A history of reinventing what’s humanly possible
Medtronic is a leading medical device company that also uses bioinformatics to reinvent what’s humanly possible.
These are a few innovations from Medtronic, with many more to come.
- The first battery-operated wearable pacemaker. The first commercially produced implantable pacemaker.
- The first implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The first pacemaker that automatically adjusted to one’s level of activity.
- The first deep-brain stimulation system to treat movement disorders. The first glucose monitor that responds when levels become too low. The first transcatheter heart valve replacement.
