MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 04, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced it will participate in the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, in San Francisco.

William Hawkins, chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic, will speak to attendees of the conference at 10 a.m. pacific time (12 p.m. central time). Hawkins will provide remarks highlighting Medtronic's plan to deliver sustainable top and bottom line growth. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available to all interested parties at Medtronic's Investor Relations website at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medtronic.com%2F&esheet=6129191&lan=en_US&anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medtronic.com%2F&index=1&md5=9807053be69ad92d7d6e8bc2bf5e4969.

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Medtronic, Inc. (http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medtronic.com&esheet=6129191&lan=en_US&anchor=www.medtronic.com&index=2&md5=4c353acd5f17446dade8d9378c6eda5b), headquartered in Minneapolis, is the global leader in medical technology - alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions of people around the world.

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