Established in 1949, Medtronic is a medical technology company specializing in designing and manufacturing devices that alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. The company provides a range of products and therapies through its subsidiaries, Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management, Medtronic Cardiac Surgery, Medtronic Vascular, Medtronic Spinal and Navigation, Medtronic Neurological and Medtronic Diabetes. Medtronic Sofamor Danek provides an array of spinal devices and therapies, such as bone graft cages and devices, microdiscectomy systems for herniated discs and spinal systems that allow for minimally invasive surgeries. Arthur D. Collins Jr. has been the chief executive officer of Medtronic for more than five years. He has been with the health care equipment and services company for over 14 years. Collins Jr. earned a BS from Miami University of Ohio, and a MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. The company employs approximately 32,000 people worldwide. It is headquartered in Minneapolis and has locations in Memphis, Tenn.; Warsaw, Ind.; as well as Switzerland and Japan.