`One Edwards Way, Irvine, Calif. 92614
`949‐250‐3666
`larry_wood@edwards.com
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`Summary of Experience
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`More than 30 years of experience in the medical technology field, with key positions of increasing responsibility in
`manufacturing management, regulatory affairs and strategic and clinical marketing. A seasoned and successful general
`manager leading the establishment and development of a global division from its products’ early feasibility phase
`through multiple commercial launches, including responsibility for key company R&D, operations, marketing,
`commercial, clinical and regulatory initiatives. Frequently invited faculty member at key interventional cardiology and
`cardiothoracic surgery scientific congresses, as well as subject matter expert consulted for media interviews, policy
`forums and medical device industry initiatives.
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`Professional Experience
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`2007 – present
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`2005 –2007
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`Corporate Vice President, Transcatheter Heart Valves
`Edwards Lifesciences
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`Vice President/General Manager, Percutaneous Valve Interventions
`Edwards Lifesciences
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`Vice President, Marketing
`Edwards Lifesciences
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`Senior Director
`Edwards Lifesciences
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`Director, Regulatory Affairs
`Baxter International (Edwards Lifesciences spun out in 2000)
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`Manager II, Regulatory Affairs
`Baxter International
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`Manager I, Quality
`Baxter International
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`Various roles, including Manufacturing Supervisor
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`Baxter International
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`2003 – 2005
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`Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, et al., Exhibit 1047, p. 1 of 2
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`Education and Professional Development
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`Master’s in business administration, Pepperdine University
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`Patents
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`United States Patent 9,554,903: Rapid deployment prosthetic heart valve. Filed December 15, 2014. Issued January 31,
`2017.
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`United States Patent 9,161,834: Expandable member for deploying a prosthetic device. Filed July 22, 2014. Issued
`October 20, 2015.
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`United States Patent 8,911,49: Rapid deployment prosthetic heart valves. Filed July 30, 2013. Issued December 16, 2014.
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`United States Patent 8,784,480: Expandable member for deploying a prosthetic device. Filed June 5, 2013. Issued July
`22, 2014.
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`United States Patent 8,500,798: Rapid deployment prosthetic heart valve. Filed May 24, 2006. Issued August 6, 2013.
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`United States Patent 8,460,368: Expandable member for deploying a prosthetic device. Filed March 2, 2009. Issued June
`11, 2013.
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`United States Patent 7,708,775: Methods for rapid deployment of prosthetic heart valves. Filed May 24, 2006. Issued
`May 4, 2010.
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`Publications
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`Carroll JD, Shuren J, Jensen TS, Hernandez J, Holmes D, Marinac‐Dabic D, Edwards FH, Zuckerman BD, Wood LL, et al.
`Transcatheter valve therapy registry is a model for medical device innovation and surveillance. Health Affairs. 2015
`Feb;34(2):328‐34.
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`Presentations
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`Experience as a faculty member for the Dartmouth Device Development Symposium, The Pew Charitable Trusts,
`Cardiovascular Research Foundation’s annual TCT meetings, and other government and industry‐related forums.
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`Community
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`Orange County United Way Golden Key Partner
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`Awards and Recognition
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`Under his leadership, the Edwards SAPIEN heart valve has won numerous awards, including the Prix Galien “Best
`Medical Technology Product” award (2012) and the Prix Galien “Discovery of the Decade” (2016). The Edwards SAPIEN
`valve was also named Popular Science’s “Best of What’s New” Grand Award winner in the Health category.
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`Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, et al., Exhibit 1047, p. 2 of 2
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