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Medtronic

MedTronic, Inc. is a provider of medical technology products and is headquarted in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As part of their Diabetes business, they offer the only FDA-approved integrated diabetes management system consisting of an insulin pump, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and therapy management software. Patients can use the CareLink online service to gather information from their MedTronic Insulin Pump and other devices. The company has a broad range of career opportunities available to job seekers and currently employs 38,000 people.

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Medtronic’s Ishrak crystalizes new place in healthcare: We’re not a medical device provider

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Medtronic’s Ishrak crystalizes new place in healthcare: We’re not a medical device provider

April 8, 2013 5:50 pm by | 3 Comments

Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak summed up the changes underway at medical device companies like his in a few succinct minutes on Monday at the World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C.“We’ve been viewed and viewed ourselves as simply a device provider as opposed to a healthcare solution provider which is ... Read more
Medtronic seeks reversal of appeals court’s decision in patent case

Medtronic seeks reversal of appeals court’s decision in patent case

May 20, 2013 9:41 am by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a patent dispute concerning Medtronic Inc over medical devices it manufactures that give the heart electrical jolts when ... Read more
Medtronic completes enrollment in PAD study

Medtronic completes enrollment in PAD study

January 23, 2013 10:04 am by | 0 Comments

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced completion of enrollment in IN.PACT SFA II, the U.S. arm of its clinical study for the IN.PACT Admiral drug-eluting balloon as a treatment ... Read more

Stryker mimics Medtronic in move to buy Chinese orthopedics maker for $764M

Stryker mimics Medtronic in move to buy Chinese orthopedics maker for $764M

January 17, 2013 2:45 pm by | 0 Comments

They say imitation is the best form of flattery.In announcing that it was buying Chinese orthopedics company Trauson Holdings Company Limited, Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker (NYSE:SYK) is following in the footsteps ... Read more
Which healthcare companies benefit most from the ‘United States of Subsidies?’

Which healthcare companies benefit most from the ‘United States of Subsidies?’

December 19, 2012 8:05 am by | 0 Comments

Everyone knows what a big bite social safety net programs take from federal and state budgets. What about the big corporations that enjoy government handouts too? The New York Times ... Read more
Medtronic contributes to Mc10′s latest round to build flexible, easy-to-hide sensors

Medtronic contributes to Mc10′s latest round to build flexible, easy-to-hide sensors

December 17, 2012 6:27 pm by | 0 Comments

Mc10has raised a $10 million funding round to develop its lineof wearable electronics that are light and flexible enough to conform to the human body. The company’s digital products can ... Read more
The cost of Medtronic’s battle with Edwards Lifesciences over TAVI: $245M, so far

The cost of Medtronic’s battle with Edwards Lifesciences over TAVI: $245M, so far

November 20, 2012 11:48 am by | 0 Comments

Medtronic’s(NYSE:MDT) legal battle with Edwards Lifesciences over patent infringement and its transcatheter aortic valve products has been going on for years and last week a federal appeals court affirmed a ... Read more
“We like to focus on things we can control” — Medtronic CEO on device tax repeal

“We like to focus on things we can control” — Medtronic CEO on device tax repeal

November 20, 2012 10:32 am by | 0 Comments

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) has previously estimated that its share of the 2.3 percent medical device tax payable to the federal government is between $125 million to $175 million annually.At the time, ... Read more
Medtronic posts drop in FQ2 profit

Medtronic posts drop in FQ2 profit

November 20, 2012 7:57 am by | 0 Comments

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) reported a drop in its fiscal second-quarter earnings.Medtronic's quarterly net earnings fell to $646 million, or $0.63 per share, from $871 million, or $0.82 per share, in ... Read more
Where are they now? A look at Cleveland Clinic’s “top medical innovations” of the past

Where are they now? A look at Cleveland Clinic’s “top medical innovations” of the past

November 6, 2012 11:19 am by | 1 Comments

 Last week, the Cleveland Clinic put out the 2013 version of its Top 10 Medical Innovations, an annual list of medical technologies that it expects to have the biggest impact ... Read more
Bypass seems safer, more successful than stents for people with diabetes and clogged arteries

Bypass seems safer, more successful than stents for people with diabetes and clogged arteries

November 4, 2012 7:52 pm by | 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Diabetics with more than one diseased artery fared significantly better if they underwent bypass surgery than those who received drug coated stents following artery clearing procedures ... Read more
FDA approves Medtronic pediatric medical device for cardiac surgeries

FDA approves Medtronic pediatric medical device for cardiac surgeries

October 26, 2012 9:02 am by | 0 Comments

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance and the first U.S. clinical use of its new Affinity Pixie^ Oxygenation System. The system allows ... Read more
Medtronic is on the defensive again with InFuse. Will the Yale review redeem it?

Medtronic is on the defensive again with InFuse. Will the Yale review redeem it?

October 25, 2012 1:18 pm by | 0 Comments

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is once again on the defensive regarding its controversial bone graft product InFuse that some claim is unsafe.The Senate Finance Committee, which began to investigate the off-label use ... Read more
Senate report: Medtronic edited journal articles about Infuse, promoted product incorrectly

Senate report: Medtronic edited journal articles about Infuse, promoted product incorrectly

October 25, 2012 3:53 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Medical device maker Medtronic Inc edited health journal articles and paid physicians for company-sponsored studies of its Infuse bone graft product used in spinal surgery, a U.S. Senate ... Read more
Why Medtronic is probably sick of the China bashing from Obama and Romney

Why Medtronic is probably sick of the China bashing from Obama and Romney

October 22, 2012 11:29 am by | 2 Comments

Medtronic's approach to China is a much truer reflection of how many American companies see the world’s most populous country. Both candidates for president should stop the bashing and think ... Read more
Medtronic: No increased risk of blood clots on early cessation of dual antiplatelet therapy

Medtronic: No increased risk of blood clots on early cessation of dual antiplatelet therapy

October 22, 2012 10:03 am by | 0 Comments

Interrupting dual antiplatelet therapy after 30 days following the implantation of a Resolute drug-eluting stent from Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) caused no increase in rates of stent thrombosis at one ... Read more