John Saringer
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John H. Saringer is a professional engineer who graduated from the University of Toronto
in 1977 and specializes in biomechanics
and the development of products to accelerate healing and mitigate the effects of immobility.
student at McMaster and was actively building an engineering consulting firm called S+J Engineering with his partner David F. James. Also in 1982, Saringer left academia to devote his full attention to building Toronto Medical Corp where he was the principal shareholder
, CEO and director of research and development
until the sale of the company in 1997.
Saringer met Dr R.B. Salter in 1978 to begin a 20 year long collaboration designing and building passive movement devices (CPM) based on Salter’s work. Saringer holds many of the key patent
s in the field of mobilizing the human body. With Dr. R.B. Salter, Saringer introduced and promoted the widespread acceptance and commercialization of Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) worldwide. Toronto Medical Corp was sold to Orthologic in 1997 who subsequenbtly resold it.
Since 1992, Saringer has developed three new technologies, one related to therapeutic cooling (Microcool) to maintain an ideal healing environment and reduced pain for post operative care, a hot/cold pain relief device called ICEOtherm for treating chronic pain and triggering a healing response, and passive wave movement devices for promoting circulation and mitigating the harmful effects of immobility.
Saringer operates his research lab from a 3000 sq ft (278.7 m²) facility located on a 55 acres (222,577.3 m²) retreat centre where he lives.
Saringer is a former President of Mensa
Canada, former Director of Mensa International, and has also published short stories, articles and academic papers. He has held numerous directorships, is politically active promoting environmental and sustainable economic development. Saringer is currently involved in an archaeology
project in Malta
and is currently CEO in his new business start up, Saringer Life Science Technologies Inc. Saringer holds 18 US patents and over 30 patents worldwide.
In 2009, Saringer worked with researchers from McMaster Industry Liaison Office
on a solution to Deep vein thrombosis
caused by long haul flights.
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 1977 and specializes in biomechanics
Biomechanics
Biomechanics is the application of mechanical principles to biological systems, such as humans, animals, plants, organs, and cells. Perhaps one of the best definitions was provided by Herbert Hatze in 1974: "Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems by means of...
and the development of products to accelerate healing and mitigate the effects of immobility.
Career
Until 1982 Saringer was a Research Associate in fluid mechanics at U of T, taught an undergraduate course in Statistics at U of T, was a PhdPHD
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student at McMaster and was actively building an engineering consulting firm called S+J Engineering with his partner David F. James. Also in 1982, Saringer left academia to devote his full attention to building Toronto Medical Corp where he was the principal shareholder
Shareholder
A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or institution that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a public or private corporation. Shareholders own the stock, but not the corporation itself ....
, CEO and director of research and development
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
until the sale of the company in 1997.
Saringer met Dr R.B. Salter in 1978 to begin a 20 year long collaboration designing and building passive movement devices (CPM) based on Salter’s work. Saringer holds many of the key patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s in the field of mobilizing the human body. With Dr. R.B. Salter, Saringer introduced and promoted the widespread acceptance and commercialization of Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) worldwide. Toronto Medical Corp was sold to Orthologic in 1997 who subsequenbtly resold it.
Since 1992, Saringer has developed three new technologies, one related to therapeutic cooling (Microcool) to maintain an ideal healing environment and reduced pain for post operative care, a hot/cold pain relief device called ICEOtherm for treating chronic pain and triggering a healing response, and passive wave movement devices for promoting circulation and mitigating the harmful effects of immobility.
Saringer operates his research lab from a 3000 sq ft (278.7 m²) facility located on a 55 acres (222,577.3 m²) retreat centre where he lives.
Saringer is a former President of Mensa
Mensa International
Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardised, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test...
Canada, former Director of Mensa International, and has also published short stories, articles and academic papers. He has held numerous directorships, is politically active promoting environmental and sustainable economic development. Saringer is currently involved in an archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
project in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
and is currently CEO in his new business start up, Saringer Life Science Technologies Inc. Saringer holds 18 US patents and over 30 patents worldwide.
In 2009, Saringer worked with researchers from McMaster Industry Liaison Office
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
on a solution to Deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein. Deep vein thrombosis commonly affects the leg veins or the deep veins of the pelvis. Occasionally the veins of the arm are affected...
caused by long haul flights.