Audio News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 14, 2015

Contact: Lori Conerly, 313-580-6907 x 269; conerlyl@mail.gvsu.edu

MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY DEVELOPS

NEW MOBILE MRI VEHICLE(:30)

Minneapolis, Minn. - MEDTRONIC HAS DEVELOPED A MOBILE MRI VEHICLE WITH GENERAL MOTORS. THE WEST MICHIGAN BASED COMPANY SEEKS TO SOLVE A COUNTRY-WIDE PROBLEM. IN RURAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY HOSPITALS LACK THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES. MEDTRONIC CEO OMAR ISHRAK (Oh-Mar Ish-ROCK) SAID THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL MAKE HEALTH CARE MUCH EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC.

(ACTUALITY: OMAR ISHRAK, MEDTRONIC CEO, :15) “THE MRI VEHICLE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE SCHEDULED VISITS TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE FAR DISTANCES AWAY FROM LOCAL HOSPITALS AND IT WILL SERVE PATIENTS WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT HEALTH CONCERNS.”

(AVAILABLE AS MP3 AT WWW.MEDTRONIC.COM/ONLINENEWSROOM)

ABOUT MEDTRONIC

MEDTRONIC IS A GLOBAL HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS COMPANY THAT IS COMMITTED TO SOLVING MEDICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. THE COMPANY’S MISSION INCLUDES ONE PRINCIPLE IDEA OF CONTRIBUTING TO HUMAN WELFARE.

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MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY DEVELOPS

NEW MOBILE MRI VEHICLE(:60)

CALEDONIA, Mich. – MEDTRONIC HAS DEVELOPED NEW MEDICAL TECHNOLGY THAT INCLUDES THE USE OF A VEHICLE. THEY HAVE CREATED A NEW MOBILE MRI VEHICLE WITH THE HELP OF GENERAL MOTORS. MEDTRONIC CEO OMAR ISHAK (Oh-Mar Ish-ROCK) SAID IT WILL GREATLY HELP RURAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

(ACTUALITY: OMAR ISHRAK, MEDTRONIC CEO, :10) “WE SAW A LARGE ISSUE WITH PATIENTS HAVING ACCESS TO LOCAL HOSPITALS AND NOT ALL LOCAL HOSPITALS ARE EQUIPPED TO CARE FOR PATIENTS.”

(AVAILABLE AS MP3 AT WWW.MEDTRONIC.COM/ONLINENEWSROOM)

HOSPITALS WHO DON’T HAVE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY WILL BENEFIT. THE VEHICLE WILL ASSIST PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL TO FAR HOSPITALS. SEVERAL HOSPITALS MAY SHARE VEHICLE COSTS. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GRANTS MAY BE USED TO PURCHASE VEHICLES. THE VANS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BRING IN BIG PROFIT. THEY HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE COMMUNITY. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MEDTRONIC’S GLOBAL QUALITY DEPARTMENT LUANN PENDY (Lew-Ann Pen-Dee) SAID MAKING HEALTH CARE SIMPLE AND EASY IS A GOAL OF THE COMPANY.

(ACTUALITY: LUANN PENDY, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL QUALITY, :15) “WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW INNOVATIVE WAYS THAT WILL MAKE LIFE A LITTLE BIT EASIER ON THE PATIENTS AS WELL AS THOSE EMPLOYED WITHIN THE MEDICAL FIELD.”

(AVAILABLE AS MP3 AT WWW.MEDTRONIC.COM/ONLINENEWSROOM)

ABOUT MEDTRONIC

MEDTRONIC IS A GLOBAL HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS COMPANY THAT IS COMMITTED TO SOLVING MEDICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES. THE COMPANY’S MISSION INCLUDES ONE PRINCIPLE IDEA OF CONTRIBUTING TO HUMAN WELFARE.

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