Karl W. Edmark
Karl William Edmark | |
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| Born | March 3, 1924 |
| Died | April 6, 1994 Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, US |
| Resting place | Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, US |
| Education | M.D. |
| Children | Karl W. Edmark III, Tomima Edmark, John Edmark, Charles Van Middlestate, Richard Edmark, and James Edmark |
Karl William Edmark (1924–1994) was an American cardiovascular surgeon, inventor of the DC defibrillator,[1] inventor of the Edmark damped sinusoidal defibrillation pulse,[2] and founder of the company Physio-Control.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr. Karl William Edmark". emsmuseum.org.
- ^ Physio-Control Inc. (January 1, 2013). "Physio-Control Timeline 1955-Present". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Karl Edmark, surgeon and inventor". The Day. New London, CT. Associated Press. April 8, 1994. p. B6.
- ^ "Time Line" (PDF). Physio-Control. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ Long, Priscilla (October 1, 1999). "Seattle physician Karl William Edmark perfects heart defibrillator between 1959 and 1962". History Link. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
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