Ingemar Lundquist
Born
Ingemar Henry Lundquist

(1921-10-19)October 19, 1921
Stockholm, Sweden
DiedFebruary 25, 2007(2007-02-25) (aged 85)
Carmel Valley, California, U.S.
Resting placeMountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California)
37°50′07″N 122°14′13″W
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationStockholm Institute of Technology
Spouse
    • Mary Lundquist (until her death)
    • Linda Lundquist
Children
    • Richard Lundquist
    • Cristian Lundquist
Engineering career
DisciplineMechanical Engineering
Employer(s)Torex, Inc., Ultimax, Inc., Vidamed, Inc.
ProjectsBalloon Angioplasty, Somnoplasty, T.U.N.A.

Ingemar Henry Lundquist (October 19, 1921 – February 25, 2007) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer.[1] He became an American citizen 1950.

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kucklick, Theodore (2012). The Medical Device R&D Handbook, Second Edition [Hardcover]. CRC Press. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-4398-1189-4.
  2. ↑ "Biography, Ingemar Henry Lundquist". memorialsolutions.com. Memorial Solutions. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ingemar Henry Lundquist". Monterey Herald (memorial). March 10, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Ingemar H. Lundquist inventor". patentbuddy.com. Patent Buddy. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "System for filling and inflating and deflating a vascular dilating catheter assembly". patents.com. patents.com. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Steerable medical probe with stylets US 5409453 A". google.com. Retrieved July 8, 2013.


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