After 33 years of service as Chief Business Development Officer for Innovative Medical Device Solutions (iMDS) Harold Linville is retiring. He will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of the company. Linville was President and CEO of iMDS during the 2007 merger of Leis Medical with Medicine Lodge. His retirement from day-to-day responsibilities will become effective on September 5, 2011.
Linville Retires, Remains iMDS Board Chair
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“Harold has played a key role in our history of success, ” said Brady Shirley, iMDS President and CEO. “He will continue to make a significant impact on our future as Chairman of the Board.”
Prior to his position at iMDS, Linville was President and Chief Executive Office of Leis Medical (now iMDS Product Sourcing) where he managed all aspects of the manufacturing operations . Linville, who has extensive sales and operations experience, was actively involved in workforce development and served on numerous advisory boards and committees.
Colleagues praise him for his “true passion for our industry as well as his fierce loyalty and commitment to Dayton, Ohio, and Dayton manufacturing. Harold is a great mentor and truly inspirational.”
iMDS is a medical device outsourcing company that provides contract medical device development, manufacturing and supply chain management for customers in the United States and internationally.
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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