Wayne Quinton
Wayne Quinton (January 4, 1921 – January 22, 2015)[1] was a developer of over thirty biomedical devices.
Quinton received a degree in biomedical technology from the University of Washington in 1959. He previously attended Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho) and Montana State University.
Among Quinton's inventions was a shunt with Belding Scribner and David Dillard that allowed for repeated kidney dialysis procedures on an individual, making the process one that truly extended the patients life expectancy.
Quinton was a Latter-day Saint. He was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of 35. Quinton was raised in Rigby, Idaho.
Wayne Quinton died in his Highlands home of congestive heart failure.
Notes
- ↑ Quinton, Wayne E. "United States Public Records Index". Family Search.org.
References
- UW article on Quinton's inventions
- An article about Wayne Quinton featured in the June 2009 the UW Alumni Magazine, Columns.
- Seattle Times obituary of Scribner that mentions Quinton
- "Latter-day Saint goes from small town Idaho farm boy to engineering pioneer", Church News, January 16, 2010
- "Seattle Times obituary
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