~Individually Owned Patent |
437 |
435 |
392 |
328 |
276 |
1868 |
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. |
11 |
18 |
53 |
63 |
71 |
216 |
ETHICON ENDO-SURGURY, INC. |
30 |
42 |
20 |
15 |
18 |
125 |
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION |
44 |
37 |
15 |
10 |
7 |
113 |
ETHICON, INC. |
14 |
16 |
23 |
21 |
17 |
91 |
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. |
11 |
17 |
17 |
27 |
13 |
85 |
MEDTRONIC INC. |
19 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
73 |
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION |
13 |
20 |
17 |
14 |
7 |
71 |
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
18 |
17 |
20 |
7 |
9 |
71 |
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
12 |
19 |
20 |
11 |
5 |
67 |
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. |
13 |
19 |
19 |
6 |
6 |
63 |
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. |
7 |
9 |
14 |
14 |
17 |
61 |
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. |
15 |
18 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
61 |
SYNTHES LTD. (U.S.A.) |
9 |
11 |
10 |
19 |
12 |
61 |
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. |
7 |
6 |
16 |
7 |
10 |
46 |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF |
5 |
19 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
44 |
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG |
0 |
1 |
5 |
19 |
18 |
43 |
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
1 |
7 |
13 |
10 |
8 |
39 |
ECLIPSE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
10 |
8 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
39 |
EMBOL-X, INC. |
1 |
8 |
16 |
9 |
5 |
39 |
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
6 |
19 |
12 |
37 |
CORDIS CORPORATION |
11 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
35 |
CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC. |
4 |
15 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
34 |
LINVATEC CORPORATION |
14 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
34 |
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. |
9 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
32 |
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG |
0 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
11 |
30 |
C. R. BARD, INC. |
10 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
29 |
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY |
8 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
28 |
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG |
1 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
27 |
NIDEK CO., LTD. |
1 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
27 |
VISX, INCORPORATED |
5 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
27 |
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED |
0 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
26 |
HEARTPORT, INC. |
6 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
26 |
STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY, INC. |
5 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
BIOMET, INC. |
6 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
24 |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC. |
7 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
STRYKER CORPORATION |
4 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
24 |
SYMBIOSIS CORPORATION |
9 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
24 |
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. |
0 |
1 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
23 |
IRVINE BIOMEDICAL, INC. |
3 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION |
3 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
22 |
SPINAL CONCEPTS, INC. |
1 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
ALLERGAN, INC. |
6 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
MEDIDEA, LLC |
0 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
20 |
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
20 |
ARTHREX INC. |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
19 |
INNOVASIVE DEVICES, INC. |
6 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC. |
1 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
19 |
THIRD MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING, LLC |
8 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
19 |
BAUSCH & LOMB SURGICAL, INC. |
0 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
18 |
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY |
4 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
18 |
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
18 |
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION |
7 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
X-SITE, L.L.C. |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
MITEK SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC. |
6 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
RITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
2 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
SOMNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
6 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
SURGICAL DYNAMICS, INC. |
1 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
15 |
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. |
1 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
ORTHOFIX S.R.L. |
4 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
RICHARD WOLF GMBH |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. |
0 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
ANGIOTRAX, INC. |
0 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
HOWMEDICA GMBH |
1 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
MICRUS CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
13 |
PERCLOSE INCORPORATED |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
1 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
HOWMEDICA, INC. |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
LASER INDUSTRIES LTD. |
7 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
PLC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
SRI INTERNATIONAL |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
SUB Q INC. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
BIONX IMPLANTS OY |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
COHERENT, INC. |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
CURON MEDICAL, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
DAIG CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
11 |
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
PIONEER LABORATORIES, INC. |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
SULZER SPINE-TECH INC. |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
AXYA MEDICAL INC. |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
B. BRAUN CELSA (SOCIETE ANONYME) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
CORDIS WEBSTER, INC. |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
KYPHON INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
MEDINOL LTD. |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
SHTURMAN CARDIOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC. |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
SOFAMOR, S.N.C. |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
STRYKER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
SULZER ORTHOPEDICS INC. |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
THERMOLASE CORPORATION |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
ALLERGAN SALES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
CYNOSURE, INC. |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
ELECTRO-BIOLOGY, INC. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
ENABLE MEDICAL CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
INCEPT LLC |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
MEDICAL & SCIENTIFIC, INC. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
MEGADYNE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
RADIOTHERAPEUTICS CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
SPINAL INNOVATIONS |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
SULZER ORTHOPAEDIC AG |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
TNCO, INC. |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
VALLEYLAB INC. |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
XOMED SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC. |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
ZIMMER, INC. |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
ACUMED, INC. |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
ATRION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
BIOINTERVENTIONAL CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
CARDICA, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
ENDOCARE, INC. |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
ENDOSCOPIC CONCEPTS, INC. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
ENGINEERING + RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
ESC MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD. |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
EVEREST MEDICAL CORPORATION |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
MATTIOLI ENGINEERING LTD. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
NOVARE SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
SULZER CARBOMEDICS INC. |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
TRANSVASCULAR, INC. |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
WALTER LORENZ SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
AFX, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
AGA MEDICAL CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
BAYER CORPORATION |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
CARDIAC ASSIST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
COMPUTER MOTION, INC. |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
DUKE UNIVERSITY INC. |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
ENDIUS INCORPORATED |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
ENSURG, INC. |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
FASTENETIX, L.L.C. |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
FEMRX, INC. |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
GEBRUEDER BERCHTOLD GMBH & CO., KG |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
GENZYME CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
INTERNATIONAL TECHNIDYNE CORP. |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
INTERVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
INTRALUMINAL THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
LASERSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
LI MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
NUVASIVE, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
OHIO MEDICAL INSTRUMENT COMPANY, INC. |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
OSTEONICS CORP. |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
SCION CARDIO-VASCULAR, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
STRYKER FRANCE, S.A. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
VIDAMED, INC. |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
ABBOTT LABORATORIES |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
ACROMED CORPORATION |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
ALCON UNIVERSAL, LTD. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
BARD ASDI INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
CARDIMA, INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
CARDIOFOCUS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
CHIRON TECHNOLAS GMBH OPHTHALMOLOGISCHE SYSTEME |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
COOK INC. |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
DEVICES FOR VASCULAR INTERVENTION |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
EAGLE VISION |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
ENDOVASCULAR INSTRUMENTS, INC. |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
EVA CORPORATION |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
GYNECARE, INC. |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
HOWMEDICA INTERNATIONAL S. DE R.L. |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
INLET MEDICAL, INC. |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
KERAVISION, INC. |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
KIRWAN SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC. |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
MANI, INC. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
MEDICOR CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
MICROVENTION, INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
NISSHO CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
OTICON A/S |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
PREMIER LASER SYSTEMS, INC. |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
S.L.T. JAPAN CO., LTD. |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G. |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
SOFAMOR DANEK HOLDINGS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
ANSPACH EFFORT, INC. |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
BIOMEDICAL ENTERPRISES, INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
CARDIAC PATHWAYS CORPORATION |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
CARDIO MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, INC. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
CARDIOGENESIS CORPORATION |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
CHIRON VISION CORPORATION |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
CIRCON CORPORATION |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
CONMED CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
COOK UROLOGICAL, INCORPORATED |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
CORVASCULAR, INC. |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
CRYOGEN, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
ENDICOR MEDICAL, INC. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
FERTON HOLDING SA |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
HAND INNOVATIONS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
HEARTEN MEDICAL, INC. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
ISOSTENT, INC. |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
LUMEND, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
MICRO MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
MIDAS REX, L.P. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
ORTHODYNE, INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
ORTHOPAEDIC BIOSYSTEMS LIMITED, INC. |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
OTHY, INC. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
PRECIFAR S.A. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
SULZER ORTHOPEDICS LTD. |
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SULZER OSYPKA GMBH |
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SURGICAL CONCEPTS, INC. |
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SURGICAL LASER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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TEAM MEDICAL, L.L.C. |
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF |
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VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC. |
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VIVANT MEDICAL, INC. |
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WINEASE LLC |
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