About Us

Suture Concepts exists to provide simple and effective solutions to physicians who practice in a cost conscious environment. Leveraging our experience in medical device development and operational efficiency allows us to deliver cost appropriate, innovative, and novel solutions to surgeons and physicians. Suture Concepts' expertise are focused on employing solutions to securing soft tissue to other tissue, to bone, or to medical devices. Our combined years in medical devices, in particular sports medicine, development gives us a unique perspective on soft tissue approximation problems in all areas of medicine. Suture Concepts is a venture capital backed early stage medical device company with offices in Basking Ridge, NJ and Beverley, MA.​

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Christopher
​Runnells

CEO & Board Member

Mr. Runnells serves as CEO of Suture Concepts and as a board member of Suture Concepts, Anchor Innovation Medical, and Flexuspine Inc. Mr. Runnells works for the Vertical Group, a medical device venture capital group. Mr. Runnells focuses most of his time in the spine and orthopedic markets.

Prior to Suture Concepts, Mr. Runnells held positions at Tornier Inc., including director of US sales force operations, and International Marketing and Business Development Director for Sports Medicine where he launched the sports medicine business in the US and subsequently internationally out of the Grenoble, France headquarters. Mr. Runnells arrived at Tornier via its acquisition of Axya Medical where he held the position of VP, Business Development. Mr. Runnells went to Axya after serving as a new investment analyst at The Vertical Group.

Mr. Runnells started his career at UBS Investment Bank in New York City where his was an Executive Director in equity research managing the Tech Research team and then implementing the new global rating system and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance measures from London.

Mr. Runnells received an MBA from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at NYU. He received a BA in History and Political Science from Bucknell University.

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Peter
​Sorensen

Principal Engineer

Mr. Sorensen serves as principal engineer of Suture Concepts. Mr. Sorensen is responsible for new product development engineering, schedule management, engineering budgeting, and design transfer to contract manufacturers.

​Mr. Sorensen has significant knowledge of surgeon & product needs for arthroscopic repairs of the shoulder, hip and knee. He also has extensive experience with myriad implant and engineering materials, injection molding and traditional manufacturing methods and practices.

Prior to Suture Concepts, Mr. Sorensen held a number of positions with increasing responsibility at Axya Medical and within Smith & Nephew’s Advanced Surgical Devices division.

Mr. Sorensen received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston MA.

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Dan
​Morgan

Consulting Principal Engineer

Mr. Morgan has been a key engineering contributor designing and developing medical, commercial and aerospace products with numerous companies for 30+ years. Extensive knowledge of product design and manufacturing including regulatory and design controls requirements. Full in house quick turn prototype machine shop resources. 

Key products include the following:
• Minimally invasive bone anchoring systems for multiple applications including shoulder, knee, hip, small joint, and spine.
• Automated minimally invasive suturing and suture welding devices.
• Minimally invasive suture passing and cutting devices.
• Portable low cost patient monitors for hospital and ambulatory applications.
• Ultrasonic and CT based diagnostic equipment.
• Full flow eight unit 1000G centrifuge based blood processing system for blood bank applications.
• Minimally invasive carpal tunnel release device with single use disposable cutter.
• Minimally invasive sheathed scalpels and infusion system for knee surgery.
• Single use OTC blood collection and sample preparation products.
• High speed thermal printers for commercial and medical applications
• Semiconductor capital equipment for silicon wafer fabrication.
• Customized portable gas powered 155mm Howitzer field test simulator.
• Tactical weapon systems for antitank and runway applications.
• Fuse systems for strategic weapons application.

Dan has a BSME from the University of Lowell in Lowell MA. and an AS in electronics from NSCC in Beverly MA.

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Dana
​Coulter

Director of Commercial Operations

Ms. Coulter serves as the Director of Commercial Operations of Suture Concepts through a contractual agreement. Ms. Coulter is primarily responsible for managing Suture Concepts’ commercial relationships, as well as assisting physicians and independent representatives with training and support. Ms. Coulter has over 20+ years of corporate experience. Ms. Coulter has worked in healthcare for thirteen years with the last seven focusing on the spine and orthopedic markets.

Ms. Coulter will lead the Commercial Operations capabilities in field sales and inventory management by applying Good Manufacturing Principles in all areas of responsibility and customer/client satisfaction. Ms. Coulter will ensure all processes within the Commercial Operations continue to be compliant and support quality efforts.

Ms. Coulter received a BS in Political Science and Government from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh PA.

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William
​Gorman

Medical Device Quality and Regulatory Affairs

​William J. Gorman is a technical professional with 30 years of medical device experience including Neurosurgical Devices, Infusion Pumps, Implantable Blood Pumps, Implantable Devices, Respiratory Care Products, Surgical Devices, Orthopedic Devices and Probes. He is experienced in the fields of Quality, Product Development, Project Management, Design Assurance, Quality Systems,Iintellectual Property and Regulatory Interface.  

Mr. Gorman has a solid track record of bringing medical devices from concept to market.  Mr. Gorman has been the Director of Engineering and Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs in both start-up companies and established medical device companies such as Smith Industries, Pfizer, and Thermo Electron.  Mr. Gorman runs Gorman Consulting, a firm specializing in medical device product development, project management, and regulatory affairs. Mr. Gorman holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a Certification in Regulatory Affairs from the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS).