PRESS KIT: Bio of Glen W. McLaughlin

It has been 14 years since Glen W. McLaughlin graduated as valedictorian from Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. During this time, the boy with an interest in science seems to have applied himself well.


McLaughlin continued his education, earning a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at Carnegie Melon University in Pittsburgh, and a PhD in electrical engineering at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

Then he turned his interest, education and skills to the field of medicine, where he continues to design and develop medical devices.

From 1992 to 1994, he worked at Cardiac Pathways in Sunnyvale, California. As senior engineer, he built prototypes of medical devices still in their conceptual stage.

From 1994 to 1999, he worked as a consultant for another medical device manufacturer,
In-Cube in Menlo Park, California, designing and creating more prototypes of medical devices.

For the past four years, McLaughlin has worked as Chief Technology Officer at Novasonics, Inc., in Mountain View, California. Here, his work joins him up with individuals with "technically challenging" projects ö people with good ideas who need someone to bring those devices from concept to invention to production.

McLaughlin himself is an inventor ö he has also designed a number of tools for use in human medicine. He holds two patents and 13 more are pending.

His first invention is an ablation catheter tip. This is used to correct heart arrhythmias. The physician introduces the device into the patient's heart, which then scans and locates the tissue causing the irregularities, and finally applies heat to destroy the abnormal tissue, correcting the arrhythmia. McLaughlin's device was unique in that it prevented cavitation, which occurs regularly in high intensity ablative procedures.

His second medical invention is a miniature ultrasound apparatus that provides a means of reducing both the size and cost of existing systems while maintaining image fidelity. This device has the ability to improve the overall standard of care within the medical community by enhancing the standard tool set of the stethoscope with an additional sensor, which gives the caregiver the ability to see as well as hear what is going on inside the patient.

The 13 other inventions range from improvements in a number of ultrasound devices and transducers to new imaging systems and biological sensors. All are intended to help physicians or patients in a specialized way.

In addition to his work at Novasonics, McLaughlin is a limited partner with Walden Ventures, El Doraco Ventures, Red Leaf Ventures, Dot Edu Ventures and JP Morgan Venture. The inventor and businessman is also a published author. McLaughlin has written numerous medical articles published in both the U.S. and in Germany.

In his free time he enjoys tutoring children, skiing, flying, biking and travel. He and his wife, Rochelle, reside in San Carlos, California.

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