MDT History
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100

Medtronic was started in this room of the founder's family home

Garage / Woodworking Shop

100

Medtronic operational headquarters resides in this city

Fridley, Minnesota

100

MITG

Minimally Invasive Therapies Group

100

Led by this CEO, Medtronic swiftly acted to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by ramping up ventilator production, creating telehealth resources, and more

Geoff Martha

100

90,000

Estimated number of current Medtronic employees
200

This electrical engineering graduate student's medical electronics repair business was the starting point for Medtronic

Earl Bakken

200

Medtronic principal executive office is based in this city

Dublin, Ireland

200

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

200

The fiscal year for Medtronic starts in this month

May

200

150

Countries that Medtronic operates in

300

The power went out in Minneapolis on Halloween, 1957, prompting a heart surgeon to request this invention from the company's founder

First battery operated pacemaker

300

CEMA is made up of these 3 regions

Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa

300

CRHF

Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

300

Name the 4 operating porfolios

Cardiovascular, Neuroscience, Diabetes, Medical Surgical

300

72 Million

People helped by Medtronic therapies

400

The first international office opened in this city's Airport in 1967

Amsterdam

400
The Spine business unit is based in this U.S. city 

Memphis, Tennessee

400

ENT

Ear, Nose, and Throat 

400

The Medtronic Mission has 3 core tenets. Name one.

Our mission is to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life

400

2.3 Billion

$ invested in R&D last year

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