Rune Elmqvist
Rune Elmqvist | |
|---|---|
 Elmqvist [centre], Senning & Crafoord, 1954. | |
| Born | 1906 Lund, Sweden |
| Died | 1996 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Education | Lund University |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Medicine |
| Projects | Invented first implantable pacemaker |
| Awards | Honorary Doctorate |
Rune Elmqvist (1906–1996) developed the first implantable
Solna
, Sweden.
Elmqvist initially worked as a
inventor
.
In 1948, he developed the first
ECG printer[1] which he called the mingograph while working at Elema-Schönander, a company which later became Siemens-Elema. In 1957, he received an honorary doctorate
.
In 1960, he became head of development at Elema-Schönander. Siemens-Elema's pacemaker operations were sold to the American company
St Jude Medical
.
References
- ^ "A (not so) brief history of electrocardiography". ECG Library. 2006-01-03. Archived from the original on 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
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