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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 357 270 260 240 244 1371
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 63 67 52 54 74 310
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 39 43 49 40 55 226
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 55 51 31 25 17 179
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 23 29 23 29 33 137
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 21 13 17 18 67 136
MEDTRONIC INC. 40 22 26 27 15 130
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 18 23 17 16 17 91
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 6 14 16 22 21 79
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 1 8 17 18 34 78
ALZA CORPORATION 8 15 11 22 4 60
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 14 7 4 10 15 50
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 7 16 13 9 4 49
SCIENCE INCORPORATED 11 13 11 8 5 48
CORDIS CORPORATION 23 9 8 3 3 46
C. R. BARD, INC. 10 12 8 7 6 43
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 16 8 4 6 5 39
HEARTPORT, INC. 14 11 4 4 3 36
MEDRAD, INC. 5 7 7 5 9 33
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0 15 6 8 4 33
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 10 6 3 8 3 30
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. 4 9 10 6 1 30
EMBOL-X, INC. 1 4 9 9 5 28
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. 0 5 9 8 3 25
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG 0 0 9 8 7 24
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 6 6 6 4 2 24
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 0 2 7 8 7 24
GENETRONICS, INC. 2 5 6 8 2 23
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 9 5 3 3 21
VASCA, INC. 2 5 5 5 3 20
DAIG CORPORATION 8 4 4 2 1 19
MINIMED INC. 5 3 3 5 3 19
MOLNLYCKE AB 13 4 2 0 0 19
SCA MOLNLYCKE AB 4 6 4 3 2 19
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 7 2 4 4 2 19
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 6 8 2 2 1 19
BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 5 2 2 8 1 18
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 3 6 5 3 0 17
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 3 7 3 4 0 17
NISSHO CORPORATION 3 6 6 2 0 17
VENETEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. 5 1 1 4 6 17
VIDAMED, INC. 8 3 2 2 2 17
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 8 4 1 1 2 16
ICU MEDICAL, INC. 4 4 4 3 1 16
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. 2 5 2 6 0 15
ETHICON, INC. 4 0 1 9 1 15
LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY DIVISION OF RITTER - 2 8 1 3 1 15
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN AB 8 4 2 1 0 15
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 1 2 0 4 8 15
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC. 1 3 5 3 2 14
SIMS DELTEC, INC. 4 6 2 1 1 14
SMITHS INDUSTRIES LIMITED 5 4 4 0 1 14
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 4 2 3 2 2 13
COBE LABORATORIES, INC. 7 6 0 0 0 13
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 4 4 1 2 2 13
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. 2 2 1 5 3 13
ETHICON ENDO-SURGURY, INC. 4 6 0 1 2 13
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL, INC. 8 2 3 0 0 13
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. 4 1 3 4 1 13
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 2 2 4 3 2 13
PERCUSURGE, INC. 2 0 6 5 0 13
PHARMASONICS, INC. 4 1 0 5 3 13
CARDEON CORPORATION 3 1 4 3 1 12
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 3 2 2 2 3 12
FRESENIUS AG 7 2 1 0 2 12
PHARMACIA AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 0 7 3 12
SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. 2 4 3 3 0 12
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 4 2 0 4 12
  0 1 3 5 3 12
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. 0 7 3 1 0 11
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG 1 1 1 2 6 11
CORDIS WEBSTER, INC. 0 1 4 5 1 11
GAMBRO, INC. 0 0 0 8 3 11
I-FLOW CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 4 11
SOMNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 9 0 0 2 0 11
STRYKER CORPORATION 3 1 2 2 3 11
TRANSFUSION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 2 4 0 1 11
ALLERGAN SALES, INC. 0 2 4 2 2 10
BRACCO RESEARCH USA, INC. 0 3 4 3 0 10
MEDI-JECT CORPORATION 4 4 1 1 0 10
BIOLINK CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 4 9
CHASE MEDICAL INC 0 1 5 3 0 9
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 2 9
MEDISYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 6 2 1 0 0 9
MEDTRONIC PERCUSURGE, INC. 0 0 0 4 5 9
POSSIS MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 3 2 2 9
THEROX, INC. 1 2 3 3 0 9
BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A. 2 2 1 3 0 8
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 0 2 2 3 8
COOK INC. 2 0 1 1 4 8
GAMBRO AB 3 1 3 1 0 8
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED 1 3 1 3 0 8
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC. 3 1 0 2 2 8
LUTHER MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 3 4 1 0 0 8
OMEROS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 3 0 8
PEAUDOUCE, SOCIETE ANONYME 3 2 2 1 0 8
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G. 3 1 1 1 2 8
SYMBIOSIS CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 2 8
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2 1 2 1 2 8
WESTON MEDICAL LIMITED 0 2 2 4 0 8
ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 2 7
ARZNEIMITTEL GMBH APOTHEKER VETTER & CO. RAVENSBURG 2 1 0 1 3 7
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
CRITICAL DEVICE CORPORATION 3 2 0 2 0 7
ELAN CORPORATION P.L.C. 0 2 1 3 1 7
IOMEC, INCORPORATED 2 0 1 2 2 7
LOCALMED, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 3 2 0 0 7
MDC INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC. 1 0 4 1 1 7
MEDELA HOLDING AG 0 2 2 0 3 7
MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY 5 2 0 0 0 7
POWDERJECT RESEARCH LIMITED 0 2 2 2 1 7
SABRATEK CORPORATION 3 4 0 0 0 7
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 2 3 0 1 1 7
VISIONARY MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION, INC. 4 2 1 0 0 7
XOMED SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 4 1 1 1 0 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 1 0 3 2 6
ALCON MANUFACTURING, LTD. 0 0 0 3 3 6
APPRIVA MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 2 2 2 0 6
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 3 2 6
BAUSCH & LOMB SURGICAL, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 2 0 0 3 6
BROWN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
CATHETER IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
COAXIA, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
CORDIS EUROPA N.V. 0 5 0 0 1 6
DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD. 0 2 3 0 1 6
DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
E. R. SQUIBB + SONS, INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
ECLIPSE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 0 3 0 6
ELAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 5 1 0 0 0 6
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2 2 0 1 1 6
EMPI, INC. 2 3 0 1 0 6
EPIMED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 0 2 1 6
HEARTSTENT CORPORATION 1 0 2 0 3 6
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
INTERVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
INVIRO MEDICAL DEVICES LTD. 0 1 2 2 1 6
JMS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INDUSTRIA E. COMERCIO LTDA 0 0 1 1 4 6
LUMEND, INC. 0 0 0 6 0 6
MAERSK MEDICAL A/S 0 1 2 2 1 6
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. 3 0 1 1 1 6
SARCOS L.C. 0 2 3 1 0 6
SCHERING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 3 0 2 6
SURGICAL DESIGN CORP. 3 0 2 1 0 6
TYCO HEALTHCARE RETAIL SERVICES AG 0 0 0 0 6 6
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
VYTERIS, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ALCON UNIVERSAL, LTD. 0 0 0 4 1 5
ALLERGAN, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
ALSIUS CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
BIOCARDIA, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
CABOT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
DIDECO S.P.A 1 2 0 1 1 5
EKOS CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
FIBERTECH GROUP, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 0 4 5
KRITON MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 1 1 1 1 1 5
MEDCARE MEDICAL GROUP, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
MEDELA, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
SARCOS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SCHOTT GLASWERKE 1 1 0 2 1 5
TAILORED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 0 0 1 0 4 5
YKK CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 4 5
ZIMMON SCIENCE CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 0 5


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