Dr. Christopher Kaufmann
Inventor / Entrepreneur
2 Podcasts on BackTable
Dr. Christopher Kaufmann was an Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery resident and NIH research fellow at the University of Iowa prior to leaving surgical training to join iotaMotion full time to lead product portfolio strategy and technology development.
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Episode # 43 • 10 Jan 2023
Your Implant Robot: The Future of Robotic Assisted Surgery
In this crossover episode of BackTable, Dr. Eric Gantwerker interviews Dr. Chris Kaufmann and Dr. Marlan Hansen from the University of Iowa about their startup company, iotaMotion, which has developed the first FDA-approved robotic cochlear implant insertion system.
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Chris Kaufmann is a co-founder and co-inventor of the company’s technology, and is responsible for business and technology development. Dr. Kaufmann is an early career clinician-engineer who is an Otolaryngology resident and current NIH T32 R01 research fellow at the University of Iowa, Department of Otolaryngology in Dr. Hansen’s lab. He completed his biomedical engineering graduate work in the Advanced Implant Materials and Systems lab under Dr. Mauli Agrawal. Dr. Kaufmann has industry concept development experience in the R&D department at KCI (San Antonio, Texas) with resulting patents. In addition to his clinical training, Dr. Kaufmann has research and industry experience in biomaterials, medical devices, drug delivery, and tissue engineering.
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