Ingemar Lundquist | |
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Born | Ingemar Henry Lundquist October 19, 1921
Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | February 25, 2007
Carmel Valley,
California, U.S. | (aged 85)
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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Children |
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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. |
Ingemar Henry Lundquist (October 19, 1921 – February 25, 2007) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer. [1] He became an American citizen in 1950.
Lundquist graduated from the Stockholm Institute of Technology in 1945 with a mechanical engineering degree. [1] [2] [3] He migrated to the United States in 1948 and became an American citizen in 1950. [1] [3]
He worked for various medical technology companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Advanced Cardiovascular Systems and E. P. Technologies.
Lundquist 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]
Ingemar Lundquist | |
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Born | Ingemar Henry Lundquist October 19, 1921
Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | February 25, 2007
Carmel Valley,
California, U.S. | (aged 85)
Resting place |
Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California) 37°50′07″N 122°14′13″W |
Citizenship | American |
Education | Stockholm Institute of Technology |
Spouse |
|
Children |
|
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Mechanical Engineering |
Employer(s) | Torex, Inc., Ultimax, Inc., Vidamed, Inc. |
Projects | Balloon Angioplasty, Somnoplasty, T.U.N.A. |
Ingemar Henry Lundquist (October 19, 1921 – February 25, 2007) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer. [1] He became an American citizen in 1950.
Lundquist graduated from the Stockholm Institute of Technology in 1945 with a mechanical engineering degree. [1] [2] [3] He migrated to the United States in 1948 and became an American citizen in 1950. [1] [3]
He worked for various medical technology companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Advanced Cardiovascular Systems and E. P. Technologies.
Lundquist 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]