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Select IndividualAnthony J. AdducciKurt AmplatzEarl E. BakkenPerry L. Blackshear, Jr.Norman DannRichard DeWallSandra HollenhorstThomas E. HolloranC. Walton LilleheiRonald A. MatricariaPatricia NeumanDemetre M. NicoloffGerald TimmManuel VillafañaWinston R. WallinGeorge Waters

Overview of the Collection

These interviews document the development of the medical technology industry in Minnesota through the people who generated the ideas, designed the products, and created the marketing organizations that form the industry. Each interview explores the individual narrator's role in the industry and his or her perspective on its growth and development. For biographical information see the individual narrator pages.

Individuals Interviewed

     • Anthony J. Adducci [Cardiac Pacemakers, Medtronic]
     • Kurt Amplatz [AGA Medical]
     • Earl E. Bakken [Medtronic]
     • Perry L. Blackshear, Jr. [University of Minnesota]
     • Norman Dann [Dann Company, Medtronic, Medical Alley]
     • Richard DeWall [University of Minnesota]
     • Sandra Hollenhorst [Medical Alley, Minnesota Emerging Medical Orgs]
     • Thomas E. Holloran [Medtronic]
     • C. Walton Lillehei [St. Jude, University of Minnesota]
     • Ronald A. Matricaria [Cardiac Pacemakers, Medical Alley, St. Jude]
     • Patricia Neuman [Medical Alley]
     • Demetre M. Nicoloff [St. Jude]
     • Gerald Timm [American Medical Systems, University of Minnesota]
     • Manuel Villafaña [Cardiac Pacemakers, Medtronic, St. Jude]
     • Winston R. Wallin [Medtronic]
     • George Waters [Mayo Clinic, Waters Instruments]

Access to the Collection

Additional information about the Pioneers of the Medical Device Industry in Minnesota Oral History Project (OH 87) can be found on the library catalog record. A finding aid to this resource is also available.

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Video Interview

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Dr. C. Walton Lillehei describes his first meeting with Medtronic founder Earl Bakken.