Anthony Adducci
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Anthony J. Adducci ( August 14, 1937 – September 19, 2006) was a pioneer of the medical device industry in Minnesota. He is best known for co-founding Guidant Corp. precursor Cardiac Pacemakers, inc., the company that manufactured the worlds first lithium battery powered artificial pacemaker.
[edit] Early life
Anthony was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He was a 1959 graduate of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. He was married to Sandra Gordon,had 3 children Michael, Brian, and Alicia. He joined Minneapolis based Medtronic in the early 1960s. In 1972 he co-founded Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc and was later acquired by Eli Lilly. In the early 1980s, Adducci went into the venture capital business. He was an investor and founding director in such medical device companies as Deltec in Arden Hills, Medical Graphics in Vadnais Heights and Dimensional Medicine in Minnetonka, all of which have been sold to other companies. He was also a founding director of Check Technology of Minnetonka, now known as Delphax.
[edit] Held Patents
- PT#: 3822707 Metal-Enclosed Cardiac Pacer with Solid-State Power Source - Image Document
- PT#: 3822707 Metal-Enclosed Cardiac Pacer with Solid-State Power Source - Text Document
An improved heart pacer including the conventional combination of a pulse generator, electrode means, and electrode leads coupling the pulse generator to the electrodes, wherein the battery power source of the pulse generator is a solid-state battery with a lithium anode and a lithium-iodide electrolyte. The pacer structure is enclosed in a hermetically sealed metallic enclosure, with means being provided in the enclosure for passing electrode leads in sealed relationship therethrough. The outer surface of the casing is polished metal, and is continuous in all areas. In certain instances, the continuity may be with the exception of the zone through which the external electrode leads pass.
