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2. Medtronic - Wikipedia

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   Medtronic operational headquarters in Fridley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Medtronic was founded in 1949 in Minneapolis by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie, as a medical equipment repair shop. [8] Bakken invented several medical technology devices that continue to be used around the world today. [citation needed]

3. Physio-Control - Wikipedia

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   In August 2008, NASA officially deployed a Lifepak 1000 AED on the International Space Station, [11] which was eventually returned to Physio-Control in October 2011. [ 12 ] According to official Physio-Control media, a Lifepak 8 was deployed by NASA , however no further info or alternate sources exist to substantiate this claim.

4. Automated external defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   An automated external defibrillator or automatic electronic defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless ventricular tachycardia, [1] and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electricity which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re ...

5. Ventricular assist device - Wikipedia

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   The HeartWare HVAD could be implanted through limited access without sternotomy, however in 2021 Medtronic discontinued the device. [ 47 ] [ 44 ] In a small number of cases left ventricular assist devices, combined with drug therapy, have enabled the heart to recover sufficiently for the device to be able to be removed ( explanted ).

6. Earl Bakken - Wikipedia

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   As a boy, Bakken was inspired by the combination of electricity with medicine in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, and the subsequent 1931 film version starring Boris Karloff was a direct inspiration for his future work, including his improvements to the pacemaker (the first to be battery-powered and wearable) and founding Medtronic.

7. Battery nomenclature - Wikipedia

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   A zinc-carbon lantern battery, consisting of 4 round "size 25" cells in series. Terminated with spring terminals. 4LR25-2: 4: L: R: 25: 2: An alkaline lantern battery, consisting of 2 parallel strings of 4 round "size 25" cells in series 6F22: 6: F: 22: A zinc-carbon rectangular battery, consisting of 6 flat "size 22" cells. Equivalent to a PP3 ...