Medtronic, Inc. · Minneapolis, MN United States ·(NYSE: MDT)

Sometimes the best medicine is a short, sharp shock; that's why Medtronic's products reside in its customers' hearts and minds (among other places). A leading maker of implantable biomedical devices, the company makes defibrillators and pacemakers that shock the heart to help it beat normally. Subsidiary Medtronic Sofamor Danek makes spinal implant devices, and its neurological division makes neurostimulation devices and products that treat urinary incontinence. Medtronic CardioVascular produces catheters, stents, valves, and surgical ablation technologies used to treat vascular and heart disease. Medtronic also makes devices for diabetes; ear, nose, and throat (ENT) conditions; and emergency medicine. To read the full description, subscribe now.