Medtronics Co-founder Dies In Hawaii At Age 94

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An electronics repairman who started one of the world's largest medical device companies in 1949 has died at age 94. Medtronic said in a statement that co-founder Earl Bakken died Sunday at his home in Hawaii. Bakken developed the first external battery-powered, transistorized heart pacemaker and commercialized the first implantable pacemaker in 1960.Read more on NewsOK.com

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