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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 98 105 71 55 63 392
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 14 33 26 43 57 173
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 21 17 13 13 17 81
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 0 1 23 20 36 80
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 24 23 12 8 4 71
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 10 11 16 10 12 59
CORDIS CORPORATION 12 7 19 9 8 55
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 11 11 8 10 14 54
SPINECORE, INC 12 18 13 5 5 53
COOK INC. 5 5 7 9 25 51
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 10 20 5 6 0 41
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 4 3 9 4 14 34
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 9 2 4 7 10 32
MEDTRONIC INC. 3 9 5 5 9 31
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 6 6 4 4 7 27
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 2 5 5 13 25
OSSUR HF 3 3 3 7 8 24
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. 6 0 5 6 4 21
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 3 4 5 3 6 21
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 6 6 2 2 19
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 4 5 1 2 18
XTENT, INC., 0 3 6 6 1 16
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 2 5 3 2 3 15
MEDINOL LTD. 3 5 2 3 2 15
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. 3 3 8 0 0 14
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 1 6 2 1 4 14
C. R. BARD, INC. 4 4 1 1 3 13
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 1 3 5 13
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 0 4 0 2 6 12
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 1 3 3 2 3 12
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG 1 5 3 0 3 12
ALCON, INC. 4 2 3 1 1 11
ETHICON, INC. 1 5 3 1 1 11
VISIOGEN, INC. 4 3 3 1 0 11
3F THERAPEUTICS, INC. 4 4 0 1 1 10
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 1 2 4 1 2 10
BIOMET, INC. 5 4 1 0 0 10
MEDICINELODGE, INC. 5 2 0 2 1 10
MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION 1 5 2 1 1 10
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. 3 1 4 0 1 9
ARTHREX INC. 1 2 3 2 1 9
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 1 3 2 1 2 9
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 4 3 2 0 0 9
FACET SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 3 0 1 4 9
INTRINSIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 1 2 0 5 9
KYPHON SARL 0 0 0 1 8 9
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 3 3 2 9
BIOQUEST PROSTHETICS, LLC 0 0 1 4 3 8
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 2 4 2 0 0 8
CONOR MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 6 0 0 8
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 3 2 1 0 2 8
VIACOR, INC. 3 2 2 1 0 8
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0 1 2 0 4 7
GI DYNAMICS, INC. 0 2 1 2 2 7
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY 0 3 3 1 0 7
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, INC. 3 1 1 0 2 7
POWERVISION, INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. 1 1 2 0 3 7
ANULEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 5 0 0 1 6
APTUS ENDOSYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 0 0 3 6
ARBOR SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
ARCHUS ORTHOPEDICS, INC. 2 2 0 0 2 6
AVANTEC VASCULAR CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SANTA ROSA CORP. 0 5 0 1 0 6
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PVT, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
LDR MEDICAL 0 2 1 1 2 6
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 3 0 2 1 0 6
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.) 4 0 1 1 0 6
PROSTHETIC DESIGN, INC. 0 2 0 2 2 6
REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
REX MEDICAL, LP 3 1 1 1 0 6
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L. 2 0 3 1 0 6
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
SYNECOR, LLC 1 2 1 2 0 6
ADVANCED STENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
AMERICAN PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 2 1 0 0 2 5
CERVICAL XPAND, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
CERVITECH, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED 0 1 0 0 4 5
DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
ESKA IMPLANTS GMBH & CO. 3 2 0 0 0 5
FINSBURY (DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED 2 1 0 0 2 5
FREEDOM INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
HAYES MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
IMPLIANT LTD. 1 1 0 0 3 5
MICARDIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
ORGANOGENESIS INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
RJC DEVELOPMENT, L.C. 4 0 1 0 0 5
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 1 3 1 0 0 5
STRYKER SPINE S.A. 2 0 1 1 1 5
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 0 2 0 2 1 5
TORNIER S.A. 2 1 1 0 1 5
ZIMMER, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5


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