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Medtronic Inc

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1971

biotechmedical_devices

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Mieczyslaw Mirowski1Morton M Mower1William S Staewen1

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1 patents, in 1971

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US 3614954·1971

How the First Automatic Implantable Defibrillator Works

A 1970 invention by Medtronic that monitors heart rhythms and automatically delivers an electric shock to restart the heart if it detects a dangerous malfunction.

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