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Linda Carrier is set to complete her 50th marathon in all 50 states this weekend – and she’s done it all while managing type 1 diabetes.

After receiving a device to help her with incontinence, former Olympian Krishna Stanton hasn’t slowed down since.

Kittleson credits his insertable cardiac monitor and defibrillator for helping him maintain his lifelong hobby – running.

Medtronic engineer Leslie Holton recently helped University of Connecticut students create a tool to better educate women on breast exams.

“From a patient’s perspective, this can all seem a bit ‘space age’ and intimidating,” says Mike Marinaro, executive vice president and president of the medical surgical portfolio at Medtronic. “But what the patient needs to know is these are better described as robot-assisted surgeries. There’s always a physician behind the robot.”