In this episode of Medsider Radio, we had a chat with Tyler Melton, the co-founder and CEO of Corveus Medical, a Houston-based startup on a mission to redefine heart failure treatment.

Tyler previously worked at Accenture, consulting for top-tier pharmaceutical companies, and at the J&J Center for Device Innovation, where he honed his skills in strategic planning and financial modeling. He then joined the Texas Medical Center Biodesign Program, where he uncovered his current mission: to treat heart failure with targeted nerve ablation.

In this interview, Tyler shares how using off-the-shelf products for early prototypes saved him both time and money and how accelerator programs provided the networking boost his startup needed to tackle the demanding PMA regulatory pathway.

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Lastly, if you'd rather read than listen, here's a link to the full interview with Tyler Melton.

Rising to the PMA Challenge as a First-Time Founder: Interview with Corveus CEO Tyler Melton

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