Medtronic
Medtronic Founder Earl Bakken (left) and Medtronic CEO Winston Wallin (right) with an early pacemaker model, 1986. Photographed by Jeffrey Grosscup.
Bibliography
About Medtronic. Medtronic, Inc.
http://www.medtronic.com/us-en/about-3.html
Bakken, Earl. One Man’s Full Life. Minneapolis: Medtronic, 1999.
Carlson, Joe. “Medtronic's Buying Spree Continues With Calif. Company.” Star Tribune, June 22, 2015.
http://www.startribune.com/medtronic-buys-california-s-aptus-endosystems-a-maker-of-device-to-treat-aneurysms/309176741/
George, Stephen. Enterprising Minnesotans: 150 Years of Business Pioneers. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2003.
Interview with Earl Bakken and C. Walton Lillehei
Pioneers of the Medical Device Industry in Minnesota Oral History Project, 1995–2001
http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10445338
Description: Interviews with Earl H. Bakken, cofounder of Medtronic, and open heart surgery pioneer, C. Walton Lillehei.
Interviews with Earl Bakken
Pioneers of the Medical Device Industry in Minnesota Oral History Project, 1995–2001
Oral History Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www.mnhs.org/collections/medTech/
Description: Interviews with Earl H. Bakken, cofounder of Medtronic.
Kirk, Jeffrey. Machines in Our Hearts: The Cardiac Pacemaker, the Implantable Defibrillator, and American Health Care. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Medtronic PLC. “Medtronic Completes Acquisition of Covidien.” Press Release, January 26, 2015.
http://newsroom.medtronic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251324&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2010595
Moore, Janet. “Medtronic, PETA Agree on Care of Test Animals.” Star Tribune, July 9, 2008.
http://www.startribune.com/medtronic-peta-agree-on-care-of-test-animals/24094604/
Pine, Caroline, and Susan Mundale. Self-Made: The Stories of 12 Minnesota Entrepreneurs. Minneapolis: Dorn Books, 1982.
Sarvestani, Arezu. “Animals in Labs: PETA’s Long History with the Medtech Industry.” Mass Device, May 19, 2014.
http://www.massdevice.com/animals-labs-petas-long-history-with-medtech-industry/3/
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Bibliography
About Medtronic. Medtronic, Inc.
http://www.medtronic.com/us-en/about-3.html
Bakken, Earl. One Man’s Full Life. Minneapolis: Medtronic, 1999.
Carlson, Joe. “Medtronic's Buying Spree Continues With Calif. Company.” Star Tribune, June 22, 2015.
http://www.startribune.com/medtronic-buys-california-s-aptus-endosystems-a-maker-of-device-to-treat-aneurysms/309176741/
George, Stephen. Enterprising Minnesotans: 150 Years of Business Pioneers. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2003.
Interview with Earl Bakken and C. Walton Lillehei
Pioneers of the Medical Device Industry in Minnesota Oral History Project, 1995–2001
http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10445338
Description: Interviews with Earl H. Bakken, cofounder of Medtronic, and open heart surgery pioneer, C. Walton Lillehei.
Interviews with Earl Bakken
Pioneers of the Medical Device Industry in Minnesota Oral History Project, 1995–2001
Oral History Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www.mnhs.org/collections/medTech/
Description: Interviews with Earl H. Bakken, cofounder of Medtronic.
Kirk, Jeffrey. Machines in Our Hearts: The Cardiac Pacemaker, the Implantable Defibrillator, and American Health Care. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Medtronic PLC. “Medtronic Completes Acquisition of Covidien.” Press Release, January 26, 2015.
http://newsroom.medtronic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251324&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2010595
Moore, Janet. “Medtronic, PETA Agree on Care of Test Animals.” Star Tribune, July 9, 2008.
http://www.startribune.com/medtronic-peta-agree-on-care-of-test-animals/24094604/
Pine, Caroline, and Susan Mundale. Self-Made: The Stories of 12 Minnesota Entrepreneurs. Minneapolis: Dorn Books, 1982.
Sarvestani, Arezu. “Animals in Labs: PETA’s Long History with the Medtech Industry.” Mass Device, May 19, 2014.
http://www.massdevice.com/animals-labs-petas-long-history-with-medtech-industry/3/