Medtronic to Participate in the Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference

MINNEAPOLIS – Nov. 29, 2006– Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT), the world’s leading medical technology company, today announced that it will participate in the Piper Jaffray 18th Annual Health Care conference on Friday, December 1, 2006 in New York, N.Y.

Art Collins, chairman and chief executive officer, will speak to the attendees of the conference at 9 a.m. EST, 8 a.m. CST. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available to all interested parties at Medtronic’s Investor Relations website at http://www.medtronic.com/ or directly accessed by the following link:
www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/conflobby.zhtml?ticker=MDT&item_id=1414565

About Medtronic
Medtronic, Inc. (www.medtronic.com), headquartered in Minneapolis, is the global leader in medical technology – alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions of people around the world.

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Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties such as those described in Medtronic’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 28, 2006. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.

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Marybeth Thorsgaard

Senior Director, Corporate Public Relations

Medtronic, Inc.

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