Morton Mower

Morton Mower
Born
Morton Maimon Mower[1]

(1933-01-31)January 31, 1933
DiedApril 25, 2022(2022-04-25) (aged 89)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Cardiologist, inventor
Known forCo-inventor of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Spouse
Tobia Kurland
(m. 1965)
Children2

Morton Maimon Mower (January 31, 1933 – April 25, 2022) was an American cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology and the co-inventor of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. He served in several professional capacities at Sinai Hospital and Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. In 1996, he became the chairman and chief executive officer of Mower Research Associates. He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2002 for the development of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator with Michel Mirowski in the 1970s.[2] He continued his research in the biomechanical engineering laboratories at Johns Hopkins University.

  1. ^ "Morton Mower Obituary (1933 - 2022) Denver Post". Legacy.com.
  2. ^ AP. "Morton Mower, co-inventor of implantable defibrillator, dies at 89". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-06-19.