Specialties
Federal government healthcare solutions
Aligned to serve
Treating veterans
PACT Act conditions and more
Supporting veterans with innovative healthcare
We understand that veterans deserve the best healthcare possible. Our mission drives us every day to develop innovative treatments, therapies, and products that lead to better outcomes for patients. We’re here to partner with you to bring these solutions to our veterans to ensure they get the care they need.
- Endoscopy health
- Lung health and thoracic surgery
- Ear, nose, and throat
- Chronic pain
Endoscopy health solutions
Patient-inspired innovation
The possibility of helping patients live longer, healthier lives energizes our work in new ways every day. Our teams are focused on increasing veteran access to our most innovative technologies by streamlining procurement for government healthcare facilities.
See how we're collaborating with partners worldwide to create patient-centered solutions that benefit veterans and government healthcare providers.
Lung health and thoracic surgery solutions
Giving veterans the fighting chance they deserve
Lung cancer remains the number one cause of cancer deaths in the Unites States.1 And lung cancer rates among veterans are 25% higher than the general population.2
At Medtronic, we are your partner for proven solutions with clinical, economical, and operational advantages — supporting the biopsy stage and providing tools for minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Perform lung biopsy with greater confidence.
Discover the ILLUMISITE™ fluoroscopic navigation platform.
Ear, nose, and throat medical specialties
Find the latest clinical perspectives, medical education and solutions for ENT physicians, and head and neck surgeons.
Chronic pain treatment
Providing relief for patients suffering from chronic pain
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for pain
Spinal cord stimulation is a proven, non-opioid, FDA-approved way to manage chronic pain. Medtronic SCS pain therapy is now approved to also help treat pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). SCS works by disrupting the pain signals traveling between the spinal cord and the brain.
Learn more about the important safety information for SCS.
Bryan’s story — Air Force veteran
“When I learned about the stimulators and the fact that I could try it to see if it worked, that was very appealing to me. And I thought, ‘well, I wouldn’t buy a car unless I test drove it,’ so let’s test drive this stimulator, and see how it works.”
“We are restoring people by the millions to full life.
That helps people feel positive about their efforts.”
– Earl Bakken
Committed to our government customers and their families
We provide products and services to improve patient outcomes while reducing the cost of care. Written in 1960, our Mission dictates that our first and foremost priority is to contribute to human welfare. It is our guiding light in everything we do to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. Our government sales leaders’ efforts are not only consistent with that mission, but they are here to serve you and advance your important work.
Working with — and for — our veterans
We consider hiring and supporting veterans a significant priority at Medtronic.”— Patrick Joyce, Vice President of Global IT and Chief Security Officer at Medtronic
Medtronic wins Freedom Award
Rubén Hidalgo, and three other fellow veterans, nominated Medtronic for the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the U.S. government’s highest recognition for employers supporting their Guard and Reserve employees.
A long history of supporting veterans
Medtronic supports veterans during every step of the hiring and development processes, including recruitment, training, outreach, and leadership — and people are noticing. Read about the Beyond Yellow Ribbon Award, and what it means to our organization.
Our collaboration spans decades.
For years, Medtronic has collaborated with the U.S. government for important clinical studies and use of breakthrough technologies.
| 1960 | Medtronic signs licensing for pacemaker IP by Dr. Greatbatch and Dr. Chardack.3 |
| 1972 | VA Hospital of Buffalo, New York was granted by the Atomic Energy Commission the ability to implant nuclear-powered pacemaker.4 |
| 1998 | Medtronic signs ventilator stockpile contract for Puritan Bennett™ brand portable ventilator. |
| 2010 | Seven VA hospitals participated in a study for pallidal versus subthalamic deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease which was a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.5 |
| 2011 | The VA in Atlanta, Georgia participated in the study Implantation Success and Infection in Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Procedures Utilizing an Antibacterial Envelope published in PACE.6 |
| 2013–2017 | Medtronic participates in three DARPA research projects focused on advancing knowledge in restoring neurologic function by developing technology to support study activities. |
| 2017 | Medtronic awarded U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs national contracts for home telehealth technologies with three other vendors.7 |
| 2019 | Medtronic named a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Company. |
| 2021 | Medtronic awarded the 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. |
Streamlined processes for doing business
Medtronic offers various purchasing options for our products to simplify and shorten the federal government procurement process. We offer the following national contracting options:
- Federal Supply Schedules (FSS)
- Electronic Catalog (ECAT)
- Distribution and Pricing Agreement (DAPA) VA Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV), 2.0 BPAs
- Non-Expendable (NX) VA Medical Equipment Program
- High Tech Medical Equipment (HTME) Program
- Top 20 Prosthetics VA National Contracts, Surgical Implants
- Set aside options with small business partners including veteran-owned businesses
Medtronic operations in the United States
Medtronic supports U.S. workers and produces numerous products in the United States.
34 manufacturing sites
Prioritizing supplier diversity
Working with diverse businesses stimulates long-term economic impact; creates jobs and opportunities for communities; and builds more innovative, resilient, and agile supply chains for businesses. That’s why Medtronic is committed to supplier diversity and supporting veteran-owned businesses.
A wide range of innovative technologies for our government partners
We’re putting the full power of our technologies, resources, and people to work with new partners, in new ways, to create a new era of healthcare. Explore some of the innovation options available through national contracts.
- Siegel RL, Miller KD, Fuchs HE, Jemal A. Cancer statistics, 2021. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021;71(1):7–33. Erratum in: CA Cancer J Clin. 2021;71(4):359.
- Lung Cancer Center. Risk of Lung Cancer in the Military. Accessed September 11, 2023.
- Pawlowski J. WNY’s all time greatest invention: implantable cardiac pacemaker. Buffalo Spree. September 18, 2012. Updated November 30, 2020.
- Based on Medtronic fact sheet. May 24, 1973.
- Follett KA, Weaver FM, Stern M, Hur K, Harris CL, et al. Pallidal versus subthalamic deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease. N Engl J Med. 2010;362(22):2077–2091.
- Bloom HL, Constantin L, Dan D, De Lurgio DB, El-Chami M, et al. Implantation success and infection in cardiovascular implantable electronic device procedures utilizing an antibacterial envelope. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2011;34(2):133–42.
- Based on Medtronic press release. Medtronic awarded U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs national contracts for home telehealth technologies, with three other vendors. February 6, 2017.