Mackin Appointed Opsens Director

Sensor manufacturer Opsens Inc. has appointed Pat Mackin as director.

"We are delighted to see Pat, a renowned leader in the medical device industry, join us,” said Louis Laflamme, president and CEO of Opsens. “His expertise as head of leading companies in the cardiovascular space will be valuable as we step up from limited market release to a wider one.”

Mackin brings more than 25 years of experience in the medical device industry. He was previously the president and CEO of Cryolife Inc., a manufacturer of implantable living tissues and medical devices used in cardiac surgical procedures. Mackin held posts at Medtronic Inc., Genzyme Inc. and Deknatel/Snowden-Pender Inc., as well as the U.S. Army.

Mackin holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Opsens is a fiber optic sensors manufacturer offering solutions for interventional cardiology fractional flow reserve, and oil, gas and industrial applications.