Medtronic

Medtronic is an American medical device company founded in 1949 by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie.
==History==
Medtronic was founded in 1949 in Minneapolis by Bakken and Hermundslie, as a medical equipment repair shop. Bakken invented several medical technology devices.
Through his repair business, Bakken came to know C. Walton Lillehei, who was a doctor of heart surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School. A power outage in 1957 caused a pacemaker-dependent paediatric patient of Lillehei to die. The next day, Lillehei spoke with Bakken about developing some form of battery-powered pacemaker. Bakken modified the design for a transistorized metronome and created the first battery-powered external pacemaker. It fit in a four-inch-square box that could be taped to a patient’s chest, transmitted electric signals to the heart through wires that passed through the patient’s chest, and could be removed without surgery.
In 1997, Medtronic opened a production site for implantable pacemakers and brain pacemakers in Switzerland. One in five pacemakers implanted globally today is made here. The site is also used as a European training center for doctors. In 1998, Medtronic acquired Physio-Control for $538 million.
In 2019, Medtronic announced it would acquire Titan Spine, a technology company focusing on titanium spine implants.
==Channel==
The channel was created on August 23, 2012, and the first video was uploaded on August 24, 2012. The channel uploads commercials and educational-related content regarding their products.
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