The Fischell Family's Secret of Success

Meet the Fischells. Four members of one family are collectively responsible for filing more than 200 patents in the medical device field, founding more than 14 device companies, including NeuroPace, Neuralieve, Angel Medical, Svelte Medical and GlucoTec, and inventing the world's most widely-used implantable medical device in the history of the industry, the stent design sold by Johnson & Johnson as the Bx Velocity. START-UP interviews the four Fischells to learn the secrets of their success.

By Mary Stuart

Meet the Fischells. Four members of the immediate family are collectively responsible for filing more than 200 patents in the medical device field, founding more than 14 medical device companies, and inventing the world’s most widely used implantable medical device in the history of the industry, the stent design sold by Johnson & Johnson’s Cordis Corp

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