FEA Expert Witnesses

Sunnyvale, California

Medical Devices, Intellectual Property - Mechanical Engineering, Equipment & Machinery, Medical Device, Nitinol, Biomedical, Patent, IP, Consumer Products, Failure Analysis, Fracture, Fatigue, Truck Rollover, Crashworthiness, Finite Element, FEA, Reliability, Cell Phone, IVC, Composite Material, Piping

T.Kim Parnell, PhD, PE is President of Parnell Engineering & Consulting. Dr.Parnell holds PhD and MSME degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, a BES from Georgia Tech, and is a registered Professional Mechanical Engineer (PE) in the State of California. Dr.Parnell is an ASME Fellow, an IEEE Life Senior Member, and a Member of NAFEMS, SAMPE, ASMI and SAE. Parnell is Past-Chair of the IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section (IEEE-SCV) (over 13,000 members) and Past-Chair/Board Member of the IEEE Consultants' Network of Silicon Valley (IEEE-CNSV). Vice-President of Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC-ca.org) Dr.Parnell is an experienced Expert Witness, has provided testimony in both trial and deposition, and has authored numerous expert reports, ITC and IPR declarations. He has worked extensively as an expert in medical devices, patents, product failure, product liability, and personal injury. Dr.Parnell has been retained in medical device litigation cases that ...

Ipswich, Massachusetts

Medical Devices, Engineering - Stent, Septal Occluder, Medical Devices, Vena Cava, Filter, heart, brain, colon, valve, mitral, aortic, finite element, FEA, AAA, disposables, nitinol, percutaneous, aneurysm , failure analysis, surgical instrument

Dover, New Hampshire

Medical Devices, Mechanical Engineering - intravenous, IV, needle-free, heart valves, mitral valve, cardiovascular, FEA, nitinol, pumps, heart valve repair, sutures, stents, hernia, staplers, fasteners, plastics, polymers, textile, injector, syringes

Five time, nationally recognized, award winning medical device engineer. One device pictured on the cover of LIFE Magazine - May 2000. Named inventor on 41 granted patents and counting. Experience in cardiovascular devices (AAA stents, mitral valve repair, heart remodeling, vascular assist), intravenous IV disposables, needle-free valves, syringes, auto injectors, pen injectors, glucose monitors, continuous glucose monitors (CGM's), pumps of all types, catheters, surgical instruments, minimally invasive instruments, e-cigarettes, CPAP, nebulizers, inhalers, RF endometrial ablation, medical textiles, knitting, weaving, percutaneous devices, endoluminal devices, hernia repair, staplers, sutures, implants, laparoscopic devices, incision closure, bone plates/screws/anchors, orthopedic surgical tools, surgical devices, tissue cutting & sealing, trachea alarm, urinary catheters & incontinence, medical grade polymers, manufacturing, prototypes, packaging, sterilization, clinical studi...

Pittsurgh, Pennsylvania

Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering - FEA, CFD, Simulation

Engineer and computational modeling specialist with more than 30 years of experience in applied predictive modeling across aerospace, defense, automotive, biomedical, power generation, and additive manufacturing sectors. Brings deep expertise in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to support simulation-driven engineering workflows, mechanical failure analysis, root cause investigation, expert opinion engagements and product liability litigation across a broad range of complex systems. In his academic role, Dr. Schmidt developed a certification program in Applied Simulation in Engineering Design and remains actively engaged in advancing simulation tools to support modern engineering practice. Dr. Schmidt is a nationally invited speaker on simulation-driven design, advanced computational methods and the integration of simulation tools into established engineering workflows.