Medtronic A/S

Medtronic Second Quarter Revenue Increases 8% to $3.838 Billion; Raises EPS Guidance for Current Fiscal Year.(Financial report)
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week; 12/13/2009; 1543 words; ...ended Oct. 30, 2009 (see also Medtronic, Inc.). The company reported...accounting for 40 percent of Medtronic's worldwide revenue. "Our solid...businesses," said Bill Hawkins, Medtronic chairman and chief executive officer...

Research reports on heart failure prevention from M. Gasparini and colleagues provide new insights.
Heart Disease Weekly; 12/13/2009; 1206 words; ...group, 164 patients implanted with a Medtronic Insync III Protect device and Control group, 160 patients utilizing other Medtronic CRT-D devices." "Efficacy was...IT-2089, Italy. The publisher's contact information for the European...

SpineGuard elects founder of Danek Medical, Alan Olsen, as a director.
Biotech Week; 12/9/2009; 1243 words; ...in sales during the early 1990's after merging with Sofamor, Sofamor...listed company, became the world's largest supplier of implants, computer...spinal surgery and neurosurgery. Medtronic, the world's largest medical device company...

Synovis Life Technologies Welcomes Patrick L. Horan as Its Vice President of Sales for the Surgical Group.
Biotech Business Week; 12/7/2009; 810 words; ...thereafter, he attended Surgical's national sales meeting and personally...Patrick will lead Surgical's region managers and territory...fiscal year. He comes to us from Medtronic where, over the past 10 years...continued. Horan has a bachelor's degree in business administration...

OCTANe's Medical Device & Investor Forum Highlights Key Trends, Investment Opportunities.
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week; 12/6/2009; 727 words; ...vice president for medicine and technology at Medtronic expressed that large companies like Medtronic will continue to acquire, and that they rely...than ever, and this panel reflected OCTANe's mission of stimulating the innovation ecosystem...