MediPurpose’s Innovation division is a center for new medical device invention development and medical device inventor consulting.

MediPurpose™ Medical Device Innovation Team

Learn more about the leadership for MediPurpose's Medical Device Innovation team, which finds, funds, develops and launches new medical device inventions and innovations.

Patrick Yi | Founder and CEO

Patrick's medical device innovation experience parallels the origins of MediPurpose, starting with the successful development and launch of the first SurgiLance® Safety Lancet in 1999-2000.

Since that time, he has continued to refine MediPurpose’s process for developing new medical devices and is widely recognized as a thought leader in the medical device innovation community.

Along with his achievements at MediPurpose, Patrick personally holds patents for new safety medical devices that he has invented.

Randy Prather | President and COO

Randy’s unique strengths in medical product sales and distribution give him the critical perspectives that are essential in the scoping, planning and development phases that can influence the success of a new medical product’s launch.

In recent years, Randy has been closely involved in the implementation of MediPurpose’s methodology for developing and launching new medical devices.

Mark Stoppenbach | Vice President–Sales and Marketing

Mark has been intimately involved with the development and launch of several medical devices over the course of his 20+ years in medical product sales and marketing.

His experience also includes working with startup and early-stage medical device companies.

Alain Poncet | Business Development Consultant

Alain has been involved in the evaluation and introduction of several medical devices at the sales and management level in his 30+ years in the medical device industry in Europe.


If you are a medical device inventor, please tell us more about your new medical device invention.

If you are a medical product innovator or company with an existing medical product and would like our assistance with distributing it to a new medical product market, please tell us more about your medical product.