Medtronic's Earl Bakken, AAMI and Industry Pioneer, Dies at 94

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Earl Bakken, a driving force in AAMI's infancy and chairman emeritus of Medtronic, a multi-billion-dollar medical technology company that he co-founded in a Minneapolis garage, passed away at his home in Hawaii on Oct. 22. He was 94. A holder of dozens of patents and honorary degrees, Bakken's influence on the growth of medical technology was enormous. Bakken was "a soft-spoken giant in the industry," said Mike Miller, AAMI's first president and CEO. "Bakken supported AAMI from its conception." He served on the Board of Directors for years.