Earl Bakken

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Earl Bakken was an American engineer and inventor best known for creating the first wearable, battery-powered pacemaker and co-founding the medical technology company Medtronic.

Aliases (3)
  • Earl Elmer Bakken ×1
  • Medtronic ×1
  • The Bakken Museum ×1

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instanceOf electrical engineer
entrepreneur
human
inventor
awardReceived Edison Medal
IEEE Founders Medal
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
coFounded Medtronic
coFounder Earl Bakken
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1924-01-10
dateOfDeath 2018-10-21
developedFor treatment of heart block and cardiac arrhythmias
educatedAt University of Minnesota
familyName Bakken
fieldOfWork biomedical engineering
medical device technology
founded The Bakken Museum
founder Earl Bakken
fullName Earl Elmer Bakken
gender male
givenName Earl
hasEmployer Medtronic
hasEthnicity Norwegian-American
industry medical devices
medical technology
inspiredBy post-surgical cardiac care needs at University of Minnesota Hospitals
knownFor co-founding Medtronic
inventing the first wearable, battery-powered pacemaker
pioneering implantable cardiac pacemaker technology
languageSpoken English
nationality American
notableAchievement helping establish Medtronic as a leading global medical device company
notableContribution advancement of cardiac rhythm management devices
notableIdea use of transistorized, battery-powered circuits in pacemakers
notableWork first wearable, battery-powered external pacemaker
occupation businessperson
engineer
inventor
placeOfBirth Columbia Heights, Minnesota, United States
placeOfDeath Hawaii, United States
positionHeld Chairman of Medtronic
Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic
residence Hawaii, United States
Minnesota, United States

Referenced by (5)
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Medtronic
Medtronic plc
foundedBy
Medtronic
coFounder
The Bakken Museum
founder
Earl Bakken ("Earl Elmer Bakken")
fullName

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