Ingemar Henry Lundquist (October 19, 1921 – February 25, 2007) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer.[1] He became an American citizen in 1950.
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| Born | Ingemar Henry Lundquist October 19, 1921 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | February 25, 2007 (aged 85) Carmel Valley, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California) 37°50′07″N 122°14′13″W |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Stockholm Institute of Technology |
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| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Mechanical Engineering |
| Employer(s) | Torex, Inc., Ultimax, Inc., Vidamed, Inc. |
| Projects | Balloon Angioplasty, Somnoplasty, T.U.N.A. |
Early life and education
editCareer
editHe worked for various medical technology companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Advanced Cardiovascular Systems and E. P. Technologies.
Patents
editLundquist had hundreds of inventions,[4] typically working in his garage or basement.[1] He held more than a hundred patents.[3] His inventions included over-the-wire balloon angioplasty,[5] T.U.N.A.,[6] and somnoplasty.[7] He also worked on cardiac stem-cell therapy.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Kucklick, Theodore (2012). The Medical Device R&D Handbook, Second Edition [Hardcover]. CRC Press. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-4398-1189-4.
- ↑ "Biography, Ingemar Henry Lundquist". memorialsolutions.com. Memorial Solutions. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ingemar Henry Lundquist". Monterey Herald (memorial). March 10, 2007.
- ↑ "Ingemar H. Lundquist inventor". patentbuddy.com. Patent Buddy. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ↑ "System for filling and inflating and deflating a vascular dilating catheter assembly". patents.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ↑ "US Patent No: 5,807,309 Transurethral needle ablation device and method for the treatment of the prostate". patentbuddy.com. Patent Buddy. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Steerable medical probe with stylets US 5409453 A". google.com. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
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