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Manny Villafaña was born on 1940 in New York City, New York, U.S., is a Founder. Discover Manny Villafaña's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Occupation Founder, chairman and CEO, Medical 21 founder, chairman and CEO, Kips Bay Medical; founder, St. Jude Medical; founder, chairman and president, Cardiac Pacemakers Inc.
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Born 1940
Birthday 1940
Birthplace New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Manny Villafaña Net Worth

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2007

In 2007, he launched Kips Bay Medical, a medical device company that focuses on proprietary external saphenous vein support technology for use in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.

2000

Then in 2000, he launched CABG Medical to pursue the creation of an artificial graft for coronary bypass surgery. The company closed in 2006.

1987

In 1987, he founded Helix BioCore, which eventually transformed into ATS Medical, a company that developed a bi-leaflet valve which uses an open-pivot design to reduce clots and improve blood flow.

1982

In 1982, Villafana founded GV Medical, which developed a device to open blood vessels open.

1976

In 1976, he founded St. Jude Medical where his team engineered the first bileaflet mechanical heart valve, which reduced the frequency of blood clots in patients. It still dominates the mechanical valve replacement market.

1971

In 1971 he launched Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., a CRM company that revolutionized the pacemaker industry by introducing a long life lithium iodine pacemaker, a technology still utilized by a majority of the market. Cardiac Pacemakers was ultimately acquired by Eli Lilly & Company, which spun it out as Guidant, which in turn was acquired by Boston Scientific.

1940

Manny Villafaña was born in 1940 in New York City to Puerto Rican immigrants and attended Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx. He began his medical career in 1964 at medical-device exporter Picker International. In 1967, he was hired away from Picker by Earl Bakken, CEO of Medtronic to become their first international sales administrator.