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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 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 149 145 145 82 103 624
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 31 31 45 38 55 200
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 0 4 19 27 61 111
MEDTRONIC INC. 26 16 26 13 14 95
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 39 33 15 1 3 91
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 6 17 18 12 29 82
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 10 21 10 11 17 69
ETHICON, INC. 14 20 14 8 10 66
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 6 38 15 1 1 61
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 8 18 27 7 0 60
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 11 10 14 16 8 59
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 7 8 9 9 23 56
CARDICA, INC. 8 13 10 10 5 46
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 16 7 9 5 4 41
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 3 7 8 7 13 38
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 3 2 11 8 13 37
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 3 6 9 4 12 34
COVIDIEN AG 0 0 0 5 26 31
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 3 7 7 11 3 31
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 2 3 6 8 10 29
ARTHREX INC. 4 7 6 5 6 28
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 8 10 2 6 2 28
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 7 5 6 3 6 27
EV3, INC. 4 3 4 8 6 25
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 1 4 10 1 8 24
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. 0 5 6 10 3 24
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 6 6 3 5 24
NIDEK CO., LTD. 5 10 6 2 0 23
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED 6 5 6 2 1 20
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 7 2 6 2 19
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. 2 5 6 5 1 19
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 3 3 6 2 18
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 3 9 1 3 2 18
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. 5 3 6 1 3 18
KYPHON INC. 4 6 5 2 0 17
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 1 2 4 1 9 17
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 0 6 4 6 16
CORDIS CORPORATION 6 3 3 2 2 16
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 4 5 3 4 0 16
SURGRX, INC. 3 7 4 2 0 16
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 6 3 1 4 16
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 2 2 3 6 2 15
ATRICURE, INC. 6 1 3 2 3 15
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 2 1 4 5 3 15
C. R. BARD, INC. 5 1 4 5 0 15
SYMMETRY MEDICAL, INC. 4 2 3 2 4 15
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 2 3 1 2 6 14
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 1 1 6 1 5 14
CRYOCOR, INC. 4 5 4 1 0 14
CURON MEDICAL, INC. 4 5 2 3 0 14
PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 7 2 2 14
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 1 4 2 2 5 14
VISX, INCORPORATED 4 8 1 1 0 14
PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 4 1 1 13
SATIETY, INC. 0 5 6 0 2 13
SPINECORE, INC 3 2 2 1 5 13
STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH 1 4 4 1 3 13
TRANS1 INC. 2 1 1 1 8 13
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG 2 2 4 3 1 12
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, INC. 0 0 1 2 9 12
DEPUY MITEK, INC. 2 0 2 6 2 12
ENDOCARE, INC. 3 0 4 2 3 12
LINVATEC CORPORATION 1 2 5 3 1 12
REX MEDICAL, LP 2 2 3 3 2 12
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 1 3 3 2 11
ENDIUS INCORPORATED 2 7 1 1 0 11
KYPHON SARL 0 0 0 0 11 11
NMT MEDICAL, INC. 2 0 2 4 3 11
PENTAX CORPORATION 3 2 3 3 0 11
RUBICOR MEDICAL, INC. 5 2 1 1 2 11
USGI MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 1 4 5 11
ACUMED, INC. 0 3 2 1 4 10
EBI, L.P. 0 1 2 6 1 10
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 5 1 2 0 10
GALIL MEDICAL LTD. 2 1 0 5 2 10
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 5 0 2 1 2 10
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 3 2 0 10
PRECIMED S.A. 3 5 0 1 1 10
SALVIAC LIMITED 3 4 0 0 3 10
STRYKER CORPORATION 1 0 3 3 3 10
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 3 3 3 1 0 10
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 4 1 2 2 1 10
VASCULAR CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 4 3 1 10
AFX, INC. 3 3 3 0 0 9
BONUTTI IP, LLC 5 4 0 0 0 9
CARDIA, INC. 3 3 1 0 2 9
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 2 1 1 9
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC 0 0 0 2 7 9
MARCTEC, LLC 0 3 0 2 4 9
MEDICINELODGE, INC. 2 2 3 0 2 9
NUVASIVE, INC. 4 1 1 1 2 9
STRYKER SPINE S.A. 3 1 0 2 3 9
THERMAGE, INC. 0 3 3 1 2 9
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 1 4 2 0 2 9
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 2 3 1 1 1 8
ALCON, INC. 1 2 2 1 2 8
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 3 1 2 2 0 8
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG 0 3 1 2 2 8
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 4 1 0 0 3 8
ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH 0 1 3 3 1 8
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 2 4 0 1 1 8
MEDICAL CV, INC. 0 1 6 1 0 8
MICRUS CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 2 8
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 3 1 1 2 1 8
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 1 0 7 0 0 8
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC. 2 2 1 1 2 8
STARION INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 1 3 0 3 1 8
SUB Q INC. 2 4 1 1 0 8
TRIAGE MEDICAL, INC. 5 2 1 0 0 8
BARRX MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 0 1 5 7
BAYLIS MEDICAL COMPANY, INC. 1 2 4 0 0 7
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 3 1 1 0 2 7
EVALVE, INC. 0 1 2 0 4 7
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 2 3 0 1 1 7
HANSEN MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
HOYA CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 3 7
KCI LICENSING, INC. 0 1 1 5 0 7
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. 1 1 2 2 1 7
MICROVENTION, INC. 0 4 1 1 1 7
MINU, L.L.C. 4 3 0 0 0 7
NIPRO CORPORATION 0 4 0 2 1 7
RITA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 3 1 0 0 7
SENORX, INC. 1 0 3 2 1 7
VIVANT MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
ALCON REFRACTIVEHORIZONS, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 1 0 0 3 2 6
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2 1 2 0 1 6
CONMED CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
DVL ACQUISITION SUB, INC. 0 6 0 0 0 6
EV3 ENDOVASCULAR, INC. 0 0 3 0 3 6
FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 1 1 2 2 6
INNERCOOL THERAPIES, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
INTRALASE CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 0 6
LSI SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
MICROLINE PENTAX INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
NOVARE SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 0 1 3 6
POSSIS MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
POWER MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS, INC. 4 1 0 0 1 6
SHOWA IKA KOHGYO CO., LTD. 3 0 0 0 3 6
SPINEWAVE, INC. 0 3 1 0 2 6
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
STEREOTAXIS, INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
STRYKER LEIBINGER GMBH & CO KG 0 1 2 1 2 6
SYNERGETICS, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
ZIMMER, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
20/10 PERFECT VISION OPTISCHE GERAETE GMBH 2 1 1 1 0 5
ATLAS SPINE, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
ATRIONIX, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
BENOIST GIRARD SAS 2 0 0 2 1 5
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
BIOSENSE, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
CARDIOFOCUS, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
CONCENTRIC MEDICAL, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
CONVERGE MEDICAL, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
CUSTOM SPINE, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
CUTERA, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
CYTYC CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
ENSURE MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC. 0 2 0 0 3 5
GYRUS GROUP PLC 1 1 2 1 0 5
HEARTPORT, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
INNOVATIVE SPINAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 2 1 0 0 2 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 2 0 0 2 1 5
MEGADYNE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED 1 3 0 0 1 5
PILLING WECK INCORPORATED 1 2 2 0 0 5
PIONEER LABORATORIES, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SCIENT'X (SOCIETE ANONYME) 1 1 1 2 0 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 2 0 1 5
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 0 1 3 0 5
STRYKER TRAUMA SA 1 0 0 0 4 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5


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