COMPANY

History

GLOBAL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
LEADER

Medtronic was founded in 1949 as a medical equipment repair shop by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie.

Did these two men set out to change medical technology and the lives of millions of people?

No. But they did have a deep moral purpose and an inner drive to use their scientific knowledge and entrepreneurial skills to help others.

That spirit — combined with our founders’ personal integrity and passion — became our guiding philosophy and, ultimately, the Medtronic Mission.

Our first life-changing therapy — a wearable, battery-powered cardiac pacemaker — was the foundation for many more Medtronic therapies that use our electrical stimulation expertise to improve the lives of millions of people.

REMEDI People

A medical linear accelerator (LINAC) customizes
high energy x-rays or electrons to conform to a tumor’s
shape and destroy cancer cells while sparing surrounding
normal tissue.

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