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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 604, Surgery (Medicators and Receptors)

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 195 138 132 100 106 671
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 60 43 27 21 21 172
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 42 17 38 41 33 171
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 45 28 27 24 28 152
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 32 19 24 18 25 118
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 50 22 13 5 3 93
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 1 12 20 30 26 89
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 20 24 9 10 11 74
MEDTRONIC INC. 9 19 17 15 10 70
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 19 15 14 11 7 66
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 12 14 17 11 5 59
MEDRAD, INC. 10 6 8 3 7 34
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 9 4 7 7 7 34
ALZA CORPORATION 3 6 12 5 6 32
TECPHARMA LICENSING AG 0 5 7 7 12 31
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 3 7 8 7 5 30
NIPRO CORPORATION 2 5 2 7 8 24
C. R. BARD, INC. 9 3 4 3 4 23
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 4 1 5 5 8 23
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 4 6 2 5 5 22
ALCON, INC. 1 5 6 6 3 21
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG 4 4 4 4 4 20
ICU MEDICAL, INC. 5 3 1 6 5 20
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 1 5 4 4 5 19
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 3 4 1 6 5 19
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 6 2 4 3 18
MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC. 3 4 3 2 6 18
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 8 1 4 2 2 17
JMS CO., LTD. 3 1 4 5 4 17
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 7 3 3 4 0 17
NOVO NORDISK A/S 6 4 4 1 2 17
VENETEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 6 3 2 2 17
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 5 4 0 2 5 16
CHF SOLUTIONS, INC. 6 3 1 3 3 16
DCA DESIGN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 4 8 2 2 16
REX MEDICAL, LP 2 3 7 1 3 16
CROSSJECT COMPANY 2 6 2 2 3 15
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 6 3 1 3 1 14
COAXIA, INC. 5 5 1 1 2 14
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 10 1 2 1 0 14
SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 2 1 8 14
CARDINAL HEALTH 303, INC. 0 0 4 6 3 13
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 0 0 2 5 6 13
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. 2 3 3 2 3 13
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 3 3 4 1 1 12
GENETRONICS, INC. 5 3 0 2 2 12
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 7 1 1 2 1 12
INSULET CORPORATION 6 1 4 1 0 12
MEDELA HOLDING AG 5 1 3 2 1 12
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 0 3 5 4 0 12
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG 3 0 1 4 3 11
GLAUKOS CORPORATION 2 1 3 4 1 11
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 2 3 0 3 11
MDC INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC. 1 2 6 0 2 11
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 8 3 0 0 0 11
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC. 4 3 1 2 1 11
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 2 1 1 6 1 11
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 2 2 1 1 10
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 3 2 1 10
FLOWMEDICA, INC. 1 0 4 1 4 10
GAMBRO, INC. 5 4 1 0 0 10
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED 4 1 1 2 2 10
I-FLOW CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 5 10
POSSIS MEDICAL, INC. 6 2 0 2 0 10
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 4 9
COOK INC. 3 3 0 2 1 9
EKOS CORPORATION 2 0 1 3 3 9
KCI LICENSING, INC. 2 2 3 0 2 9
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED 2 1 2 3 1 9
PERCARDIA, INC. 1 6 1 1 0 9
ZEVEX, INC. 2 4 2 0 1 9
ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 4 2 1 1 8
BIOCARDIA, INC. 2 1 2 1 2 8
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 2 1 3 2 0 8
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 5 2 1 0 8
PHARMACIA AKTIEBOLAG 6 0 2 0 0 8
UNOMEDICAL A/S 2 1 3 1 1 8
ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0 0 0 5 2 7
ALSIUS CORPORATION 4 2 0 1 0 7
BIOJECT, INC. 3 0 1 2 1 7
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 0 3 1 0 3 7
BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 4 2 1 0 0 7
HEARTPORT, INC. 2 5 0 0 0 7
HOSPIRA, INC. 0 4 1 0 2 7
IOMEC, INCORPORATED 4 1 1 1 0 7
MATTIOLI ENGINEERING LTD. 3 1 1 0 2 7
MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC, INC. 2 4 0 0 1 7
NEMOTO KYORINDO CO., LTD. 1 0 2 2 2 7
PAUL HARTMANN AG 1 0 0 1 5 7
SAFETY SYRINGES, INC. 0 2 2 3 0 7
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 1 7
A-MED SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 5 1 0 0 0 6
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 1 3 0 1 1 6
BREG, INC. 2 1 0 2 1 6
CARDEON CORPORATION 6 0 0 0 0 6
CONMED CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 1 6
CORAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
CORDIS CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 1 6
DSU MEDICAL CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 0 6
DURECT CORPORATION 3 0 0 1 2 6
ELAN PHARMA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 4 1 0 0 1 6
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. 2 3 0 1 0 6
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 2 2 0 1 1 6
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 1 3 0 0 2 6
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
POWDERJECT RESEARCH LIMITED 1 2 1 2 0 6
PRISMEDICAL CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. 3 0 1 2 0 6
STRYKER CORPORATION 1 0 2 2 1 6
TRANSPHARMA MEDICAL LTD. 0 0 1 1 4 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 3 1 0 0 6
ANTARES PHARMA, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
ASSOCIATED HYGIENIC PRODUCTS LLC 3 0 0 2 0 5
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 1 0 2 0 5
ETHICON, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
FLOWCARDIA, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 1 0 1 1 5
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 3 0 0 5
LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY 2 1 1 1 0 5
MACO PHARMA 0 0 2 1 2 5
MEDEX, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
RADIUS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 1 2 0 1 5
SEDAT 1 2 1 0 1 5
STERLING MEDIVATIONS, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
VASCA, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
YALE UNIVERSITY 0 1 3 1 0 5

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