18106 Miranda St. Tarzana CA 91356 . PHONE/FAX (818) 881-0010 24 B Baghramian Mech. Inst. Bldg. of ASc 3ed Flr Yerevan Armenia. Tel: (374 2)545538 (39) Fax:151167 & Armenian Engineers & Scientists of America 417 W. Arden Ave. Suite 112C Glendale CA 91203 Present : Lecture/Seminar Advances in Implantable Medical Device Technologies by: Varaz Shahmirian Ph. D. Thursday May 26 2005 @ 7:30PM Merdinian Auditorium 13330 Riverside Dr. Sherman Oaks CA 91403 Directions: On the 101 FY Exit on Woodman Go North and Turn Right on Riverside Dr. Abstract: Implantable medical devices have been successfully used in treating several diseases such as heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest diabetes deafness neurological disorders such as Parkinson s disease. These devices include pacemakers cochlear implants neuro stimulators and implantable drug delivery pumps used in pain therapy and insulin delivery. These devices are implanted in different parts of body depending on the therapy and consist of highly miniaturized electronics electrical leads wireless communication modules electromechanical assemblies and sophisticated algorithms. They are packaged and sealed in a fully biocompatible titanium case and operate on a custom battery for several years. This lecture will present an overview of several of these implantable medical devices and the innovative technologies that are approved by the FDA or are currently under clinical evaluations. Varaz Shahmirian: is a Senior Engineering Director at Medtronic MiniMed in Northridge CA. He received his BS and MS from Michigan Tech University and Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University in 1987. He joined Signal Technology Inc in Santa Barbara where he was engaged in algorithm development for speech signal processing. In 1992 he joined Siemens Medical Systems in Seattle WA as Senior Scientist working on diagnostic ultrasound system design and development. In 1996 he joined the start up Medical Research Group in Sylmar CA as Engineering Director where he successfully led the efforts in development of implantable insulin delivery system through clinicals and approval in Europe. The company was acquired by Medtronic MiniMed in 2001. Dr. Shahmirian has continued his focus on research and development of the next generation implantable drug delivery systems. He holds 15 patents in diagnostic ultrasound technology and implantable medical devices and has several journal and conference publications. He is a member of IEEE Biomedical and Signal Processing Societies Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation and the American Association for Advancement of Science. He is a past president of AESA and a member of ARPA Board of Directors. For Information Please call at (818)586-9660