Medtronic, Inc. Commends U.S. House Passage and Senate Introduction of National Pain Care Policy Act to Address Barriers to and Solutions for Effective Pain Management

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for its full approval of the National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, H.R. 756. The company will continue to work alongside the pain management physician and patient communities to raise awareness and encourage support of a companion bill (S.660) introduced in the U.S. Senate on March 19, 2009, for the benefit of millions of Americans who suffer needlessly with chronic pain.