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Ingemar Henry Lundquist
Born
Ingemar Henry Lundquist

(1921-10-19)October 19, 1921
Stockholm, Sweden
DiedFebruary 25, 2007(2007-02-25) (aged 85)
Carmel Valley Village, California
Resting placeMountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)
37°50′07″N 122°14′13″W
NationalitySwedish
CitizenshipSwedish and American
SpouseMary
ChildrenRichard, and Cristian
Engineering career
DisciplineMechanical Engineering
InstitutionsStockholm Institute of Technology
Employer(s)Torex, Inc., Ultimax, Inc., Vidamed, Inc.
ProjectsBalloon Angioplasty, Somnoplasty, T.U.N.A.

Ingemar Henry Lundquist (born in Stockholm, Sweden October 19, 1921, died in Carmel Valley Village, California February 25, 2007) was a prolific inventor and mechanical engineer.[1]

Patents

He was responsible for at least 78 patents, and hundreds of inventions.[2] Three of his most notable inventions were over the wire balloon angioplasty,[3] T.U.N.A.,[4] and Somnoplasty.[5] He worked out of his garage or basement workshops.[1]

Education

He was a graduate of the Stockholm Institute of Technology earning a mechanical engineering degree in 1945.[1][6]

Early life

In 1948, Ingemar Lundquist immigrated to the United States and he became an American citizen in 1950.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kucklick, Theodore (2012). The Medical Device R&D Handbook, Second Edition [Hardcover]. CRC Press. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-4398-1189-4.
  2. ^ "Ingemar H. Lundquist inventor". patentbuddy.com. Patent Buddy. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "System for filling and inflating and deflating a vascular dilating cathether assembly". patents.com. patents.com. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Steerable medical probe with stylets US 5409453 A". google.com. Google. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "Biography, Ingemar Henry Lundquist". memorialsolutions.com. Memorial Solutions. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

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