Ingemar Lundquist
Ingemar Henry Lundquist (October 19, 1921 – February 25, 2007) was a prolific inventor and mechanical engineer.[1]
Ingemar Lundquist | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Citizenship | Swedish and American |
| Education | Stockholm Institute of Technology |
| Spouse(s) | Mary (until her death) Linda (until his death) |
| Children | Richard, Cristian |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Mechanical Engineering |
| Employer(s) | Torex, Inc., Ultimax, Inc., Vidamed, Inc. |
| Projects | Balloon Angioplasty, Somnoplasty, T.U.N.A. |
Early life and education
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]
Career
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]
References
- Kucklick, Theodore (2012). The Medical Device R&D Handbook, Second Edition [Hardcover]. CRC Press. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-4398-1189-4.
- "Biography, Ingemar Henry Lundquist". memorialsolutions.com. Memorial Solutions. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- "Ingemar Henry Lundquist". Monterey Herald (memorial). March 10, 2007.
- "Ingemar H. Lundquist inventor". patentbuddy.com. Patent Buddy. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- "System for filling and inflating and deflating a vascular dilating cathether assembly". patents.com. patents.com. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- "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.
- "Steerable medical probe with stylets US 5409453 A". google.com. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
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