Physio-Control of Redmond, the region’s first big medical device manufacturer and a major employer, is being sold to Bain Capital for $487 million, parent company Medtronic announced Thursday morning.

Medical device giant Medtronic said Tuesday it is reviving plans to divest its Redmond-based Physio-Control unit, an early pioneer of the local life sciences industry that now employs about 750 here.

Brian Webster is taking on the role of CEO of Redmond defibrillator maker Physio-Control After 13 years under the umbrella of Medtronic, Redmond-based Physio-Control is getting a new corporate parent.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Physio-Control, the world leader in emergency medical response technologies, today announced enhancements to the LIFENET System, enabling direct server-to-server ...

Kalamazoo, Michigan - February 16, 2016 - Stryker Corporation has announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the stock of Physio-Control International, Inc. ("Physio-Control") in an all cash ...

New Features Offer Clinical and Operational Efficiencies for EMS and Hospital Teams REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Physio-Control, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT), ...

Herb Bartlett’s first job at Physio-Control in the summer of 1983 was working on a sub-assembly line. Herb Bartlett draws a crowd while performing his Elvis Presley impersonation on Tuesday during a ...

With medical technology products and services in the fields of orthopedics, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine to its name, Stryker Corp. will soon be adding cardiology to its ...

Physio-Control, a leading provider of emergency medical response technologies worldwide, today announced availability of the TrueCPR coaching device, a key part of Physio-Control’s cardiopulmonary ...

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker Corporation has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the stock of Redmond, Wash.-based Physio-Control International, Inc. in an all-cash transaction. Feb 18, 2016 Stryker ...