MEDICAL DEVICE · IMPLANT DESIGN · TEAM COLLABORATION
DRPx Distal Radius Plating System
Co-designed OIC's updated wrist fracture plating system — a complete, modern implant platform competitive with market leaders.
- ORG
- OIC — Orthopaedic Implant Company
- ROLE
- Product Engineer → Sr. Product Engineer
- PERIOD
- 6/2020 – 5/2021
- STATUS
- FDA cleared (announced August 2021), in use on hundreds of patients
This was a team effort to build a full distal radius plating system from the ground up, targeting the surgery center market. The goal was to match or exceed the best systems on the market while staying true to OIC's value-based model.
The result was a comprehensive system that gave surgeons everything they need in one tray.
What I did
Primary contribution was implant design and mating targeter instruments, though I oversaw the entire system development.
Highlights
Complete System in One Tray
Plates, locking and non-locking screws, locking pins, drill bits, guide pins, depth gauge, PEEK drill guides, and all required instruments.
Full Range of Plate Sizes
Complete range of plate options to accommodate different patient anatomies and fracture patterns.
PEEK Drill Guides
Radiolucent material allows real-time fluoroscopic visualization during drilling.
Market Competitive
Designed to match top-tier systems in plate geometry and surgical workflow.
Outcome
FDA cleared, commercially launched, used in hundreds of patient cases. The standalone tray system received overwhelmingly positive surgeon feedback.