Ventilator manufactor Medtronic gives away patents to its competitors – Medtronic CEO Yaron Yitzhari: ‘The financial impact isn’t what counts – the main thing is to save lives.’ | Israel National News

Medtronic, the world’s largest manufacturer of medical equipment, is currently receiving large amounts of attention for its ventilator. This week, the CEO of the company’s Israel division, Yaron Yitzhari, made the decision to release all of Medtronic’s patents for the production of ventilators, in order to enable any company wishing to manufacture them to use Medtronic’s blueprints, for free.