Blue Pool Designs is a design consulting company focused on serving the medical device industry. We serve customers in the following areas:
- Orthopedics including Sports Medicine and Spinal Devices
- Implants
- Instruments Implantable
- Medical Power Supplies
- Implantable Batteries
- Medical DevicesClass I and II Type
- Medical Device Design and Development
Background:
David M Skinlo
Principal
My name is David Skinlo and I am the principal and owner of Blue Pool Designs, LLC.
Below is a brief summary of my background and work history.
Education:
Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Or.
Work History
Medicine Lodge, Inc
Logan, Ut
Part of a team which developed a state-of-the-art facet replacement device which was designed to restore normal anatomy and motion to the spine. Responsible for developing/designing multi-level and solutions for L5-S1 Implants. Contributed to instrument design and development from pedicle screw drivers and various other instrumentation.
Facet Solutions, LLC
Logan, Ut
Provided first generation device support including design and development of instrumentation and testing. Supported clinical training- including surgeon training and clinical support.
Surgical Solutions, LLC
Portland, OR
Worked as a consultant to develop next generation suturing device with Large Medical Device MFG to meet and exceed existing device capabilities. Included conceptualization, prototyping and testing for new device function and ergonomics.
Surgical Solutions, LLC
Valencia, CA
Conceptualize, design, and manufacture surgical tools/devices for orthopedic surgery.
Interface with Surgeons during development to achieve successful designs. Implement ideas and enhancement into existing design platforms.
Quallion, LLC
Sylmar, CA
Designed, prototyped and developed Li-ion batteries for implantable medical devices and specialty applications. Included component, tooling and manufacturing process design, prototype stage.
