. I’m particularly passionate about bringing rigorous testing and engineering into all device developments. The methodology and design rigour associated with the large manufacturing volumes of a 99.999 % reliability (5 9’s) autoinjector program can be applied to other medical devices in a practical and appropriate way, to ensure a capable design where device performance and reliability are achieved first time.”
Oscar’s main passion is surgical technology, whereby he loves collaborating with innovative surgeons, learning about and watching surgical procedures to develop impactful surgical devices. Oscar has worked on several minimally invasive surgical instruments, robotic patient positioning systems as well as a range of other surgical tools and devices.
“I love working with surgeons, as they know better than anyone the clinical challenges that need to be solved. Ensuring that new technology addresses an unmet need and putting the user at the centre of the design ensures that devices are not only technically feasible and compliant, but also loved by users when they reach their end market.”
Prior to Team, Oscar spent almost 3 years at a surgical robotics company where he worked on the development of a surgical console and end effectors (surgical instruments); Oscar was also involved in setting up the instrument manufacturing line.
Oscar graduated from Swansea University with a first-class Master’s degree in mechanical engineering with honours. In keeping with his expertise in robotics and automation he is one of Team’s 3D printing experts and previously completed a research placement with Swansea University, exploring the relationship between fibre layout and orientation of 3D printed composites and the resulting mechanical properties.
