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Medtronic operational headquarters in Fridley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Medtronic was founded in 1949 in Minneapolis by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie, as a medical equipment repair shop. [8] Bakken invented several medical technology devices that continue to be used around the world today. [citation needed]
Post-World War II hospitals were just starting to employ electronic equipment, but did not have staff to maintain and repair them. Sensing an opportunity, with his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie, he formed Medtronic (a portmanteau of "medical" and "electronic") in a small garage, primarily working with the University of Minnesota hospital.
The company was later renamed to Medtronic Emergency Response Systems in 2004. [3] In 2003, Medtronic Physio-Control announced the launch of the LUCAS CPR device, a mechanical compression device driven pneumatically via an oxygen cylinder. It was able to provide more consistent and effective compression over longer spans than First Responders ...
In 2015, Medtronic acquired Covidien and inherited all brands, including Puritan Bennett. [12] On February 20 2024, Medtronic announced that it will discontinue Puritan Bennett ventilators and exit the ventilator business. [13]
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The museum houses approximately 11,000 written works and around 2,000 scientific instruments, with a particular focus on electrophysiology and electrotherapeutics.Notable holdings include works authored by Jean Antoine Nollet, Benjamin Franklin, Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Luigi Galvani, Giovanni Aldini, Alessandro Volta, Guillame Benjamin Amand Duchenne, and Emil Heinrich Du Bois-Reymond.
Winston Roger Wallin (6 March 1926 – 20 December 2010) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic from 1985-1991 [1] and as President and Chief Operating Officer of Pillsbury from 1977 to 1985. [2]
The Medtronic Minnesota Trail features animals native to Minnesota. The trail, which had been nearly the same since it opened in 1978, was reopened in 2007 after a year-long renovation. The trail, which had been nearly the same since it opened in 1978, was reopened in 2007 after a year-long renovation.