| MEDTRONIC INC. |
73 |
72 |
110 |
131 |
67 |
453 |
| CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. |
52 |
77 |
101 |
104 |
95 |
429 |
| PACESETTER, INC. |
67 |
65 |
77 |
93 |
49 |
351 |
| ~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT |
59 |
48 |
45 |
56 |
33 |
241 |
| ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION |
12 |
18 |
38 |
29 |
7 |
104 |
| ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB |
13 |
19 |
16 |
13 |
6 |
67 |
| CAMERON HEALTH, INC. |
5 |
7 |
15 |
11 |
11 |
49 |
| INNERCOOL THERAPIES, INC. |
14 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
40 |
| ELA MEDICAL S.A. |
5 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
30 |
| ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. |
3 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
11 |
29 |
| BIOPHAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
15 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
| COCHLEAR LIMITED |
4 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
27 |
| PHYSIO-CONTROL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION |
5 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
| KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. |
5 |
4 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
23 |
| BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERAETE GMBH & CO. INGENIEURBUERO BERLIN |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
22 |
| ALSIUS CORPORATION |
11 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
| ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
5 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
19 |
| RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. |
7 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
| NORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE, INC. |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
| SECOND SIGHT, LLC |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
14 |
| ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC. |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
| ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
| IMPULSE DYNAMICS N.V. |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
| OSCOR INC. |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
| MEDCOOL, INC. |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
| NIDEK CO., LTD. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
| BIO CONTROL MEDICAL LTD |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
| BIOTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
| INTERMEDICS, INC. |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| INTRAPACE, INC. |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| MEDIVANCE INCORPORATED |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
| ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
| PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
| PARACOR MEDICAL, INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
| SCIENCE MEDICUS, INC. |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| STANDEN LTD. |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
| TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| ADROIT DEVELOPMENT, INC. |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| CELSION CORPORATION |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CYBERONICS, INC. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
| MEAGAN MEDICAL, INC. |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| BIOWAVE CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| BRAINSGATE LTD. |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| CERAM OPTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| CVRX, INC. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| KENERGY, INC. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
| LUMERX INC. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| MEDTRONIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS, INC. |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| METACURE N.V. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| MICRONET MEDICAL, INC. |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| NEUROPACE, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| SOLARANT MEDICAL, INC. |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| WILSON GREATBATCH LTD. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |