MEDTRONIC INC
S-3, 1996-05-20
ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS
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      As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 1996
                         Registration No. 333-_________


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                                 MEDTRONIC, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Minnesota                                      41-0793183
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)

                            7000 Central Avenue, N.E.
                        Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432-3576
                                 (612) 574-4000
               (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                 including area code, of registrant's principal
                               executive offices)


                                 Ronald E. Lund
              Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
                                 Medtronic, Inc.
                            7000 Central Avenue, N.E.
                        Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432-3576
                                 (612) 574-4000
            (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)


                                   Copies to:

                                 David C. Grorud
                            Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
                            1100 International Centre
                             900 Second Avenue South
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
                                 (612) 347-7000


Approximate  date of commencement  of proposed sale to the public:  From time to
time after the effective  date of this  Registration  Statement as determined by
market conditions and other factors.






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         If the only securities  being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest  reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]

         If any of the  securities  being offered on this form are to be offered
on a delayed or continuous  basis  pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act
of 1933,  other than  securities  offered only in  connection  with  dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [X]

         If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the  Securities  Act,  check the following box and
list the  Securities  Act  registration  statement  number of earlier  effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ] ___________________

         If this  form is a  post-effective  amendment  filed  pursuant  to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act  registration   statement  number  of  the  earlier  effective  registration
statement for the same offering. [ ] _________________

     If delivery of the  prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                         Proposed   Proposed
                                         Maximum    Maximum
                             Amount      Offering   Aggregate       Amount of
Title of Each Class of       to be       Price Per  Offering        Registration
Securities to be Registered  Registered  Unit(1)    Price           Fee

<S>                          <C>         <C>        <C>             <C> 
Common Stock to be           1,154,255   $54.8125   $63,267,602.19  $21,816.41
offered by Selling
Shareholders (3)

</TABLE>




(1)      For  purposes of  calculating  the  registration  fee  pursuant to Rule
         457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,  such amount is based upon the
         average of the high and low prices of the registrant's  Common Stock on
         May 14,  1996 (a date within  five  business  days prior to the date of
         filing).

(2)      Each share of Common  Stock  includes a Preferred  Stock  Purchase
         Right pursuant to the registrant's Shareholder Rights Plan.

         The registrant hereby amends this  Registration  Statement on such date
or dates as may be necessary to delay its  effective  date until the  registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifically  states that this Registration
Statement shall  thereafter  become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities  Act of 1933 or until this  Registration  Statement  shall become
effective on such date as the Commission,  acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.


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PROSPECTUS


                                 MEDTRONIC, INC.

                        1,154,255 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK


         This Prospectus relates to the offer and sale of up to 1,154,255 shares
of Common  Stock  (the  "Shares"),  par value of $.10,  of  Medtronic,  Inc.,  a
Minnesota  corporation  (the "Company")  issued in connection with the Company's
acquisition of AneuRx, Inc. ("AneuRx") on May 3, 1996 (the "AneuRx Merger"). The
Selling  Shareholders  may offer their  Shares  from time to time  through or to
brokers  at  market  prices  prevailing  at the  time  of sale or in one or more
negotiated transactions at prices acceptable to the Selling Shareholders or upon
such other  terms in such  manner as is  acceptable  to the  particular  Selling
Shareholder. (See "Plan of Distribution"). Each Share includes a Preferred Stock
Purchase Right pursuant to the Company's  Shareholder  Rights Plan. These rights
currently  are not  exercisable  and are not  transferable  separately  from the
Shares. The Company will not receive any proceeds from sales of the Shares.

         The Company  will bear all expenses of the  offering  (estimated  to be
$50,000,  including up to $25,000 of fees and expenses of counsel to the Selling
Shareholders),  except that the  Selling  Shareholders  will pay any  applicable
underwriter's  commissions  and expenses,  brokerage fees or transfer  taxes, as
well as any fees and  disbursements  of counsel for the Selling  Shareholders in
excess of  $25,000.  The Company  and the  Selling  Shareholders  have agreed to
indemnify each other against certain liabilities,  including liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act").

         The  Company's  Common  Stock is traded on the New York Stock  Exchange
under the symbol "MDT." The last reported price of the Company's Common Stock on
_______, 1996, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, was $_____ per share.








THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.







                  The date of this Prospectus is May ___, 1996.


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         No  person  is  authorized  to give  any  information  or to  make  any
representations, other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this
Prospectus,  in connection with the offering  contemplated hereby, and, if given
or made, such information or  representations  must not be relied upon as having
been authorized by the Company.  This Prospectus does not constitute an offer to
sell  or a  solicitation  of an  offer  to buy any  securities  other  than  the
registered  securities to which it relates.  This Prospectus does not constitute
an offer to sell or a  solicitation  of an  offer to buy any  securities  in any
jurisdiction  to any  person  to  whom it is  unlawful  to make  such  offer  or
solicitation in such  jurisdiction.  Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor
any sale made hereunder shall, under any  circumstances,  create any implication
that  there has been no  change in the  affairs  of the  Company  since the date
hereof or that the information  contained or incorporated by reference herein is
correct as of any time subsequent to its date.


                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

         The  Company  is  subject  to  the  informational  requirements  of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  and  in  accordance
therewith  files  reports,  proxy  statements  and  other  information  with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission").  Such reports,  proxy
statements  and other  information  can be  inspected  and  copied at the public
reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza,
450  Fifth  Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C.,  20549,  and at the  Commission's
regional  offices in New York (7 World Trade Center,  Suite 1300,  New York, New
York  10048) and Chicago  (Suite  1400,  Northwestern  Atrium  Center,  500 West
Madison Street,  Chicago,  Illinois 60661). Copies of such documents can also be
obtained at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Section of the Commission
at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.

         The  Company's  Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock  Exchange.
Copies of reports, proxy statements and other information concerning the Company
can be inspected at the offices of such Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New
York 10005.

         The Company has filed with the Commission a  Registration  Statement on
Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the securities offered
hereby. For further information with respect to the Company and such securities,
reference is made to such  Registration  Statement and to the exhibits  thereto.
Any statement  contained or  incorporated  by reference  herein  concerning  the
provisions of any document is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy
of such document filed as an exhibit to the Registration  Statement or otherwise
filed with the Commission.




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                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         The  following  documents,  filed by the  Company  with the  Commission
pursuant to the  Exchange  Act,  are hereby  incorporated  by  reference in this
Prospectus and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:

         1.    The  Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
               ended April 30, 1995 (Commission File No. 1-7707).

         2.    The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
               ended July 28, 1995, October 27, 1995 and January 26, 1996 
               (Commission File No. 1-7707).

         3.    The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated February 13, 
               1996 and March 25, 1996 (Commission File No. 1-7707).

         4.    The description of the Company's Common Stock, $.10 par value,
               which  is  contained  or  incorporated  by  reference  in  the
               Company's  Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Commission File
               No.  1-7707)  filed  under the  Exchange  Act,  including  any
               amendments  or reports  filed for the purpose of updating such
               description.

         5.    The description of the Company's Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
               attached to its Common Stock contained in the Company's 
               Registration Statement on Form 8-A
               (Commission File No. 1-7707) filed under the Exchange Act.

         All documents filed by the Company  pursuant to Sections 13(a),  13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this  Prospectus  and prior to
the termination of the offering of the Shares shall be deemed to be incorporated
by reference in this  Prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing
of such  documents.  Any  statement  contained  in a  document  incorporated  by
reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Prospectus  shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded  for all purposes of this  Prospectus to the
extent that a statement  contained herein,  therein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is  incorporated  or deemed to be  incorporated by reference
herein  modifies or  supersedes  such  statement.  Any  statement so modified or
superseded  shall  not be  deemed,  except  as so  modified  or  superseded,  to
constitute a part of this Prospectus.

         The Company will provide  without charge to each person,  including any
beneficial  owner  to whom a copy of this  Prospectus  is  delivered,  upon  the
written or oral  request of such person,  a copy of any or all of the  documents
incorporated  herein by reference (not including the exhibits to such documents,
unless  such  exhibits  are  specifically  incorporated  by  reference  in  such
documents).  Requests for such copies  should be directed to Investor  Relations
Department,  Medtronic, Inc., 7000 Central Avenue, N.E., Minneapolis,  Minnesota
55432, telephone (612) 574-4000.


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                                   THE COMPANY

         Medtronic,   Inc.   (the   "Company"  or   "Medtronic"),   a  Minnesota
corporation, is the issuer of the Shares offered hereby. The Company's principal
executive  offices  are  located  at  7000  Central  Avenue  N.E.,  Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55432-3576,  and its telephone number is (612) 574-4000.  Medtronic is
the world's leading medical technology  company  specializing in implantable and
invasive therapies.  Primary products include implantable pacemaker systems used
for treatment of bradycardia,  implantable  tachyarrhythmia  management systems,
mechanical  and tissue  heart  valves,  balloons and guiding  catheters  used in
angioplasty, stents, implantable neurostimulation and drug delivery systems, and
perfusion systems including blood oxygenators,  centrifugal blood pumps, cannula
products, and autotransfusion and blood monitoring systems.


                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

         The  Company  will  receive  no  proceeds  from  sales of Shares by the
Selling Shareholders.


                              SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

         The  Selling  Shareholders  include the former  shareholders  of AneuRx
listed below for whom the Shares were issued in May 1996  pursuant to the AneuRx
Merger,  and may also  include,  to the extent  permitted  or  required  by law,
individuals or entities, including charitable institutions,  to whom such former
AneuRx   shareholders   may  make  pledges,   gifts,  or  trust  or  partnership
distributions of Shares. The Selling Shareholders may choose to sell or transfer
less than all or none of the  Shares.  The  following  table sets forth  certain
information  with respect to the  beneficial  ownership of the Company's  Common
Stock by those Selling  Shareholders  who received  Shares in the AneuRx Merger,
prior  to any  pledges,  gifts,  trust  or  partnership  distributions  or other
transfers  by such Selling  Shareholders.  The  following  table  designates  as
"affiliates"  those Selling  Shareholders  who were an officer,  director or 10%
shareholder of AneuRx at the time of the AneuRx Merger, and also indicates which
Selling Shareholders are officers of Medtronic's AneuRx subsidiary.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                             Shares Owned                         Shares Owned
        Name                 Before Offering(1)   Shares Offered  After Offering

<S>                              <C>                <C>               <C> 
Kimberly Beringer                  1,008               1,008            -0-

Evelyn Breakstone                    351                 351            -0-

Brentwood Associates VI, L.P.     56,641              56,641            -0-

The Brody Family Trust UDT         1,148                 348            800
       8/15/86

Robert A. Clark, Jr.(2)           26,084              26,084            -0-

Robert D. & Beverly Clark            838                 838            -0-

Robert D. Clark IRA Fund           1,210               1,210            -0-

Cindy Clifford                        96                  96            -0-

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>                              <C>                 <C>             <C> 
Arthur P. Codling, Trustee         1,117               1,117            -0-
U/A DTD 1/15/86 Joshua Payne 
Cornett Trust

Arthur P. Codling, Trustee         1,117               1,117            -0-
U/A DTD 1/15/86 Todd Collins 
Cornett Trust

Comdisco, Inc.                    11,498              11,498            -0-

Delphi Investments II, L.P.(2)       608                 576             32

Delphi Ventures II, L.P.(2)      193,996             112,754         81,242

Fogarty Engineering(2)            94,589              94,589            -0-

Thomas J. Fogarty Separate       213,809             213,809            -0-
Property Trust dated 2/6/87(2)

Donna Goyette                        112                 112            -0-

Jay Lenker(2)                      9,548               9,548            -0-

Veronica & William Marsh             511                 511            -0-

MedVentures Associates II, L.P.   23,289              23,289            -0-

Mohr Davidow Ventures III         81,951              81,951            -0-

Morgenthaler Venture Partners     93,161              93,161            -0-
VI, L.P.(2)

Patrick & Patricia Morris            465                 465            -0-

New Enterprise Associates VI,    139,742             139,742            -0-
L.P.(2)

NEA Ventures 1995, L.P.              465                 465            -0-

ONSET Enterprise Associates,      93,161              93,161            -0-
II, L.P.

Paine Webber Incorporated as IRA     758                 558            200
Custodian for Robert D. Clark

Tim Ryan                           3,347               3,347            -0-

Stanford University                3,105               3,105            -0-

Three Arch Associates, L.P.(2)    16,561              16,561            -0-

Three Arch Partners, L.P.(2)      68,495              68,495            -0-

VLG Investments 1994               1,241               1,241            -0-

JC Richard & EJ Blawie TTEE Venture  310                 310            -0-
Law Group Retirement Savings Plan

Evana B. Webb                        931                 931            -0-

Philip J. Webb                       931                 931            -0-

Rodney A. White                    2,095               2,095            -0-

Joshua Whittmore                     279                 279            -0-

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>                              <C>                 <C>               <C> 
J. Casey McGlynn, Trustee of       8,570               8,570            -0-
Allan R. Will and Heidi Will
1988 Irrevocable Trust

Allan R. Will(2),(3)              78,822              78,822            -0-

James & Roberta Wilson                46                  46            -0-

WS Investments Co.                 1,236               1,164             72

WTI Ventures                       1,164               1,164            -0-

Roderick A. Young                    310                 310            -0-

Zinta & Christopher Zarins         1,862               1,862            -0-

</TABLE>

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       (1)The above table  includes the total number of Shares  issued to or for
the benefit of such Selling  Shareholders  in connection with the AneuRx Merger,
including  an  aggregate  34,966  shares  issued  and  held  in  escrow  for the
above-listed Selling  Shareholders  pro-rata and subject to reduction in certain
events,  but  excluding  the Selling  Shareholders'  fractional  interests in an
aggregate  23 escrow  shares  which are  expected  to be paid in cash in lieu of
fractional shares.
       (2)An "affiliate" of AneuRx at the time of the AneuRx Merger.
       (3)Officer of Medtronic's AneuRx subsidiary.

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                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         The sale or transfer of all or a portion of the Shares  offered  hereby
by the Selling  Shareholders  or by their pledgees,  donees or other  applicable
transferees  or  successors in interest may be effected from time to time on one
or more exchanges or in the over-the-counter  market, or otherwise at prevailing
market prices at the time of such sales,  at prices  related to such  prevailing
prices,  at fixed prices (that may be changed) or at  negotiated  prices.  Those
Selling  Shareholders  designated as  "affiliates"  of AneuRx in the table above
have agreed not to sell any of the shares of Common Stock  offered  hereby until
such date as Medtronic  publishes  financial  results  which include at least 30
days of post-merger combined  operations,  anticipated to be in August 1996. The
Selling  Shareholders  may  effect  such  transactions  by selling  directly  to
purchasers  in  negotiated  transactions,  to dealers  acting as  principals  or
through one or more brokers, in an exchange  distribution in accordance with the
rules of such  exchange,  or any  combination  of  these  methods  of  sale.  In
addition,  Shares may be  transferred  in connection  with  partnership or trust
distributions  by the Selling  Shareholders  or in connection with call options,
short  sales,  loans or  pledges  of  shares,  hedging  transactions  or similar
transactions that may be effected by the Selling  Shareholders  directly or with
or through  broker-dealers.  Dealers or brokers may receive  compensation in the
form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling Shareholders. The
Company and the Selling  Shareholders  may agree to  indemnify  such  brokers or
dealers against certain liabilities,  including liabilities under the Securities
Act. In addition,  the Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling  Shareholders
and any  underwriter  with respect to the shares of Common Stock offered  hereby
against certain liabilities,  including,  without limitation certain liabilities
under the  Securities  Act.  The  Company  has agreed to pay  certain  costs and
expenses  incurred in connection  with the  registration of the shares of Common
Stock offered  hereby.  The Selling  Shareholders  shall be responsible  for all
selling  commissions,  transfer taxes and related charges in connection with the
offer and sale of such shares.




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                                     PART II

                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS


Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

  The estimated expenses in connection with this offering are as follows:

  Securities and Exchange Commission Filing Fee.......................$21,816
  Printing and Engraving Fees and Expenses .............................2,000*
  Legal Fees and Expenses..............................................25,000*
  Accounting Fees and Expenses............................................. 0*
  Miscellaneous.........................................................1,834*
  Total Expenses.....................................................$ 50,000*

*Estimated


Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

         Section  302A.521 of the Minnesota  Business  Corporation  Act provides
that a  corporation  shall  indemnify  any person who was or is threatened to be
made a party to any  proceeding  by reason of the  former  or  present  official
capacity of such person,  against  judgments,  penalties  and fines,  including,
without limitation, excise taxes assessed against such person with respect to an
employee benefit plan, settlements and reasonable expenses, including attorneys'
fees  and  disbursements,  incurred  by  such  person  in  connection  with  the
proceeding,  if, with respect to the acts or omissions of such person complained
of  in  the  proceeding,  such  person  has  not  been  indemnified  by  another
organization or employee  benefit plan for the same expenses with respect to the
same acts or  omissions,  acted in good faith,  received  no  improper  personal
benefit and Section 302A.255 (which pertains to director conflicts of interest),
if applicable,  has been satisfied; in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful; and in the case of acts or
omissions by person in their official  capacity for the corporation,  reasonably
believed that the conduct was in the best  interests of the  corporation,  or in
the  case  of  acts  or  omissions  by  persons  in  their  capacity  for  other
organizations,  reasonably believed that the conduct was not opposed to the best
interests of the  corporation.  The Registrant's  Articles of Incorporation  and
Bylaws do not limit the Registrant's obligation to indemnify such persons.

         The Registrant's  Articles of Incorporation  limit the liability of its
directors to the full extent  permitted by the  Minnesota  Business  Corporation
Act. Specifically, directors of the Registrant will not be personally liable for
monetary  damages for breach of fiduciary duty as directors except liability for
(i) any  breach of the duty of loyalty to the  Registrant  or its  shareholders,
(ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional  misconduct
or a  knowing  violation  of law,  (iii)  dividends  or other  distributions  of
corporate assets that are in  contravention of certain  statutory or contractual
restrictions,  (iv) violations of certain Minnesota  securities laws, or (v) any
transaction  from which the  director  derives  an  improper  personal  benefit.
Liability  under  federal  securities  law is not  limited  by the  Registrant's
Articles of Incorporation.

         Subject to exclusions and limitations, the Registrant maintains certain
insurance  coverage  against  liability which a director or officer may incur in
his or her capacity as such.


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Item 16.  Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number     Item


4.1        Medtronic Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date,
           incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 in Medtronic's
           Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 28, 1995,
           filed with the Commission on September 8, 1995.

4.2        Medtronic Bylaws, as amended to date, incorporated herein by
           reference to Exhibit 3.2 in Medtronic's Annual Report on Form 10-K
           for the year ended April 30, 1991, filed with the Commission under
           cover of Form SE dated July 24, 1991.

4.3        Form of Rights Amendment dated as of June 27, 1991 between Medtronic
           and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, including as
           Exhibit A thereto the form of Preferred Stock Purchase Right
           Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit (1) of Medtronic's
           Form 8-A Registration Statement dated June 27, 1991 and filed with
           the Commission on June 28, 1991.

5.1        Opinion of Ronald E. Lund, Senior Vice President, General Counsel
           and Secretary of Medtronic, Inc.

23.1       Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP.

23.2       Consent of Ronald E. Lund, Senior Vice President, General Counsel
           and Secretary of Medtronic, Inc. (included in opinion filed as
           Exhibit 5.1).

24         Power of Attorney from certain directors and officers.


Item 17.  Undertakings.

         (a)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

                  (1) To file,  during any  period in which  offers or sales are
                  being made, a  post-effective  amendment to this  Registration
                  Statement:

                           (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 
                           10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

                           (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
                           arising after the effective date of the  Registration
                           Statement   (or  the   most   recent   post-effective
                           amendment  thereof)  which,  individually  or in  the
                           aggregate,  represent  a  fundamental  change  in the
                           information set forth in the Registration Statement;

                           (iii)  To  include  any  material   information  with
                           respect to the plan of  distribution  not  previously
                           disclosed  in  the  Registration   Statement  or  any
                           material   change   to   such   information   in  the
                           Registration Statement;

                           Provided,  however,  that  paragraphs  (a)(1)(i)  and
                           (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the  information  required
                           to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
                           paragraphs  is  contained in periodic  reports  filed
                           with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
                           pursuant  to  Section  13 or  Section  15(d)  of  the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated
                           by reference in the Registration Statement.

                  (2) That, for the purposes of determining  any liability under
                  the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment
                  shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to
                  the  securities  offered  therein,  and the  offering  of such
                  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
                  fide offering thereof.

                  (3) To remove from  registration by means of a  post-effective
                  amendment any of the securities  being registered which remain
                  unsold at the termination of the offering.

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         (b) The undersigned  Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
         determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing
         of the Registrant's  annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
         15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (and,  where  applicable,
         each filing of an employee  benefit  plan's annual  report  pursuant to
         Section  15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934)  that  is
         incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed
         to be a new registration  statement  relating to the securities offered
         therein,  and the  offering  of such  securities  at that time shall be
         deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (c)  Insofar  as  indemnification  for  liabilities  arising  under the
         Securities  Act of 1933 may be  permitted  to  directors,  officers and
         controlling  persons  of  the  Registrant  pursuant  to  the  foregoing
         provisions,  or otherwise,  the Registrant has been advised that in the
         opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such  indemnification
         is against  public  policy as expressed  in the Act and is,  therefore,
         unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for  indemnification  against
         such liabilities  (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
         incurred or paid by a director,  officer or  controlling  person of the
         Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
         is  asserted  by  such  director,  officer  or  controlling  person  in
         connection with the securities being  registered,  the Registrant will,
         unless in the  opinion of its  counsel  the matter has been  settled by
         controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of appropriate  jurisdiction
         the  question  whether  such  indemnification  by it is against  public
         policy  as  expressed  in  the  Act  and  will  be  governed  by  final
         adjudication of such issue.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  the
Registrant certified that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
the  requirements  for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this  Registration
Statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, on May 20, 1996.

                                     MEDTRONIC, INC.


                                     By:/s/ William W. George
                                        William W. George, President
                                        and Chief Executive Officer


         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature                            Title


/s/ William W. George                President, Chief Executive
William W. George                    Officer and Director
                                     (principal executive officer)

/s/ Robert L. Ryan                   Senior Vice President and Chief
Robert L. Ryan                       Financial Officer (principal
                                     financial and accounting officer)

F. Caleb Blodgett*                   Director
F. Caleb Blodgett


Arthur D. Collins, Jr.*              Director
Arthur D. Collins, Jr.


Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D.*         Director
Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D.


Bernadine P.  Healy, M.D.*           Director
Bernadine P. Healy, M.D.


Vernon H. Heath*                     Director
Vernon H. Heath

(Signatures continued on next page)




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Thomas E. Holloran*                  Director
Thomas E. Holloran

Glen D. Nelson, M.D.*                Director
Glen D. Nelson, M.D.


Richard L. Schall*                   Director
Richard L. Schall


Jack W. Schuler*                     Director
Jack W. Schuler


Gerald W. Simonson*                  Director
Gerald W. Simonson


Gordon M. Sprenger*                  Director
Gordon M. Sprenger


Richard A. Swalin, Ph.D.*            Director
Richard A. Swalin, Ph.D.


Winston R. Wallin*                   Director
Winston R. Wallin



                                     *By/s/ Ronald E. Lund
                                        Ronald E. Lund, as Attorney-in Fact


                                        Dated:  May 20, 1996



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
                                       TO
                         FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                           --------------------------

                                 MEDTRONIC, INC.
                           --------------------------



Exhibit
Number      Item


4.1         Medtronic Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date,
            incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 in Medtronic's
            Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 28, 1995,
            filed with the Commission on September 8, 1995.

4.2         Medtronic Bylaws, as amended to date, incorporated herein by
            reference to Exhibit 3.2 in Medtronic's Annual Report on Form 10-K
            for the year ended April 30, 1991, filed with the Commission under
            cover of Form SE dated July 24, 1991.

4.3         Form of Rights Agreement dated as of June 27, 1991 between
            Medtronic and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association,
            including as Exhibit A thereto the form of Preferred Stock
            Purchase Right Certificate, incorporated by reference to
            Exhibit (1) of Medtronic's Form 8-A Registration Statement
            dated June 27, 1991 and filed with the Commission on June 28, 1991.

5.1         Opinion of Ronald E. Lund, Senior Vice President, General Counsel 
            and Secretary of Medtronic, Inc.

23.1        Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP

23.2        Consent of Ronald E. Lund, Senior Vice President, General Counsel
            and Secretary of Medtronic, Inc. (included in opinion filed as
            Exhibit 5.1).

24          Power of Attorney from certain directors and officers.





                                                               EXHIBIT 5.1


May 20, 1996


Medtronic, Inc.
7000 Central Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN  55432

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the  Registration  Statement on Form S-3 under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Registration Statement"), relating to the offering
of up to 1,154,255  shares of Common Stock,  $.10 par value (the  "Shares"),  of
Medtronic,  Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"), to be sold by certain
shareholders,  I have  examined  such  corporate  records  and other  documents,
including the Registration Statement, and have reviewed such matters of law as I
have deemed relevant hereto and, based upon such  examination and review,  it is
my opinion that all  necessary  corporate  action on the part of the Company has
been taken to  authorize  the  issuance  and sale of the  Shares and that,  when
issued and sold as contemplated in the Registration  Statement,  the Shares will
be legally issued,  fully paid and  nonassessable  under the current laws of the
State of Minnesota.

I am admitted to the practice of law in the State of Minnesota and the foregoing
opinions  are  limited  to the laws of that  state and the  federal  laws of the
United States of America.

I consent  to the  filing of this  opinion  as an  exhibit  to the  Registration
Statement.

Very truly yours,



/s/ Ronald E. Lund



Ronald E. Lund
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary




                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration  Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
May 22, 1995 which appears on page 38 of the 1995 Annual  Shareholder  Report of
Medtronic, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in Medtronic,  Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 1995. We also consent to
the  incorporation  by  reference  of  our  report  on the  Financial  Statement
Schedule, which appears on page 11 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K.



/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP



PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP



Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 17, 1996




                                                                EXHIBIT 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS,  that each of the undersigned directors and
officers of  Medtronic,  Inc.,  a Minnesota  corporation  ("Medtronic"),  hereby
constitutes  and  appoints  WILLIAM W.  GEORGE and RONALD E. LUND,  or either of
them, their true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and agents, each with full power
and authority to act as such without the other,  with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead,  in any and all  capacities,  to do any and all  acts and  things  and to
execute any and all  instruments  that any of said attorneys and agents may deem
necessary or advisable in connection  with  Medtronic's  acquisition  of AneuRx,
Inc.  ("AneuRx") to enable the shareholders of AneuRx receiving Medtronic common
stock in connection with such  acquisition  (including but not limited to option
holders under the AneuRx 1993 Incentive Stock Option, who will receive Medtronic
common stock upon any exercise of options under such plan) to receive registered
Medtronic  common stock or to resell such  Medtronic  common stock in compliance
with the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  with any  regulations,  rules or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder,  and with any
state  Blue  Sky  laws  or  regulations  in  connection   therewith,   including
specifically,  but without  limiting the generality of the foregoing,  power and
authority to sign the names of the undersigned to the Registration  Statement on
Form S-3 (or other appropriate Form) and the Registration  Statement on Form S-8
therefor,  to  any  amendment  to  such  Registration  Statements,  and  to  any
instrument or document filed with said  Commission as a part of or in connection
with such Registration  Statements or any amendment thereto; and the undersigned
hereby  ratify  and  confirm  all  that  said  attorneys  and  agents,  or their
substitutes  or  resubstitutes,  may  lawfully  do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned  have  subscribed  there presents
effective as of the 2nd day of May, 1996.


By   /s/ F. Caleb Blodgett              By   /s/ Glen D. Nelson, M.D.
     F. Caleb Blodgett                       Glen D. Nelson, M.D.

By   /s/ Arthur D. Collins, Jr.         By   /s/ Robert L. Ryan
     Arthur D. Collins, Jr.                  Robert L. Ryan

By   /s/ Gary L. Ellis                  By   /s/ Richard L. Schall
     Gary L. Ellis                           Richard L. Schall

By   /s/ William W. George              By   /s/ Jack W. Schuler
     William W. George                       Jack W. Schuler

By   /s/ Antonio M. Gotto Jr., M.D.     By   /s/ Gerald W. Simonson
     Antonio M. Gotto Jr., M.D.              Gerald W. Simonson

By   /s/ Bernadine P. Healy, M.D.       By   /s/ Gordon M. Sprenger
     Bernadine P. Healy, M.D.                Gordon M. Sprenger

By   /s/ Vernon H. Heath                By   /s/ Richard A. Swalin, Ph.D.
     Vernon H. Heath                         Richard A. Swalin, Ph.D.

By   /s/ Thomas E. Holloran             By   /s/ Winston R. Wallin
     Thomas E. Holloran                      Winston R. Wallin






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