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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 606, Surgery (instruments)

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 328 276 320 191 150 1265
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 63 71 87 57 39 317
ETHICON, INC. 21 17 38 22 14 112
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 27 13 31 23 7 101
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 14 17 27 14 16 88
MEDTRONIC INC. 12 12 16 20 26 86
SYNTHES LTD. (U.S.A.) 19 12 20 10 7 68
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 19 18 12 6 8 63
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 15 18 15 8 6 62
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 19 12 10 8 11 60
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 15 11 16 4 7 53
NIDEK CO., LTD. 10 5 17 8 5 45
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. 9 11 12 7 5 44
VISX, INCORPORATED 10 6 11 6 4 37
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 7 10 14 5 0 36
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5 4 13 7 4 33
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 0 0 0 31 31
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 5 5 12 6 3 31
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED 8 7 6 4 6 31
C. R. BARD, INC. 7 7 7 3 5 29
CORDIS CORPORATION 6 8 6 2 6 28
CURON MEDICAL, INC. 4 7 4 9 4 28
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 10 3 6 6 3 28
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 10 7 3 5 3 28
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 10 7 5 4 28
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 3 7 3 6 8 27
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 9 3 3 7 4 26
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 6 6 9 2 3 26
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG 7 4 4 8 2 25
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 14 7 1 3 0 25
CARDICA, INC. 0 8 3 5 8 24
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 3 4 4 10 3 24
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 9 3 3 2 24
ARTHREX INC. 3 2 13 1 4 23
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC. 5 7 3 7 1 23
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 7 4 5 2 23
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 3 3 6 6 4 22
KYPHON INC. 4 3 6 5 4 22
HEARTPORT, INC. 7 6 3 3 2 21
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 2 2 8 6 2 20
NOVARE SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 5 2 5 6 2 20
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. 11 4 4 1 0 20
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 10 8 1 0 0 19
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 0 0 0 9 10 19
ALCON, INC. 0 2 10 5 1 18
EMBOL-X, INC. 9 5 4 0 0 18
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. 3 9 5 0 1 18
MICRUS CORPORATION 6 3 3 3 3 18
STRYKER SPINE S.A. 1 1 9 4 3 18
SULZER ORTHOPEDICS LTD. 1 3 13 1 0 18
BIOMET, INC. 2 5 6 4 0 17
RITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 9 2 3 17
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 0 2 9 3 2 16
SPINAL CONCEPTS, INC. 1 4 6 2 3 16
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC. 0 3 6 5 2 16
INCEPT LLC 5 1 6 2 1 15
REX MEDICAL, LP 2 0 7 4 2 15
AFX, INC. 4 3 1 3 3 14
ATRIONIX, INC. 2 1 6 2 3 14
CONVERGE MEDICAL, INC. 2 1 5 2 4 14
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. 3 1 2 6 2 14
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 3 1 3 2 5 14
LINVATEC CORPORATION 4 3 1 5 1 14
NUVASIVE, INC. 4 2 3 1 4 14
OPUS MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 10 3 0 14
CARDIOFOCUS, INC. 2 2 5 1 3 13
ENDIUS INCORPORATED 1 0 7 3 2 13
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 9 0 2 13
PENTAX CORPORATION 0 0 6 4 3 13
SCION CARDIO-VASCULAR, INC. 5 2 3 2 1 13
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 0 5 3 2 2 12
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 3 2 5 0 2 12
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 1 1 4 3 3 12
RICHARD WOLF GMBH 1 3 2 5 1 12
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 0 2 8 1 1 12
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1 2 3 3 2 11
ALCON UNIVERSAL, LTD. 1 5 4 1 0 11
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 0 2 6 2 1 11
CRYOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 3 3 2 11
HAND INNOVATIONS, INC. 2 3 2 4 0 11
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 3 2 4 2 11
RUBICOR MEDICAL, INC. 0 2 0 4 5 11
SHOWA IKA KOHGYO CO., LTD. 0 1 4 3 3 11
STRYKER CORPORATION 3 2 2 3 1 11
SULZER SPINE-TECH INC. 1 1 6 3 0 11
TRANSVASCULAR, INC. 3 1 4 3 0 11
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 2 6 1 1 11
VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 2 3 1 11
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 0 2 2 4 2 10
AXYA MEDICAL INC. 2 3 3 0 2 10
BIOPLATE, INC. 3 0 4 2 1 10
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 8 2 0 0 0 10
CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC. 5 2 1 2 0 10
INTEGRATED VASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 4 1 10
MICROVENTION, INC. 2 2 4 2 0 10
ONUX MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 2 5 1 10
SALVIAC LIMITED 1 2 2 2 3 10
SENORX, INC. 2 2 3 2 1 10
STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH 2 2 5 0 1 10
TRIAGE MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 3 1 5 10
WALTER LORENZ SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 2 3 3 2 0 10
20/10 PERFECT VISION OPTISCHE GERAETE GMBH 0 2 4 1 2 9
ARTEMIS MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 3 2 0 9
BONUTTI 2003 TRUST-A 0 0 6 3 0 9
CONCENTRIC MEDICAL, INC. 0 2 1 3 3 9
CYNOSURE, INC. 2 1 5 1 0 9
ECLIPSE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 2 0 0 0 9
ENDOCARE, INC. 2 0 2 2 3 9
EV3, INC. 0 0 2 3 4 9
MEDIDEA, LLC 5 2 2 0 0 9
OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH 1 1 2 4 1 9
PIONEER LABORATORIES, INC. 0 3 4 1 1 9
POWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS, INC. 0 1 1 3 4 9
STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY, INC. 4 2 2 0 1 9
AGA MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 4 3 1 0 8
ALLERGAN SALES, INC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 2 8
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 1 2 2 0 3 8
BIONX IMPLANTS OY 5 2 1 0 0 8
CERAM OPTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 3 2 1 2 8
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
INTEGRATED VASCULAR INTERVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.C. (IVIT, LC) 0 0 5 3 0 8
INTRALASE CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 3 8
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 1 2 4 0 1 8
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. 1 1 2 3 1 8
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.) 0 3 3 2 0 8
PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 3 1 3 8
PEARL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC 0 3 1 3 1 8
SOFRADIM PRODUCTION 1 2 3 2 0 8
SPIRATION, INC. 2 2 3 0 1 8
SUB Q INC. 2 4 0 0 2 8
THIRD MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING, LLC 0 6 0 2 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 3 1 0 4 0 8
VERIGEN TRANSPLANTATION SERVICE INTERNATIONAL (VTSI) AG 1 1 5 0 1 8
ATRICURE, INC. 0 0 1 0 6 7
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 2 2 3 0 0 7
BENOIST GIRARD SAS 2 0 0 3 2 7
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 3 1 1 7
CARDIA, INC. 2 1 1 0 3 7
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2 1 2 0 2 7
CORE MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 3 3 1 7
CRYOCOR, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
CRYOGEN, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
DAIG CORPORATION 4 1 2 0 0 7
DEPUY MITEK, INC. 0 0 0 5 2 7
ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH 3 3 1 0 0 7
FERTON HOLDING SA 3 0 4 0 0 7
IRVINE BIOMEDICAL, INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
MANI, INC. 4 0 1 0 2 7
ORTHOFIX S.R.L. 1 1 1 2 2 7
POPCAB,LLC 0 4 3 0 0 7
PRECIMED S.A. 0 0 2 2 3 7
RADIOTHERAPEUTICS CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 0 7
SPINECORE, INC 0 0 4 0 3 7
STARION INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 1 7
STEREOTAXIS, INC. 0 2 0 4 1 7
STRYKER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 0 3 0 0 7
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 1 0 2 1 3 7
ALLERGAN, INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
BACCHUS VASCULAR, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
BARD ASDI INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
BIOSENSE, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERAETE GMBH & CO. INGENIEURBUERO BERLIN 1 1 2 1 1 6
BONUTTI IP, LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
BRAUN GMBH 2 1 1 2 0 6
CANDELA CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 0 6
CARDIMA, INC. 3 0 0 2 1 6
CARL ZEISS JENA GMBH 1 1 1 2 1 6
COALESCENT SURGICAL, INC. 0 0 5 1 0 6
CONMED CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
CORTEKS, INC. 4 0 0 1 1 6
DUKE UNIVERSITY 2 2 2 0 0 6
EPICOR MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
EVA CORPORATION 3 0 2 1 0 6
LASERSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
LUMEND, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
LUMENIS INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 1 0 2 1 2 6
MATTIOLI ENGINEERING LTD. 2 3 1 0 0 6
MEGADYNE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
MICROLINE INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
NDO SURGICAL, INC. 0 1 2 3 0 6
NEOMEND, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
NEOTHERMIA CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 2 6
ORTHOPAEDIC BIOSYSTEMS LIMITED, INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
PLC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
QUANTUM COR INCORPORATED 1 2 3 0 0 6
SOFAMOR, S.N.C. 1 2 1 2 0 6
SPINAL INNOVATIONS 3 1 0 2 0 6
SRI INTERNATIONAL 1 3 1 1 0 6
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 0 1 0 6
VIVANT MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. 5 0 0 1 0 6
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
ZIMMER, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
ADIANA, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
ANGIOLINK CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
ASAH MEDICO A/S 1 1 2 1 0 5
ATRITECH, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
BAUSCH & LOMB SURGICAL, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 0 0 0 4 1 5
BLACKSTONE MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
COAXIA, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
COMPUTER MOTION, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
COOK UROLOGICAL, INCORPORATED 1 2 0 1 1 5
COSMAN COMPANY, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
ENDICOR MEDICAL, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
ENDO VIA MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
GENZYME CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
MED-LOGICS, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
MEMPHIS EYE & CATARACT ASSOCIATES AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER 1 3 1 0 0 5
MINU, L.L.C. 0 0 0 1 4 5
MISONIX, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 0 2 5
ORTHODYNE, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
PERCARDIA, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
PILLING WECK INCORPORATED 0 1 0 3 1 5
SCION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
SOMNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 0 0 0 1 5
SPINEOLOGY, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
SYMBIOSIS CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
TEAM MEDICAL, L.L.C. 3 0 1 1 0 5
TRANS1 INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
VASCULAR CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
VENTRICA, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
VIACOR, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
WAVELIGHT LASER TECHNOLOGIE AG 0 0 1 3 1 5
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5


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