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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 opens Shanghai Innovation Center to do local research and development

Medtronic opens Shanghai Innovation Center to do local research and development

August 28, 2012 3:17 pm by | 0 Comments

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) has opened an R&D center — Shanghai Innovation Center — the first outside the U.S. and Europe.The move represents the company’s initial step in creating local product research ... Read more
FDA, European regulators approve Medtronic’s product to treat irregular heartbeat

FDA, European regulators approve Medtronic’s product to treat irregular heartbeat

August 24, 2012 11:27 am by | 0 Comments

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced Friday that it has received the expected nods from U.S. and European regulators for the Arctic Front Advance Cardiac Cryoballoon to treat paroxymal atrial fibrillation.Paroxymal atrial fibrillation is ... Read more
Medtronic’s struggling ICD and Spine businesses show signs of real improvement

Medtronic’s struggling ICD and Spine businesses show signs of real improvement

August 21, 2012 3:14 pm by | 0 Comments

Two of Medtronic’s largest markets that have been struggling for quite some time were the very ones to show some improvement in the company’s first fiscal quarter earnings that it ... Read more
FDA not satisfied with Medtronic’s response to warning letter about manufacturing guideline violations

FDA not satisfied with Medtronic’s response to warning letter about manufacturing guideline violations

August 21, 2012 10:50 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator warned Medtronic Inc that certain devices manufactured by the company violated manufacturing and quality regulations that could lead to patient injuries.The U.S. Food and ... Read more
Medtronic CEO blames poor execution for missing emerging market growth target

Medtronic CEO blames poor execution for missing emerging market growth target

August 21, 2012 10:38 am by | 0 Comments

Emerging markets are a priority for Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak who has talked about how he expects the medical device company to garner 20 percent and higher growth in revenue ... Read more
Medtronic’s China strategy involves a shopping spree. Are these firms targets?

Medtronic’s China strategy involves a shopping spree. Are these firms targets?

August 14, 2012 1:39 pm by | 0 Comments

Last week, a Chinese publication quoted a Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) executive based in China as saying that M&A is a preferred route to augment the medical device company’s presence in the ... Read more
Covidien executive echoes Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak in describing fundamental shifts in healthcare

Covidien executive echoes Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak in describing fundamental shifts in healthcare

August 10, 2012 1:43 pm by | 0 Comments

In talking about the medical device industry’s role in the rapidly shifting healthcare industry, the president of Covidien’s Global Vascular Therapies business sounded a lot like Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak.“We ... Read more
Are transcatheter aortic valve implantations overused? Edwards Lifesciences disagrees

Are transcatheter aortic valve implantations overused? Edwards Lifesciences disagrees

August 6, 2012 1:23 pm by | 0 Comments

Many believe that transcatheter aortic valve implantation is one of the most exciting and lucrative new technologies to hit the market providing an option for patients to sick to undergo ... Read more
FDA clears first “smart pill” that senses when it’s been taken, sends data to wearable patch

FDA clears first “smart pill” that senses when it’s been taken, sends data to wearable patch

July 30, 2012 3:21 pm by | 1 Comments

Behold, convergence.A startup backed by the likes of Medtronic and Novartis has combined sensors with mobile technology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices to develop what’s being hyped as the U.S.’s first ... Read more
Is Medtronic investing in the “largest Indian medical technology company”?

Is Medtronic investing in the “largest Indian medical technology company”?

July 20, 2012 5:12 pm by | 0 Comments

A respected Indian business publication is reporting that Medtronic is negotiating with an Indian medical technology company to make a strategic investment in it.The company, Trivitron Healthcare, bills itself as ... Read more
Medtronic exec: We need a ‘much broader solution’ moving forward (Weekend Rounds)

Medtronic exec: We need a ‘much broader solution’ moving forward (Weekend Rounds)

July 14, 2012 8:50 am by | 0 Comments

Life science current events this week include a glimpse into Medtronic's future, China's country of origin rule and Mayo's social media research contest. ... Read more
A tweet shows how world expects repeat of GE performance from Medtronic’s Ishrak

A tweet shows how world expects repeat of GE performance from Medtronic’s Ishrak

July 13, 2012 2:11 pm by | 0 Comments

A little over a year ago, Medtronic brought in a complete outsider to reinvigorate a company whose biggest divisions were slowing down.Omar Ishrak is known for having engineered a small ... Read more
Will Medtronic one day be known as a diagnostics, population management company?

Will Medtronic one day be known as a diagnostics, population management company?

July 10, 2012 2:03 pm by | 0 Comments

Medtronic’s Ken Riff sees the writing on the wall.The largest medical device company will not remain on top by simply doing what it has done all along: sell its products ... Read more
Reaction to U.S. Supreme Court ruling: Medical device leaders

Reaction to U.S. Supreme Court ruling: Medical device leaders

June 29, 2012 8:08 am by | 2 Comments

Everyone — almost everyone – had something to say about yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld most of the Affordable Care Act. We talked to people from all around ... Read more
Medtronic is one, but FDA won’t name others in pilot device review program

Medtronic is one, but FDA won’t name others in pilot device review program

June 27, 2012 12:43 pm by | 0 Comments

Last week, Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced that one untested, yet promising therapy that it is developing had been accepted by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration pilot program meant to provide ... Read more