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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 623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor

( 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 156 147 145 132 97 677
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 21 42 48 56 24 191
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 19 31 56 36 21 163
CORDIS CORPORATION 11 3 15 11 12 52
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 9 14 8 12 9 52
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 4 12 11 15 9 51
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 12 8 10 14 3 47
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 16 8 11 7 4 46
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 14 8 5 7 3 37
MEDTRONIC INC. 8 7 6 8 3 32
MEDINOL LTD. 3 8 7 9 3 30
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 3 7 4 14 28
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. 7 6 11 4 0 28
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 0 4 15 6 2 27
SULZER CARBOMEDICS INC. 17 9 0 1 0 27
BIOMET, INC. 2 9 2 6 5 24
ETHICON, INC. 4 5 8 6 1 24
COOK INC. 6 3 4 5 5 23
SPINECORE, INC 0 0 5 6 12 23
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 3 3 5 7 3 21
C. R. BARD, INC. 4 2 1 9 4 20
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 6 2 6 3 3 20
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 12 6 19
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 7 3 3 3 2 18
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 6 10 18
SYNTHES LTD. (U.S.A.) 2 3 6 3 4 18
IMPRA, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF C.R. BARD, INC. 6 5 6 0 0 17
TORNIER S.A. 5 4 2 4 2 17
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 1 2 4 3 6 16
3F THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 0 0 10 4 15
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.) 2 3 4 2 4 15
SULZER ORTHOPEDICS LTD. 0 7 7 1 0 15
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERAETE GMBH & CO. INGENIEURBUERO BERLIN 3 1 4 3 3 14
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 0 1 6 6 1 14
DIAMICRON, INC. 1 5 3 4 0 13
ENDOLOGIX, INC. 4 2 3 2 2 13
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.P.A. 4 1 5 1 2 13
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. 5 2 2 2 1 12
ESKA IMPLANTS GMBH & CO. 1 3 2 3 3 12
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 0 0 0 1 11 12
OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, INC. 3 1 3 2 3 12
PLUS ENDOPROTHETIK AG 2 4 4 2 0 12
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 0 3 3 4 1 11
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. 0 0 0 5 6 11
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 2 1 0 5 3 11
MEDICINELODGE, INC. 1 0 5 0 5 11
MEADOX MEDICALS, INC. 5 4 1 0 0 10
VASCULAR ARCHITECTS, INC. 1 1 6 0 2 10
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION 3 3 1 2 0 9
CARBOMEDICS, INC. 0 0 5 4 0 9
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. 2 4 1 1 1 9
ADVANCED STENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 2 3 1 8
BAUSCH & LOMB SURGICAL, INC. 6 1 0 1 0 8
BENOIST GIRARD SAS 3 1 3 1 0 8
CERAMTEC AG INNOVATIVE CERAMIC ENGINEERING 2 2 2 2 0 8
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 0 2 4 2 0 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 2 1 2 8
MEDIDEA, LLC 3 3 1 1 0 8
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 3 3 0 1 8
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 5 1 1 0 1 8
STRYKER SPINE S.A. 0 0 4 2 2 8
AESCULAP 2 3 1 1 0 7
ALCON, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
ALLERGAN SALES, INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
ANAMED, INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
AVANTEC VASCULAR CORPORATION 0 0 4 0 3 7
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 2 1 0 2 2 7
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TRUST 3 2 0 2 0 7
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. 0 1 0 3 3 7
INFLOW DYNAMICS INC. 2 3 0 2 0 7
INTRATHERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 4 2 0 0 7
LIFENET 2 1 3 0 1 7
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 5 1 0 0 7
PERCARDIA, INC. 1 1 3 0 2 7
PROSTHETIC DESIGN, INC. 2 2 2 1 0 7
SULZER ORTHOPAEDIC AG 4 1 2 0 0 7
SULZER SPINE-TECH INC. 3 3 1 0 0 7
THINOPTX, INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
VISIOGEN, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
ZIMMER, INC. 1 3 3 0 0 7
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. 1 1 1 0 3 6
BIONX IMPLANTS OY 1 3 2 0 0 6
BONUTTI 2003 TRUST-A 0 0 2 3 1 6
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 5 1 0 0 0 6
CHAS. A. BLATCHFORD & SONS LIMITED 3 0 1 2 0 6
CONOR MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
EVYSIO MEDICAL DEVICES ULC 0 0 0 3 3 6
HEARTSTENT CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC. 4 0 2 0 0 6
REX MEDICAL, LP 0 0 1 2 3 6
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 0 2 1 1 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2 1 2 1 0 6
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG 1 1 2 0 1 5
ARTHREX INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL 0 1 3 0 1 5
CENTERPULSE ORTHOPEDICS INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
CORNEAL INDUSTRIE 0 2 0 2 1 5
CROSSCART, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
DIMSO (DISTRIBUTION MEDICALE DU SUDOUEST) 0 3 2 0 0 5
ETEX CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 1 5
EVA CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 1 5
EXACTECH, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
GRAMTEC INNOVATION AB 1 0 2 1 1 5
HAMMILL MANUFACTURING CO. 2 2 0 1 0 5
ISOTIS N.V. 1 2 1 1 0 5
JOMED GMBH 0 2 2 1 0 5
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 1 3 1 0 5
MEDENNIUM, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
MICRUS CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
NUVASIVE, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
ORTHO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
OSSUR HF 0 0 2 0 3 5
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE LP 0 0 0 3 2 5
REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
RJC DEVELOPMENT, L.C. 0 0 0 1 4 5
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
ST. JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOVASCULAR GROUP, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
SUN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
SURGICAL DYNAMICS, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
TRIVASCULAR INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 3 1 1 0 0 5
VIACOR, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5


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