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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 128, Surgery (includes Class 600)

( 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 260 305 209 194 181 1149
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 32 31 30 25 39 157
MEDTRONIC INC. 21 41 26 20 29 137
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 13 19 25 34 42 133
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 15 24 25 23 43 130
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 8 19 13 18 35 93
RESMED LIMITED, AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY 20 28 14 10 18 90
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 16 20 13 20 20 89
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 10 7 14 17 41 89
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 23 27 18 11 4 83
PACESETTER, INC. 8 13 16 24 16 77
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 13 16 9 10 23 71
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED 2 11 16 19 18 66
MASIMO CORPORATION 8 13 14 16 13 64
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC 8 17 12 11 15 63
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 3 8 12 15 21 59
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 18 10 8 13 8 57
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 10 13 9 3 8 43
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 12 11 11 5 4 43
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 11 7 7 4 13 42
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 12 10 11 5 41
HITACHI, LTD 9 9 16 5 2 41
PENTAX CORPORATION 18 9 9 4 0 40
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 4 12 7 3 11 37
ETHICON, INC. 9 9 8 1 8 35
TANITA CORPORATION 4 13 8 7 2 34
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION 7 2 6 9 8 32
GIVEN IMAGING LTD. 7 6 2 3 13 31
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. 1 9 11 7 3 31
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 10 2 4 4 10 30
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 4 1 8 8 9 30
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 7 6 7 5 4 29
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 10 7 4 3 4 28
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION 15 7 5 1 0 28
SENORX, INC. 5 4 5 8 5 27
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 6 6 4 3 7 26
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 7 4 8 3 3 25
PARACOR MEDICAL, INC. 0 5 9 7 3 24
TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL 5 5 3 3 8 24
DEXCOM, INC. 1 3 2 6 10 22
FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED 4 11 2 1 4 22
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB 6 7 5 2 2 22
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 4 6 6 1 22
NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION 1 3 5 10 3 22
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 1 8 3 8 22
COLIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 13 7 0 1 0 21
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. 6 6 2 4 3 21
BRAINLAB AG 6 3 5 2 4 20
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 5 7 4 1 3 20
RESTORE MEDICAL, INC. 3 9 5 3 0 20
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 7 3 3 2 5 20
STEREOTAXIS, INC. 3 3 5 3 6 20
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 1 2 6 5 6 20
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 1 8 5 5 1 20
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 9 7 1 1 1 19
DRAGER MEDICAL AG & CO. KGAA 7 4 4 1 3 19
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 3 5 3 5 3 19
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 5 4 2 4 3 18
PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 3 4 9 18
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 1 4 3 7 1 16
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED 0 4 6 4 2 16
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 1 5 5 4 16
OTOLOGICS LLC. 0 3 8 3 2 16
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 2 2 5 7 16
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 4 4 1 3 3 15
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 3 4 2 1 5 15
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 6 4 1 0 4 15
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 3 7 3 2 0 15
SENSYS MEDICAL, INC. 0 4 3 4 4 15
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB 3 5 4 2 1 15
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 5 1 3 6 15
ADVANCED CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS, INC. 3 3 8 0 0 14
BIOSENSE, INC. 3 3 3 1 4 14
C. R. BARD, INC. 4 2 3 2 3 14
GE HEALTHCARE FINLAND OY 3 0 6 3 2 14
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 3 5 2 1 3 14
NUCLETRON B.V. 0 2 7 3 2 14
WELCH ALLYN INC. 1 2 2 7 2 14
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 5 3 1 1 3 13
AEROGEN, INC. 3 2 5 3 0 13
ASTRAZENECA AB 5 4 2 1 1 13
CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 5 3 0 13
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 6 13
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 3 2 0 3 5 13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2 3 2 2 4 13
XENOGEN CORPORATION 1 0 1 5 6 13
HOYA CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 9 12
INNOMED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 6 3 0 2 12
LIFESCAN, INC. 3 3 4 1 1 12
MALLINCKRODT, INC. 4 2 3 2 1 12
MEDRAD, INC. 4 4 3 0 1 12
SMITHS GROUP PLC 2 4 2 3 1 12
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 2 2 3 3 2 12
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 0 2 2 1 6 11
ESAOTE, S.P.A 4 0 4 1 2 11
ORQIS MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 3 0 3 5 11
RESPIRONICS, INC. 9 2 0 0 0 11
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 5 2 1 2 1 11
VALOIS S.A.S. 0 2 4 5 0 11
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 0 1 4 2 4 11
ZONARE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 2 1 1 11
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 4 1 2 1 2 10
CYTYC CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 5 10
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 3 1 2 1 3 10
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 1 6 3 0 0 10
INOVISE MEDICAL, INC. 2 6 2 0 0 10
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC 0 0 0 1 9 10
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 5 1 3 0 1 10
MINNESOTA SCIENTIFIC, INC. 2 2 4 2 0 10
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 4 3 0 10
ORSENSE LTD. 0 5 3 2 0 10
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 2 3 1 3 1 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 3 2 1 2 10
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 1 1 0 1 7 10
ALOKA CO., LTD. 2 0 3 1 3 9
ATROPOS LIMITED 2 1 2 1 3 9
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 0 4 3 1 1 9
DENSO CORPORATION 4 0 3 1 1 9
DUKE UNIVERSITY 2 1 3 2 1 9
ELA MEDICAL S.A. 1 2 0 4 2 9
MAP MEDIZIN-TECHNOLOGIE GMBH 0 6 0 1 2 9
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 0 1 4 3 1 9
POLAR ELECTRO OY 0 3 3 2 1 9
SCOTT LABORATORIES, INC. 1 2 1 2 3 9
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 2 3 0 4 0 9
SPIRATION, INC. 2 1 2 1 3 9
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1 1 4 1 1 8
ACUSON CORPORATION 7 1 0 0 0 8
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 2 3 1 0 2 8
ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 2 8
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL 3 1 4 0 0 8
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 2 1 0 2 3 8
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 1 3 0 2 2 8
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2 1 2 2 1 8
CORDIS CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 2 8
DRAEGER MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 2 3 1 8
EMPHASYS MEDICAL, INC. 4 2 1 1 0 8
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC. 0 0 6 1 1 8
INTERTECHNIQUE S.A. 2 2 0 1 3 8
KARL STORZ DEVELOPMENT CORP. 0 2 1 4 1 8
MASIMO LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. 0 0 1 1 6 8
NEOGUIDE SYSTEMS, INC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
OMRON CORPORATION 3 5 0 0 0 8
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 2 8
SPECTRX, INC. 4 2 0 2 0 8
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. 0 0 5 1 2 8
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 4 0 0 0 8
TRANSOMA MEDICAL, INC. 0 2 0 4 2 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 1 2 0 2 3 8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 2 1 2 0 8
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION 2 1 1 3 1 8
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 1 2 2 3 0 8
ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0 2 1 0 4 7
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG 0 4 2 0 1 7
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 2 1 1 7
DRAGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA. 1 3 1 0 2 7
HEARTPORT, INC. 1 5 1 0 0 7
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 0 6 1 0 7
INFRAREDX, INC. 2 0 1 2 2 7
INTEG, INC. 0 6 1 0 0 7
INVACARE CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 2 7
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 0 7
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. 2 0 1 2 2 7
NEURONETICS, INC. 1 2 0 2 2 7
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 0 3 3 1 0 7
NUVASIVE, INC. 0 2 2 1 2 7
OBTECH MEDICAL AG 1 1 1 3 1 7
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
PARI GMBH SPEZIALISTEN FUR EFFEKTIVE INHALATION 1 4 2 0 0 7
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 2 4 1 0 0 7
RUBICOR MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
S.P.O. MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LTD. 0 1 1 1 4 7
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
SONOSITE, INC. 1 0 1 0 5 7
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 2 0 2 2 1 7
USGI MEDICAL, INC. 4 2 0 0 1 7
XOFT, INC. 0 1 0 3 3 7
ANIMAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 3 3 0 0 6
APNEON, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
BIOPHAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 0 1 1 6
CAMERON HEALTH, INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
CANNUFLOW, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 1 2 6
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
CORONEO INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. 2 1 3 0 0 6
DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND CORPORATION 2 3 1 0 0 6
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 1 2 0 6
FLINT HILLS SCIENTIFIC, L.L.C. 1 1 0 0 4 6
FONAR CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
FUKUDA DENSHI CO., LTD. 0 1 0 3 2 6
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 2 1 2 1 6
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
INDIAN OCEAN MEDICAL INC. 0 3 1 2 0 6
INLIGHT SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 3 0 0 1 6
INNOVATA BIOMED LIMITED 1 0 2 1 2 6
MCLEAN HOSPITAL 2 3 1 0 0 6
MEDISON CO., LTD. 0 2 0 0 4 6
MIRABEL MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD. 1 2 2 1 0 6
NEUROPACE, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
NIPRO CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
PROMEX TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 2 1 1 1 6
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
TYMPANY, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 0 0 1 3 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 1 1 2 1 6
VOLCANO CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 0 6
YAMATO SCALE COMPANY, LTD. 3 1 0 1 1 6
A-MED SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
ACCURAY, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
ACOBA, LLC 1 3 1 0 0 5
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG 1 0 1 3 0 5
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
ARADIGM CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 1 5
ARKRAY, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
BANG & OLUFSEN MEDICOM A/S 0 0 0 4 1 5
BARBARA ANN KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE 2 1 1 0 1 5
BEST VASCULAR, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
BODYMEDIA, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH 0 1 1 0 3 5
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
C2CURE INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
CHEMIMAGE CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 1 5
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT, LLC 0 0 4 1 0 5
DEEPBREEZE LTD. 1 1 0 0 3 5
ENDOCARDIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 2 1 1 1 0 5
HEALTH & LIFE CO., LTD. 0 3 0 2 0 5
HEALTHSTATS INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD. 1 1 0 2 1 5
INNOVAMEDICA S.A. DE C.V. 3 1 1 0 0 5
ISENSE CORP. 0 2 2 0 1 5
KARL STORZ IMAGING, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
KCI LICENSING, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 1 1 1 0 5
L'OREAL S.A. 1 1 1 1 1 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 4 5
LUCID, INC. (FORMERLY PORTABLE COMPUTER) 1 2 2 0 0 5
MARCTEC, LLC 0 2 1 2 0 5
MICROVISION, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
NONINVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
NORTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED 1 0 1 0 3 5
O.R. SOLUTIONS, INC. 3 0 0 2 0 5
ORIEL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
ORTHOSOFT INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
PIONEER CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
PORTAERO, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
PULSION MEDICAL SYSTEMS AG 2 0 1 1 1 5
QDS INJECTION MOLDING LLC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
SALTER LABS., INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 0 2 1 5
SI-1, LTD. 0 3 2 0 0 5
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
TVI CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 2 2 1 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 0 0 1 2 2 5
VBOX, INCORPORATED 0 1 1 1 2 5
Z-KAT, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5


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