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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 133 100 106 97 192 628
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 20 30 26 44 81 201
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 38 41 33 34 42 188
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 27 24 28 23 73 175
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 27 21 21 35 58 162
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 24 18 25 21 37 125
MEDTRONIC INC. 17 15 10 12 23 77
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 9 10 11 11 23 64
TECPHARMA LICENSING AG 7 7 12 9 25 60
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 7 7 7 11 27 59
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 17 11 5 10 14 57
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 5 5 8 7 30 55
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 14 11 7 3 12 47
ICU MEDICAL, INC. 1 6 5 9 22 43
MEDRAD, INC. 8 3 7 13 10 41
ALCON, INC. 6 6 3 8 15 38
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 0 2 4 8 19 33
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 8 7 5 3 10 33
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 2 5 6 6 13 32
ALZA CORPORATION 12 5 6 1 6 30
C. R. BARD, INC. 4 3 4 13 6 30
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 3 4 0 11 11 29
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 2 5 5 3 13 28
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 1 6 1 7 12 27
NIPRO CORPORATION 2 7 8 1 8 26
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 13 5 3 3 2 26
MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC. 3 2 6 2 12 25
VENETEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 2 6 11 24
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 1 6 5 5 5 22
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG 1 4 3 10 3 21
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 4 4 5 1 7 21
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG 4 4 4 8 1 21
COOK INC. 0 2 1 2 15 20
NOVO NORDISK A/S 4 1 2 5 8 20
JMS CO., LTD. 4 5 4 1 5 19
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 0 2 5 5 6 18
COVIDIEN AG 0 0 3 3 12 18
DCA DESIGN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 8 2 2 2 4 18
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 4 2 2 4 6 18
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 2 4 3 5 4 18
KCI LICENSING, INC. 3 0 2 3 10 18
I-FLOW CORPORATION 3 0 5 4 5 17
CARDINAL HEALTH 303, INC. 4 6 3 2 1 16
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 7 6 16
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 1 0 12 16
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 3 1 4 1 5 14
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 1 0 3 4 6 14
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC. 3 0 1 10 0 14
REX MEDICAL, LP 7 1 3 1 2 14
ACCLARENT, INC. 0 0 3 2 8 13
GLAUKOS CORPORATION 3 4 1 2 3 13
MDC INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC. 6 0 2 3 2 13
MEDELA HOLDING AG 3 2 1 0 7 13
MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 6 5 13
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. 3 2 3 1 4 13
SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. 2 1 8 1 1 13
STRYKER CORPORATION 2 2 1 4 4 13
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 1 2 4 12
CROSSJECT COMPANY 2 2 3 4 1 12
HOSPIRA, INC. 1 0 2 6 3 12
MICROCHIPS, INC. 0 1 1 9 1 12
NEMOTO KYORINDO CO., LTD. 2 2 2 2 4 12
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 4 5 11
CHF SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 3 3 3 1 11
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED 1 2 2 3 3 11
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 0 3 2 3 11
PAUL HARTMANN AG 0 1 5 4 1 11
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 0 1 1 2 6 10
CARIDIANBCT, INC. 0 0 0 3 7 10
DAIO PAPER CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 6 10
EKOS CORPORATION 1 3 3 0 3 10
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 0 3 1 1 5 10
FLOWMEDICA, INC. 4 1 4 1 0 10
GI DYNAMICS, INC. 0 0 0 0 10 10
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 3 10
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 5 4 0 1 0 10
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 0 3 6 10
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 5 3 9
CORDIS CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 6 9
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED 2 3 1 1 2 9
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 4 1 1 2 0 8
BIOCARDIA, INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
BIOJECT, INC. 1 2 1 1 3 8
BIOQUIDDITY, INC. 0 2 1 0 5 8
HYPROTEK, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
MACO PHARMA 2 1 2 2 1 8
NAVILYST MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL AG 0 0 0 0 8 8
RUSL, LLC 0 0 2 2 4 8
SAFETY SYRINGES, INC. 2 3 0 1 2 8
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. 2 0 1 1 4 8
UNOMEDICAL A/S 3 1 1 2 1 8
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0 0 0 3 4 7
ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0 5 2 0 0 7
ASANTE SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 1 7
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 1 3 1 0 2 7
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 2 0 1 4 7
FLOWCARDIA, INC. 1 1 2 3 0 7
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 3 0 0 1 3 7
LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY 1 1 0 2 3 7
SMITHS MEDICAL MD, INC. 2 0 1 4 0 7
SURGIQUEST, INCORPORATED 0 2 2 0 3 7
TRANSPHARMA MEDICAL LTD. 1 1 4 1 0 7
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 1 2 3 7
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 2 1 1 0 2 6
ALLERGAN, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
ANTARES PHARMA, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 2 6
BOEHRINGER TECHNOLOGIES, L.P. 0 1 1 2 2 6
DSU MEDICAL CORPORATION 3 1 0 2 0 6
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 2 1 0 0 3 6
ETHICON, INC. 1 2 0 1 2 6
EYEGATE PHARMA S.A.S. 0 1 0 2 3 6
FIRST QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
FRESENIUS KABI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 2 1 0 0 3 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 1 1 2 2 6
HITACHI, LTD 0 0 3 0 3 6
INDUSTRIE BORLA S.P.A. 1 1 0 2 2 6
INSULET CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 1 6
INTELLIJECT, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 3 6
LIVEDO CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 3 6
M2 GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
TTI ELLEBEAU, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
YALE UNIVERSITY 3 1 0 0 2 6
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
AD-TECH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CORP. 0 2 2 1 0 5
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
ASTRAZENECA AB 2 1 0 2 0 5
CALIBRA MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5
CYTYC CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
DURECT CORPORATION 0 1 2 0 2 5
ENPATH MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
FENWAL, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
GENETRONICS, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
LEXION MEDICAL, LLC 0 1 2 0 2 5
MATTIOLI ENGINEERING LTD. 1 0 2 2 0 5
MEDIKIT CO., LTD 2 0 1 0 2 5
MEDSOLVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
MERCATOR MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5
NYPRO, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
PHARMACO KINESIS CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
PIGEON CORP. 0 0 1 1 3 5
PLC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
POWDERJECT RESEARCH LIMITED 1 2 0 2 0 5
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SCOTT LABORATORIES, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
SEDAT 1 0 1 0 3 5
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
THERAKOS, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 1 1 0 0 3 5
ZEVEX, INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5


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