Fredrikson & Byron acted as legal counsel for Medtronic, Inc., the global leader in medical technology headquartered in Minneapolis (NYSE: MDT), in its acquisition of Visualase, Inc., a privately held company based in Houston, TX, that develops and markets an FDA-approved MRI-guided laser and image guided system for minimally invasive neurosurgeries. Fredrikson's legal team included James H. Snelson, Ron Garber and David E. Winkler.