Micro-Leads Trivia
This piece of equipment in the Micro-Leads lab, which is essential to the perc paddle assembly process, was replaced and updated over the summer.
the laser cutter
Though rarely shown on camera, Bill is famous for having this hairstyle.
Ponytail
Micro-Leads' SCS lead used to have 12 contacts, but now only has this many.
Eight
Also the primary color of the Micro-Leads logo, the MBTA in Boston has four main train lines: Green, orange, red, and this color.
Blue
These brothers are credited with the invention of the first airplane in 1903
The Wright Brothers
Micro-Leads was founded in this year
2015
Bryan studied at this English university for both his Master's and PhD.
University of Cambridge
An SCS laminate has this many layers.
Five
The number of states Micro-Leads employees are spread across
Four (Massachusetts, Florida, Colorado, New York)
Before construction of the Burj Khalifa finished in 2010, this skyscraper held the record for world's tallest building
Taipei 101
The Micro-Leads office kitchen stocks Miss Vickie's chips in this flavor
sea salt
Before Yohannes was a VP at Micro-Leads, he worked for this Denver-based medical device company.
Nuvectra
Often shortened to "perc", this word comes from the Latin "per cutem", meaning "through the skin."
percutaneous
Something Boston lacks in the winter, this word is Florida's state nickname ("The *blank* state")
Sunshine
The first humans walked on the moon in this year.
1969
Micro-Leads Neuro is the commercial branch of Micro-Leads that makes and sells this product.
Animal nerve-cuffs
Julia and Keith both recieved their Bachelor's degrees from this engineering school in Ohio
Case Western Reserve University
This is the frequency the charger coil operates at.
450 kHz
Approximately this many people live in Colorado.
6,000,000
The Apollo 11 mission guidance computer had this much hard disk storage.
32 KB
Micro-Leads technology has been awarded this many patents.
Two
Mark competed in this sport for Boston University
Rowing
This is the NFC bit rate from the charger to the IPG
10 kbps
Boston was founded when this man established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630.
John Winthrop
The first spinal cord stimulator was implanted in this decade
The 1970s (1971)