Ingemar Henry Lundquist (October 19, 1921 – February 25, 2007) was a prolific

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and

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Early life and education

Lundquist graduated from the Stockholm Institute of Technology in 1945 with a mechanical engineering degree. He migrated to the United States in 1948 and became an American citizen in 1950.

Career

He worked for various medical technology companies in the

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, including Advanced Cardiovascular Systems and E.P.Technologies.

Patents

Lundquist had hundreds of inventions, typically working in his garage or basement. He held more than a hundred patents. His inventions included over-the-wire

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, T.U.N.A., and

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. He also worked on cardiac

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References

External links

Database of patents for Ingemar Lundquist
1921 births 2007 deaths Burials at Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California) People from Carmel Valley Village, California American mechanical engineers People from Oakland, California Swedish emigrants to the United States Engineers from California 20th-century American engineers 20th-century Swedish inventors {{US-mechanical-engineer-stub