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Ingemar Henry Lundquist (October 19, 1921 – February 25, 2007) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer.[1] He became an American citizen in 1950.
Ingemar Lundquist | |
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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. |
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.
Patents
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]
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