Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. announced that Pat Ryan has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Mr. Ryan will assume responsibility for Research & Development, Manufacturing, Planning & Materials, Quality Assurance, and Information Technology. He will report to Will McGuire, Second Sight’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ryan’s previous roles include serving as Chief Operations Officer at Synaptive Medical, and Chief Operating Officer at Lucerno Dynamics and Insulet Corporation. He also served as Chief Operating Officer and President, International, at Alphatec Spine. Earlier in Mr. Ryan’s career, he held multiple leadership positions at Guidant and Abbott Vascular, including Divisional Vice President of Worldwide Operations at Abbott Vascular as well as Vice President & Managing Director for Guidant’s manufacturing facility in Ireland.