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About MediPines

MediPines is a pioneering medical technology company headquartered in California, focused on transforming respiratory and cardiovascular assessment through non-invasive innovation. Our flagship product, the AGM100, is an FDA-cleared device that delivers real-time insights into a patient’s cardiorespiratory status—including oxygenation, ventilation, and gas exchange efficiency—without requiring invasive procedures.

Key Advancements

  • Non-Invasive Point-of-Care Assessment
    The AGM100 enables fast, breath-based evaluation of gas exchange efficiency at the bedside or outpatient setting, delivering clinically actionable parameters in under two minutes.
  • Clinically Validated Accuracy
    Benchmarked against arterial blood gas (ABG) testing and supported by peer-reviewed research, the device offers high reliability and utility across emergency and respiratory care settings.
  • Regulatory and Reimbursement Milestones
    AGM100 has received FDA 510(k) clearance and was assigned a new CPT code by the American Medical Association. It is also recognized by the World Health Organization as an innovative technology with potential global impact.
  • U.S. Manufacturing and Compliance
    MediPines products are designed in California and manufactured entirely within the United States, including through qualified contract manufacturers. All manufacturing activities are conducted in compliance with MDSAP/ISO 13485 requirements, ensuring adherence to globally recognized medical device quality standards. In addition, our U.S.-based production meets Trade Agreements Act (TAA) requirements, enabling eligibility for federal procurement and supporting supply chain resilience.

Our Mission

We aim to empower healthcare professionals with an advanced, easy-to-use assessment system that bring clarity to complex respiratory physiology. By enabling faster, more precise diagnostic and treatment decisions, we support improved patient outcomes across emergency, acute, and chronic care environments.

Global Impact

MediPines technology is currently in use across hospitals and outpatient clinics in North America, with growing global interest. The company is poised to expand internationally, addressing critical needs in emergency medicine, pulmonology, cardiology, and other high-acuity care areas. Its scalable, non-invasive platform delivers meaningful clinical insights across diverse healthcare settings, from acute triage to chronic disease management.

MediPines Team

MediPines is led by a multidisciplinary team of engineers, healthcare experts, and internationally recognized leaders in respiratory science, all committed to advancing respiratory and cardiovascular medicine. With backgrounds spanning respiratory physiology, aerospace engineering, advanced sensors and algorithms, clinical research, and healthcare analytics, the leadership team brings deep technical expertise and operational experience. Together, they have guided the development, regulatory clearance, and early clinical adoption of the AGM100, united by a focus on improving patient outcomes through meaningful innovation.

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CEO
Steve Lee, MBA
Steve Lee is a MedTech innovator and entrepreneur who co-invented the non-invasive respiratory gas exchange technology AGM® with Dr. John West. His innovation has been recognized by leading organizations like MedTech Innovator and the World Health Organization. He has presented his cardiorespiratory innovations at medical events and academic institutions. He was also an invited speaker on technology innovation at the World Engineering Conference and Convention in Kyoto. Earlier, Steve led complex aerospace engineering projects at Hughes Space Systems and advised Fortune 500 companies on strategy and corporate development as a management consultant with Boston Consulting Group.
Medical Advisory Chair
John B. West. M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc
John B. West. M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., Medical Advisory Chair, Co-inventor of the AGM100. A world-renowned respiratory physiologist, Dr. West is a Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine and served as president of the American Physiological Society. Emeritus professor of medicine and physiology, at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. West remains actively connected and engaged in respiratory physiology research, publishing multiple peer-reviewed journal papers every year. He has authored over 500 scientific articles and more than twenty medical books, including Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials and Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials, two medical textbook classics.
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Clinical Advancement Director
Dr. Dylan Sieck, PhD
Dr. Sieck is responsible for advancing MediPines AGM100 utility and clinical uses with the medical community. He brings over fifteen years of research experience, with over 20 peer reviewed publications. Prior to starting with MediPines. Dr. Sieck was involved with research at the University of Oregon and Mayo Clinic specializing in respiratory and cardiovascular physiology.
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Healthcare Analytics Director
Andrew McFadden, MBA
Andrew leads the healthcare analytics effort of MediPines. He developed multiple digital, customer journey and analytics products in media and sold the company to a venture backed software company prior to joining MediPines. He brings over 20 years’ experience executing growth strategies for small and medium technology companies. He received his MBA from the UCI Paul Merage school of business.
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Head of Biomedical Engineering
YJ Lee, MS/PhD*
YJ directs engineering activities for MediPines. He is an expert in advanced biomedical sensors and engineering on cardiorespiratory physiology sensors. He is a listed author on over 50 publications for IEEE Sensors Journal, Journal of Medical Systems, and Journal of Electrical Engineering Technology. He was a biomedical engineering doctoral candidate (ABD) and has his Masters in biomedical engineering from USC.
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Quality Assurance and Head of Regulatory
Matthew Osburn
Matthew is an experienced Quality and Regulatory Engineer with over 5 years of experience in the life sciences industry. At MediPines, he is dedicated to ensuring that all products meet or exceed both domestic and international regulatory standards, as well as the company’s own rigorous internal quality requirements.
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Healthcare Analytics and Channel Manager
Sammy Lee
Sammy conducts healthcare analytics and leads MediPines' efforts in securing regulatory approvals for international distribution channels,. He ensures compliance with diverse regulatory standards and MDSAP/ISO 13485 requirements, and manages distributor relationships and processes to drive continual improvement.
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Data Analytics and Strategy Manager
Parth Argawal, MBA
Parth conducts data analytics at MediPines. He collaborates with clinical and engineering teams to to provide actionable insights for clinical audiences. Before joining MediPines, Parth was a hardware and software engineer at Viavi Solutions. He holds an MBA from the University of Toronto.

Distribution Partners

MediPines partners with leading distributors to deliver our innovative health technology to the world.

Public Sector

AvMEDICAL

AvMEDICAL is a  Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing medical equipment and supplies to the US defense industry.

Phone: (844) 638-1638

Website: https://www.avmedical.com/

ADS, Inc.

ADS is a military and medical equipment provider for the US defense industry.

Phone: (866) 845-3012

Website: https://www.adsinc.com/

Canada

LevoMed Canada

Founded in 2010, the LevoMed team brings in more than 50 years of combined expertise in pharmaceutical and health care sourcing, marketing, regulations, and best practices in the healthcare space. 

Phone: 1-800-517-1890

Website: https://levomedcanada.ca/

Vietnam

Golden Gate

Golden Gate Medical Supplies JSC has been incorporated in 2004 with the vision to become the best solution provider in the industry, not only limited to providing the high quality and clinically proven products but also to become the partner who creates the best value-added propositions to our customers.

Since its inauguration, Golden Gate has been strongly and steadily becoming one of the best distributors in medical devices market. Our commitment to high quality products and flawless customer services has brought us credibility and recognition in Vietnam.

Phone: (84-28) 54316993

Website: https://goldengatevn.com/en/home.html

Philippines

Ambica International

Ambica's vision is to provide the best effective and safe healthcare products by improving affordability and availability for every Filipino’s well-being.

Phone: (+63)2-8828-6617

Website: https://ambica.com.ph/

Hong Kong

idsMed

idsMed is a leading supplier of medical and healthcare products to Asia. idsMED Group has an extensive distribution network covering various healthcare institutions including government and private hospitals, day surgery centers, specialist and primary care clinics, laboratories and nursing homes.

Phone: (+65) 6690 7330

Website: https://www.idsmed.com/