Medtronic, Inc. , based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the world's largest medical technology company. Listed among Fortune 500 companies, Medtronic is a publicly traded company and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MDT. The company was founded in 1949 by Earl Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie and is credited with manufacturing the first wearable artificial pacemakers.

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  • Medtronic, Inc. , based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the world's largest medical technology company. Listed among Fortune 500 companies, Medtronic is a publicly traded company and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MDT. The company was founded in 1949 by Earl Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie and is credited with manufacturing the first wearable artificial pacemakers. However, they started off with much more modest intentions, acting as a repair company, servicing medical equipment in local hospitals. Medtronic's main competitors for cardiac devices are Boston Scientific and St. Jude Medical. Medtronic followed a path familiar to technology historians, starting in a garage in northeast Minneapolis. The company expanded through the 1950s, mostly selling equipment built by other companies, but some custom hardware was also developed. The employees eventually came to know C. Walton Lillehei, a heart surgeon who was then at the University of Minnesota. Lillehei was frustrated with the pacemakers of the day, which relied on wall current to operate. This was extremely troublesome because power outages would cause patients to die. Bakken built a small transistorized pacemaker that could be strapped to the body and powered by batteries. Work into this new field continued, producing an implantable pacemaker in 1960. The company remains very focused on the mission originally written by co-founder Earl Bakken in the early-1960s. The first paragraph of the 6 paragraph mission statement reads: "To contribute to human welfare by application of biomedical engineering in the research, design, manufacture, and sale of instruments or appliances that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. " On May 11, 2009, Medtronic announced it has chosen San Antonio, Texas for the location of its new Diabetes Therapy Management and Education Center. An expected 1,400 new jobs will be created to staff the 150,000 square-foot facility. Medtronic makes a wide array of implantable electronic devices, from the relatively common implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or ICD, to devices for managing urinary incontinence and obesity to name just a few.
  • Medtronic Inc. mit Hauptsitz in Fridley, Minnesota ist ein Unternehmen aus den Vereinigten Staaten auf dem Gebiet der Medizintechnik. Das Unternehmen ist im Aktienindex S&P 500 gelistet. Die Firma wurde 1949 von Earl Bakken und Palmer Hermundslie gegründet. Der derzeitige Umsatz beträgt circa 14,6 Milliarden US-Dollar und rund 38.000 Mitarbeiter sind bei Medtronic beschäftigt. Die Medtronic GmbH in Deutschland hat ihren Sitz in Meerbusch, Medtronic GmbH in Österreich hat ihren Sitz in Wien. Der europäische Hauptsitz von Medtronic ist in Tolochenaz (VD), in der Schweiz, angesiedelt. Besonders bekannt ist die Firma für ihre Herzschrittmacher, Implantierbare Kardioverter-Defibrillatoren, Herzklappen, Insulinpumpen, Aortenstentgrafts, Koronarstents und Neurostimulatoren. Von Medtronic werden mehr als die Hälfte aller weltweit implantierten Herzschrittmacher hergestellt.
  • Medtronic, Inc. , est la plus grande entreprise mondiale active dans les technologies médicales.
  • Medtronic, Inc. is 's werelds grootste bedrijf dat in medische technologie gespecialiseerd is. De hoofdzetel bevindt zich in Fridley, Minnesota. Het bedrijf werd opgericht in 1949 door Earl Bakken en Palmer Hermundslie in een garage. De oorspronkelijke bezigheid was het herstellen van defecte medische apparatuur. Medtronic verkocht ook medische toestellen van andere bedrijven en ontwikkelde later zelf medische toestellen. Medtronic is tegenwoordig eigenaar van het Nederlandse bedrijf Vitatron, dat in 1960 de eerste implanteerbare pacemaker op de markt bracht.
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  • Medtronic, Inc. , based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the world's largest medical technology company. Listed among Fortune 500 companies, Medtronic is a publicly traded company and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MDT. The company was founded in 1949 by Earl Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie and is credited with manufacturing the first wearable artificial pacemakers.
  • Medtronic Inc. mit Hauptsitz in Fridley, Minnesota ist ein Unternehmen aus den Vereinigten Staaten auf dem Gebiet der Medizintechnik. Das Unternehmen ist im Aktienindex S&P 500 gelistet. Die Firma wurde 1949 von Earl Bakken und Palmer Hermundslie gegründet. Der derzeitige Umsatz beträgt circa 14,6 Milliarden US-Dollar und rund 38.000 Mitarbeiter sind bei Medtronic beschäftigt.
  • Medtronic, Inc. , est la plus grande entreprise mondiale active dans les technologies médicales.
  • Medtronic, Inc. is 's werelds grootste bedrijf dat in medische technologie gespecialiseerd is. De hoofdzetel bevindt zich in Fridley, Minnesota. Het bedrijf werd opgericht in 1949 door Earl Bakken en Palmer Hermundslie in een garage. De oorspronkelijke bezigheid was het herstellen van defecte medische apparatuur. Medtronic verkocht ook medische toestellen van andere bedrijven en ontwikkelde later zelf medische toestellen.
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