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2020年4月9日—KnownasthePuritanBennett560,themodelwillsellforunder$10,000,thecompanysaidinanewsrelease.Theventilator,whichwas ...

Medtronic on Wednesday announced that it’s received federal authorization to begin selling a lower-cost ventilator in the United States.

Known as the Puritan Bennett 560, the model will sell for under $10,000, the company said in a news release. The ventilator, which was developed in 2010, is now being sold in 35 countries, according to Medtronic, which is based in Ireland but has operational headquarters in Fridley.

The authorization from the Food and Drug Administration “allows Medtronic to provide another ventilator option to doctors and clinicians in the U.S. for patients with Covid-19,” the company said. Medtronic officials describe the PB 560 as a smaller, portable model.

The ventilators are slated to be produced at a Foxconn plant in Wisconsin[1]. In an interview with CNBC, Medtronic CEO and chairman Omar Ishrak said production would...