NEW PRODUCTSSt. Jude Medical Inc., Little Canada, has European CE Mark approval for its Accent MRI pacemaker and Tendril MRI lead. The system, designed and tested for safe use in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging environment and approved as MR-Conditional, lets patients undergo full-body, high-resolution MRI scans.
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NEW BUSINESSFSI International Inc., Chaska, has received orders for multiple Antares Cryokinetic cleaning systems. The logic and foundry chip providers that placed these orders currently use the Antares system for various particle removal processes.
3M Co., Maplewood, has opened a customer technical center in Bogota, Colombia. The new facility features 17 showrooms that will showcase 3M technology, capabilities and products.
DEBT AND EQUITIESTCF Financial Corp., Wayzata, declared a quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents per common share, payable May 31 to stockholders of record April 29. As of March 31, there were 159 million common shares outstanding.
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Health care spending rose by 15%, driven by higher prices. Officials say solutions are needed to prevent Minnesotans from being priced out or delaying care they need.