For medtech founders and CDMOs

Plan it.Build it.Fund it.

You bring the expertise.We accelerate your program.

Connect your evidence, guide development, and put a costed plan behind your next milestone.

Software + expert review

Your program, connected

Throughline accepts any type of project source file and delivers a structured program5 / 5 linked
Notes
PowerPoint
Photo
PDF
Excel
ThroughlineSoftware + expert review
Fictional transcatheter program5 sources connected

Plan it.

Build it.

Fund it.

Fictional program · source-linked decisions

Deliverable detail · 5 sources

DOCX · fictional deliverable excerpt

Strategic assessment

Feasibility evidence, with a defined boundary.

All 12 build-04 frames remained engaged at the draft load threshold in one nominal 24 mm fixture. Confirm the acceptance threshold and intended anatomical range before the next protocol is approved.

Evidence basis
7.9–9.4 N peak loads · 8.7 N mean · 37 ± 2 °C saline
Development stage
Prototype feasibility · formal verification still ahead
Next decision · EngineeringSet the retention threshold and test range.
Input needed · Clinical / RegulatoryConfirm maximum contact duration.

Review item: OF-04-07 was redeployed before loading. Assess its effect on the result.

Sources: N01 Handwritten note · D02 PowerPoint · P03 Device photo · T04 PDF test report

For Founders

A brilliant idea deserves a clear path forward.

Throughline connects your research, designs, and test results into a structured program, so you can lead development and bring partners along.

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  • Plan it.

    Share your research, designs, and program goals. We connect the evidence into a strategic assessment and clear priorities.

    Strategic assessment · Program dashboard
  • Build it.

    Give your development partners source-linked risks and requirements. Review the analysis together and focus your team on the next milestone.

    Preliminary Hazard Analysis · Design Requirements Matrix
  • Fund it.

    Align your business plan and financial model with development milestones, so you can bring partners and investors along.

    Business plan · Five-year P&L

Your expertise guides the decisions. We connect the evidence and prepare the analysis.

For CDMOs

Put your expertise to work faster.

Throughline turns client source files into a structured program your team can evaluate, scope, and develop. Spend less time assembling the picture and more time applying your expertise.

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  • Plan it.

    Bring your client’s source files and development brief. We structure the program and surface the questions your team needs to scope the work.

    Strategic assessment · Open questions and priorities
  • Build it.

    Start with source-linked hazards, requirements, and test evidence. Your specialists review and refine the analysis before putting it to work.

    Preliminary Hazard Analysis · Design Requirements Matrix
  • Fund it.

    Connect the proposed scope to milestones and resource needs. Help your client plan the next funded stage of development.

    Development milestones · Resource and financial assumptions

Your team leads the technical review. Throughline supports your engineering judgment and existing quality processes.

Case Study: Class III Structural Heart Device

Throughline accelerated Coaptis, a founder-led Class III structural heart device program, from inception through a provisional patent filing and an NIH grant submission in seven months.

Coaptis device and delivery system illustrated inside a cutaway heart, from the device deployment animation.
Coaptis device visualization. Still from the deployment animation.

“As a solo medtech founder, Throughline became my team. I was able to go from inception to NIH submission in seven months. Now I can share these tools and help accelerate other founders.”

Jason QuillCoaptis founder
  1. Program inception
  2. Provisional patent filed
  3. NIH grant submitted

One complex program. One connected plan.

Throughline connected source evidence, risk analysis, requirements, and business planning to support development, IP, and funding preparation across the program.

Plan it.

Inputs
Founder expertise, the device concept, and clinical and market research.
Throughline’s work
Throughline connected the development, market, regulatory, and IP considerations into a strategic view of the program.
Deliverables
Strategic assessment and development priorities.

Build it.

Inputs
Device and procedure descriptions, development evidence, and design inputs.
Throughline’s work
Throughline structured the risk and requirements analysis, linking hazards, proposed controls, and requirements for expert review.
Deliverables
Preliminary Hazard Analysis and Design Requirements Matrix.

Fund it.

Inputs
Research objectives, program milestones, and planning assumptions.
Throughline’s work
Throughline connected the development plan to the business narrative and funding preparation, helping Jason carry the program forward to NIH submission.
Deliverables
Business plan and program decision dashboard.

See your evidence become a structured program.

FICTIONAL TRANSCATHETER PROGRAMSOURCE RECEIVED
HANDWRITTEN NOTE
Engineer notebook

Design sketches, engineering insight, and the thinking behind your device.

01 / 05
SOURCE FILESCONNECTED OUTPUTS
A working PowerPoint slide describing the Fictional transcatheter device concept, current design intent, and unresolved design questions
POWERPOINTDevice_Brief_v4.pptx
A working Excel program model with owners, monthly activities, estimated costs, runway assumptions, and unresolved inputs
EXCEL SPREADSHEETTranscatheter_Program_Model_v7.xlsx
A page from a draft bench test report showing retention results, a deviation, and a working conclusion
PDF REPORTFixation_Test_Report_A.pdf
An informal engineering-bench photo of a fixation prototype beside calipers and a ruler
DEVICE PHOTOOF-04-07_bench.jpg
THROUGHLINE
Read every file
Align the inputs
Link the evidence
Build the outputs
01 / ASSESSMENT31 PAGES

Program readiness

The concept is ready for a scoped feasibility phase.

SUPPORTED Fixation sequenceOPEN Intended-use durationDECIDE Verification environment
SRC-014 · SRC-021Rev 0.3
02 / PHA18 HAZARDS

Preliminary Hazard Analysis

IDHAZARDOUS SITUATIONCONTROLSOURCER-014Device migrates after releaseConfirm fixation before releaseSRC-014R-021Incorrect size is preparedKeyed interface + setup checkSRC-008
11 CONTROLS OPENRev 0.3
03 / DRM46 REQUIREMENTS

Design Requirements Matrix

FR-011 / FUNCTIONALThe system shall confirm fixation before release.
RISK R-014VERIFY DV-009SOURCE SRC-014
TRACE COMPLETERev 0.3
04 / DASHBOARDFOUNDER VIEW

Next evidence gate

12 / 12Fixation samples held3Open decisions2–3 WKWorking-set target
NEXTLock threshold and verification environmentOwner · Engineering
DEC-006Updated today
YOUR EXPERTISE

Your research. Your designs. Your test results.

PUT IT TO WORK

Set priorities. Coordinate development. Plan the investment.

Connected by evidence

Carry every
finding forward.

Throughline connects one test result to your assessment, risk analysis, requirements, and dashboard. Build on each finding across the program.

TRANSCATHETER_ASSESSMENT.DOCX12 / 31
DEVELOPMENT PATH

Executive finding

The fixation mechanism cleared the initial bench gate under the proposed release sequence.

Proceed to scoped feasibility and carry the fixation range as a controlled input.
[SRC-014]ASSESSMENT
TRANSCATHETER_PHA_REV03.XLSXPHA
RISK ROW / R-014
IDHAZARDOUS SITUATION
R-014Device migrates after release
Control: positive fixation feedback before release
Harm: reinterventionEvidence: SRC-014
SRC-014PHA
TRANSCATHETER_DRM_REV03.XLSXTRACE
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT
FR-011
The system shall confirm fixation before release.

Rationale: carries the proposed PHA control into design.

SRC-014DRM
FOUNDER_BRIEF.PDF1 / 6
NEXT EVIDENCE GATE

Bench proof

EVIDENCE RECEIVEDFixation sequence · 12/12 pass
Decision closed · feasibility scope can proceed
DEC-006DASHBOARD

Put your evidence to work

Connect every decision to your evidence.

Connect risk controls to requirements, requirements to development milestones, and milestones to the capital you need.

01 / DOCX

Strategic assessment

Set your next priorities with a source-linked review of development, market, regulatory, and financing decisions.

Illustrative · Fictional transcatheter program · Rev 0.3
THROUGHLINECONFIDENTIAL · SYNTHETIC

STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT

Fictional transcatheter program assessment

Decision brief for founder and development partner review

31 pages7 open decisions26 cited sources
Executive finding

The concept is ready for a scoped feasibility phase. The next quote should remain conditional on fixation-range evidence, the intended-use statement, and confirmation of the verification environment.

[SRC-014]Device brief, section 4.2 · owner supplied
02 / XLSX

Preliminary Hazard Analysis

Turn risk analysis into development decisions. Connect hazards, harms, and proposed controls to the evidence behind them.

Illustrative · 18 hazards · 11 open controls
Transcatheter_PHA_rev03.xlsxReviewed working copy · 18 hazards
Synthetic Preliminary Hazard Analysis excerpt
IDProcedure stepHazardSequence of eventsHazardous situationPotential harmProposed controlEvidence
R-014Deploy implantMechanical energyFixation is not confirmed before releaseDevice migrates during useReinterventionPositive fixation feedback and retention verificationSRC-014
R-021Select componentUse errorIncorrect size is preparedComponent does not seat as intendedTissue injuryKeyed interface, size marking, and setup checkSRC-008
R-026Withdraw systemMechanical energyDelivery element catches during withdrawalUnexpected force is appliedVessel traumaWithdrawal envelope and simulated-use testOPEN
PHAHarm libraryRisk controlsSourcesRev 0.3
03 / XLSX

Design Requirements Matrix

Carry your design intent into clear requirements. Link user needs and risk controls to verification methods and source evidence.

Illustrative · selected trace · UR-004 to DV-009
Transcatheter_DRM_rev03.xlsxTrace view · 46 requirements
USER NEED UR-004FUNCTION FR-011SYSTEM SR-018VERIFY DV-009
Synthetic Design Requirements Matrix excerpt
TypeIDRequirementRationaleLinked riskVerification methodSourceStatus
UserUR-004The user needs stable placement during the intended use period.Prevents unintended movement after release.R-014Use validation inputSRC-014Reviewed
FunctionalFR-011The system shall confirm fixation before release.Carries the proposed PHA control into design.R-014Simulated useSRC-014Reviewed
SystemSR-018The fixation indicator shall remain visible throughout deployment.Allows confirmation before the release step.R-014Inspection + bench testSRC-022Draft
RequirementsTrace viewVerificationSources3 open inputs
04 / PDF

Founder decision dashboard

Keep your team focused on the next milestone. Bring priorities, owners, runway, and capital needs into one view.

Illustrative · base scenario · September review
FICTIONAL TRANSCATHETER PROGRAM

Founder decision brief

SEPTEMBER 2026 · REV 0.3
NEXT EVIDENCE GATEBench proof

Target · December 2026

BASE RUNWAY11 months

At current hiring plan

CAPITAL TO GATE$1.4M

Base planning case

Capital plan by milestone
USD · BASE CASE
$180KDesign$420KBench$310KQuality$490KPreclinical
68% of base-plan inputs sourced
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Fictional examples shown. Delivered files are editable Word, Excel, and PDF documents.

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