DEKA
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DEKA Research & Development Corporation is a small research company founded in 1982 by Dean Kamen, consisting of nearly 200 engineers, technicians, and support staff. The name DEKA is derived from Dean Kamen's name.
The company is located in an old Amoskeag Millyard building in Manchester, New Hampshire.
DEKA’s mission is “to foster innovation”. Dean Kamen was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 2000 by then President Clinton for inventions that have advanced medical care worldwide.
[edit] Products
- IBOT wheelchair, licensed to Johnson and Johnson
- The HomeChoice portable dialysis machine, licensed to Baxter Healthcare
- Stirling engine technologies
- Stent
- Segway
- Therakos
