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Minneapolis-based was founded in 1949 as a medical equipment repair shop by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie. The company has roughly 40,000 employees. 

The company reported worldwide revenue of $3.961 billion during Q3 2011 versus $3.851 billion during the same period of 2010.

Thus far in 2011, Medtronic has seen the FDA reject Amplify, a spine device that was linked to higher cancer malignancy than alternative procedures for degenerative disc disease patients. But it has also seen expansion in Asia with its opening facilities in Shanghai and Singapore.

At the end of 2010, Chairman and CEO William Hawkins announced his retirement as of April 29.

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