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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 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 240 244 300 195 138 1117
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 40 55 83 60 43 281
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 54 74 68 45 28 269
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 29 33 80 50 22 214
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 18 67 63 42 17 207
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 25 17 42 32 19 135
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 18 34 36 20 24 132
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 22 21 48 18 15 124
MEDTRONIC INC. 27 15 33 9 19 103
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 16 17 15 12 14 74
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 10 15 14 7 3 49
ALZA CORPORATION 22 4 7 3 6 42
NOVO NORDISK A/S 8 4 15 6 4 37
MEDRAD, INC. 5 9 6 10 6 36
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 8 3 11 3 6 31
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG 8 7 5 4 4 28
C. R. BARD, INC. 7 6 3 9 2 27
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 0 4 10 9 4 27
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 4 8 7 3 4 26
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 6 5 8 5 1 25
COAXIA, INC. 2 3 9 5 5 24
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 3 3 7 8 3 24
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 8 7 6 0 3 24
GENETRONICS, INC. 8 2 5 5 3 23
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. 8 3 6 4 2 23
VENETEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 6 3 4 6 23
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 9 4 6 2 1 22
GAMBRO, INC. 8 3 2 5 4 22
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 2 0 8 10 1 21
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 2 2 6 4 6 20
DSU MEDICAL CORPORATION 5 3 9 2 0 19
PHARMACIA AKTIEBOLAG 7 3 3 6 0 19
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 3 4 8 0 3 18
BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 8 1 3 4 2 18
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 4 0 5 6 3 18
ETHICON, INC. 9 1 6 2 0 18
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC. 3 2 6 4 3 18
TYCO HEALTHCARE RETAIL SERVICES AG 0 6 11 0 1 18
ALSIUS CORPORATION 1 4 6 4 2 17
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 1 5 8 1 17
HEARTPORT, INC. 4 3 3 2 5 17
SCIENCE INCORPORATED 8 5 4 0 0 17
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. 1 2 8 2 3 16
ICU MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 4 5 3 16
NIPRO CORPORATION 0 4 5 2 5 16
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 0 1 5 5 4 15
COOK INC. 1 4 4 3 3 15
EMBOL-X, INC. 9 5 1 0 0 15
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. 4 1 8 1 1 15
VASCA, INC. 5 3 3 3 1 15
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 0 0 8 3 3 14
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG 2 6 3 3 0 14
CARDEON CORPORATION 3 1 4 6 0 14
CHF SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 4 6 3 14
POSSIS MEDICAL, INC. 2 2 2 6 2 14
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 3 2 2 4 2 13
ALCON MANUFACTURING, LTD. 3 3 5 1 1 13
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 0 0 1 12 13
CORDIS CORPORATION 3 3 4 2 1 13
IOMEC, INCORPORATED 2 2 4 4 1 13
VYTERIS, INC. 0 6 4 1 2 13
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 2 7 0 0 12
CORAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 3 4 1 12
CROSSJECT COMPANY 0 0 4 2 6 12
ELAN PHARMA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 3 4 4 1 12
MEDELA HOLDING AG 0 3 3 5 1 12
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 4 2 4 1 1 12
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 0 4 3 4 1 12
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 4 3 2 3 12
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 3 3 1 11
JMS CO., LTD. 2 4 1 3 1 11
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC. 2 2 6 1 0 11
LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY 3 1 4 2 1 11
MDC INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC. 1 1 6 1 2 11
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 5 2 3 11
PHARMASONICS, INC. 5 3 3 0 0 11
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. 6 2 2 1 0 11
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 5 1 1 10
BIOCARDIA, INC. 1 3 3 2 1 10
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2 3 1 2 2 10
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. 5 3 1 1 0 10
DURECT CORPORATION 0 4 3 3 0 10
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED 3 0 2 4 1 10
INSULET CORPORATION 0 0 3 6 1 10
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 0 0 0 3 7 10
PERCARDIA, INC. 1 0 2 1 6 10
PRISMEDICAL CORPORATION 0 1 3 4 2 10
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 2 1 3 3 1 10
ZEVEX, INC. 1 0 3 2 4 10
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 2 2 4 0 1 9
ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 2 1 0 4 9
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 0 1 0 7 1 9
I-FLOW CORPORATION 2 4 1 1 1 9
LUMEND, INC. 6 0 2 1 0 9
MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC. 1 0 1 3 4 9
MEDTRONIC PERCUSURGE, INC. 4 5 0 0 0 9
MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC, INC. 1 1 1 2 4 9
MINIMED INC. 5 3 1 0 0 9
STRYKER CORPORATION 2 3 3 1 0 9
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 2 3 3 0 1 9
A-MED SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 2 2 2 8
ALCON, INC. 0 1 1 1 5 8
BIOLINK CORPORATION 1 4 3 0 0 8
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 3 0 2 1 8
EKOS CORPORATION 3 0 3 2 0 8
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 2 0 0 8
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 1 2 5 0 0 8
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INDUSTRIA E. COMERCIO LTDA 1 4 2 0 1 8
TRANSVASCULAR, INC. 3 0 4 1 0 8
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 0 0 4 2 2 8
ALCON UNIVERSAL, LTD. 4 1 1 1 0 7
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 2 0 1 1 3 7
ARTERIA MEDICAL SCIENCES, INC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 3 1 2 7
BIOJECT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 2 3 1 0 7
BIOJECT, INC. 1 0 3 3 0 7
CORDIS WEBSTER, INC. 5 1 0 1 0 7
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 3 2 0 7
GENESIS MICROCHIP INC. 0 1 4 1 1 7
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 2 0 0 5 7
INVIRO MEDICAL DEVICES LTD. 2 1 2 1 1 7
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 2 0 2 2 1 7
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 3 7
MALLINCKRODT, INC. 0 3 3 1 0 7
MEDEX, INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. 0 4 1 1 1 7
POWDERJECT RESEARCH LIMITED 2 1 1 1 2 7
REX MEDICAL, LP 1 0 1 2 3 7
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G. 1 2 3 1 0 7
SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. 3 0 1 1 2 7
STERLING MEDIVATIONS, INC. 0 1 3 2 1 7
TRANSVIVO, INC. 1 0 3 1 2 7
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
ANTARES PHARMA, INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
APPRIVA MEDICAL, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 3 0 2 1 0 6
BACCHUS VASCULAR, INC. 1 0 3 0 2 6
BIOPHORETIC THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS, LLC 0 2 1 2 1 6
BIOVALVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 0 4 0 1 1 6
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 1 1 3 0 1 6
MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED 0 1 2 2 1 6
PAUL HARTMANN AG 0 3 2 1 0 6
PORTEX, INC. 0 0 6 0 0 6
SAFETY SYRINGES, INC. 1 1 2 0 2 6
SANOFI-SYNTHELABO INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 4 2 0 0 0 6
SUB Q INC. 1 0 4 0 1 6
THEROX, INC. 3 0 2 0 1 6
TRICARDIA, INC. 1 0 2 0 3 6
VIDAMED, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
WESTON MEDICAL LIMITED 4 0 2 0 0 6
ADVANCED ANIMAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 3 0 1 1 5
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA 1 2 2 0 0 5
ARZNEIMITTEL GMBH APOTHEKER VETTER & CO. RAVENSBURG 1 3 0 1 0 5
ASSOCIATED HYGIENIC PRODUCTS LLC 0 0 2 3 0 5
BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A. 3 0 2 0 0 5
BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
DIDECO S.P.A 1 1 1 1 1 5
ELAN CORPORATION P.L.C. 3 1 0 1 0 5
GLAUKOS CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
GMP VISION SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
M.K. MEDITECH CO., LTD. 0 3 1 0 1 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 0 3 2 5
MICRO SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
MICRUS CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
MITSUBISHI PENCIL KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 1 1 1 5
NIDEK CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 1 5
PEN JET CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
PERCUSURGE, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
RADIUS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 1 2 1 1 5
RENAL TECH INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 2 2 0 1 5
RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
SCA MOLNLYCKE AB 3 2 0 0 0 5
SCHERING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 2 0 1 2 5
SEDAT 0 0 2 1 2 5
SMITHS GROUP PLC 0 2 2 0 1 5
TECPHARMA LICENSING AG 0 0 0 0 5 5
VYGON GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 3 0 0 5
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5


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