Correspondence, C. Walton Lillehei to Earl Bakken regarding delivery of pacemaker electrodes
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Title
Correspondence, C. Walton Lillehei to Earl Bakken regarding delivery of pacemaker electrodes
Subject
Open Heart Surgery
Description
Earl Bakken collaborated with C. Walton Lillehei in 1957 to create a battery-operated transistorized pacemaker for use in the treatment of heart block.
Creator
C. Walton Lillehei
Source
"Medtronic, 1960-1967," Box 94, C. Walton Lillehei papers, uarc2000-7, University of Minnesota Archives
Publisher
University of Minnesota
Date
18-Oct-61
Contributor
Earl Bakken
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Format
Document
Language
eng
Identifier
oh0213
Coverage
Open Heart Surgery
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October 18, 1961
Mr. Earl Bakken
Medtronics, Inc.
3055 Highway 8
Minneapolis 18, Minnesota
Dear Earl:
On the pacemaker electrodes that you sent to us, I
think it would be better not to put scotch tape on them as you
have in the past because not only does this take time to separate
at surgery, but I wonder if the adhesive which is left after pulling
the tape off might not be irritating.
Most sincerely yours,
C. Walton Lillehei, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
CWL/hj
Mr. Earl Bakken
Medtronics, Inc.
3055 Highway 8
Minneapolis 18, Minnesota
Dear Earl:
On the pacemaker electrodes that you sent to us, I
think it would be better not to put scotch tape on them as you
have in the past because not only does this take time to separate
at surgery, but I wonder if the adhesive which is left after pulling
the tape off might not be irritating.
Most sincerely yours,
C. Walton Lillehei, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
CWL/hj
Original Format
Paper
Citation
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