Medtronic

Healthcare & Medical Devices

Engineering the extraordinary — world-leading medical technology, cardiac pacemakers, and insulin pumps.

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Quick Facts

Headquarters: Galway, Ireland / Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Founded: 1949
Employees: 95,000+
Valuation: NYSE Listed (MDT) — ~$115B Cap

About Medtronic

Medtronic plc is one of the world's largest medical technology, services, and solutions companies. Operating in over 150 countries, Medtronic's innovations improve the lives of 74 million people each year — equivalent to two people every second.

Key technology portfolios include cardiac pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, MiniMed continuous glucose monitors & insulin pumps, Hugo robotic surgery, and neurostimulation therapies.

What Medtronic Does

Cardiovascular Portfolio

Pacemakers, transcatheter heart valves, cardiac ablation systems, and stent graft technologies.

Neuroscience & Spine Portfolio

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's, spinal implants, neurovascular stroke care, and stealth surgical navigation.

Medical Surgical & Hugo Robotics

Laparoscopic surgical instruments, Hugo RAS robotic surgery platform, and GI Genius AI endoscopy modules.

Diabetes Operating Unit

MiniMed automated insulin delivery systems, smart insulin pens, and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors.

Career Areas

Types of professional roles found inside Medtronic.

Biomedical & Systems Engineering
Software & AI Engineering
Clinical Research & Regulatory
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Medtronic's History

1949
Founded by Earl Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie
Started in a Minneapolis garage as a medical equipment repair shop, inventing the first wearable battery-powered cardiac pacemaker in 1957.
2015
Acquisition of Covidien
Acquired Covidien for $49.9 billion in a historic medtech merger, establishing global headquarters in Ireland.
2021
Hugo RAS Surgical Robotics Launch
Introduced the Hugo Robotic-Assisted Surgery system globally for urologic and gynecologic procedures.
2024
AI-Driven MedTech Scaling
Scaled AI-guided endoscopy, cardiac remote monitoring, and automated closed-loop insulin delivery globally.