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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 305 209 194 181 263 1152
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 19 25 34 42 82 202
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 31 30 25 39 64 189
MEDTRONIC INC. 41 26 20 29 57 173
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 24 25 23 43 48 163
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 19 13 18 35 57 142
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 14 17 41 50 129
PACESETTER, INC. 13 16 24 16 38 107
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 16 9 10 23 45 103
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 20 13 20 20 29 102
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED 11 16 19 18 35 99
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 8 12 15 20 42 97
RESMED LIMITED, AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY 28 14 10 18 18 88
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC 17 12 11 15 31 86
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 7 4 13 31 62
MASIMO CORPORATION 13 14 16 13 5 61
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 27 18 11 4 0 60
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 1 8 8 9 26 52
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 12 10 11 5 11 49
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 10 8 13 8 8 47
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 12 7 3 11 10 43
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 13 9 3 8 9 42
GIVEN IMAGING LTD. 6 2 3 13 18 42
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION 2 6 9 8 16 41
HITACHI, LTD 9 16 5 2 7 39
DEXCOM, INC. 3 2 6 10 16 37
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. 9 11 7 3 6 36
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 2 4 4 10 14 34
PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 4 9 16 34
TANITA CORPORATION 13 8 7 2 4 34
ETHICON, INC. 9 8 1 8 7 33
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 8 3 8 13 33
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 2 6 5 6 13 32
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 11 5 4 0 31
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 6 4 3 7 8 28
HOYA CORPORATION 0 0 3 9 15 27
SENORX, INC. 4 5 8 5 5 27
STEREOTAXIS, INC. 3 5 3 6 10 27
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 6 7 5 4 5 27
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 2 5 7 10 26
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 2 2 1 6 14 25
NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION 3 5 10 3 4 25
PARACOR MEDICAL, INC. 5 9 7 3 1 25
FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED 11 2 1 4 6 24
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 7 4 1 3 9 24
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 5 3 5 3 8 24
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 4 8 3 3 5 23
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 16 23
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 5 1 3 6 8 23
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 2 5 6 9 22
PENTAX CORPORATION 9 9 4 0 0 22
TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL 5 3 3 8 3 22
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 2 3 3 2 12 22
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 8 5 5 1 3 22
BRAINLAB AG 3 5 2 4 7 21
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 4 3 7 1 6 21
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 5 5 4 6 21
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 7 4 3 4 2 20
WELCH ALLYN INC. 2 2 7 2 7 20
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED 4 6 4 2 3 19
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB 7 5 2 2 3 19
OTOLOGICS LLC. 3 8 3 2 3 19
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 4 7 6 1 0 18
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 4 2 4 3 5 18
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. 0 1 1 6 10 18
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 0 2 16 18
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. 0 5 1 2 10 18
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 4 1 0 4 8 17
MAP MEDIZIN-TECHNOLOGIE GMBH 6 0 1 2 8 17
RESTORE MEDICAL, INC. 9 5 3 0 0 17
SENSYS MEDICAL, INC. 4 3 4 4 2 17
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 1 0 1 7 8 17
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3 3 2 5 3 16
XENOGEN CORPORATION 0 1 5 6 4 16
C. R. BARD, INC. 2 3 2 3 5 15
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 4 3 1 1 6 15
DRAGER MEDICAL AG & CO. KG 0 0 0 4 11 15
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. 6 2 4 3 0 15
MALLINCKRODT, INC. 2 3 2 1 7 15
NUCLETRON B.V. 2 7 3 2 1 15
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 7 3 2 0 3 15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 3 2 2 4 4 15
ADVANCED CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS, INC. 3 8 0 0 3 14
ESAOTE, S.P.A 0 4 1 2 7 14
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 4 1 3 3 3 14
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC 0 0 1 9 4 14
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB 5 4 2 1 2 14
XOFT, INC. 1 0 3 3 7 14
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 1 3 5 13
BIOSENSE, INC. 3 3 1 4 2 13
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION 7 5 1 0 0 13
DRAGER MEDICAL AG & CO. KGAA 4 4 1 3 1 13
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 5 2 1 3 2 13
NUVASIVE, INC. 2 2 1 2 6 13
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION 1 1 3 1 7 13
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 1 4 2 4 2 13
ALOKA CO., LTD. 0 3 1 3 5 12
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 7 1 1 1 2 12
GE HEALTHCARE FINLAND OY 0 6 3 2 1 12
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 4 2 1 5 0 12
MEDISON CO., LTD. 2 0 0 4 6 12
SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. 0 0 2 4 6 12
VALOIS S.A.S. 2 4 5 0 1 12
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 2 2 3 0 5 12
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 5 11
ASTRAZENECA AB 4 2 1 1 3 11
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 1 2 5 11
CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 3 0 0 11
CYTYC CORPORATION 0 2 3 5 1 11
ELA MEDICAL S.A. 2 0 4 2 3 11
INNOMED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 3 0 2 0 11
LIFESCAN, INC. 3 4 1 1 2 11
MASIMO LABORATORIES, INC. 1 2 2 1 5 11
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 1 4 3 1 2 11
ORQIS MEDICAL CORPORATION 3 0 3 5 0 11
POLAR ELECTRO OY 3 3 2 1 2 11
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 2 0 3 5 1 11
SMITHS GROUP PLC 4 2 3 1 1 11
VOLCANO CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 6 11
AEROGEN, INC. 2 5 3 0 0 10
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH 1 1 0 3 5 10
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG 4 2 0 1 3 10
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 1 1 5 10
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 1 2 1 3 3 10
DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 0 10 10
DRAGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA. 3 1 0 2 4 10
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 3 0 1 5 10
MEDRAD, INC. 4 3 0 1 2 10
ORSENSE LTD. 5 3 2 0 0 10
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 3 1 3 1 2 10
SONOSITE, INC. 0 1 0 5 4 10
SPIRATION, INC. 1 2 1 3 3 10
ACCURAY, INC. 0 3 1 1 4 9
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 1 0 2 3 3 9
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 2 2 1 3 9
DUKE UNIVERSITY 1 3 2 1 2 9
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 6 3 0 0 0 9
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC. 0 6 1 1 1 9
INOVISE MEDICAL, INC. 6 2 0 0 1 9
KARL STORZ DEVELOPMENT CORP. 2 1 4 1 1 9
MINNESOTA SCIENTIFIC, INC. 2 4 2 0 1 9
NEURONETICS, INC. 2 0 2 2 3 9
NEUROPACE, INC. 0 3 1 2 3 9
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 3 3 1 0 2 9
PORTAERO, INC. 0 0 4 1 4 9
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 4 1 0 0 4 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 2 1 2 1 9
ZONARE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 1 1 2 9
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1 4 1 1 1 8
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 3 1 0 2 2 8
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. 0 2 2 2 2 8
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 3 0 2 2 1 8
COLIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 7 0 1 0 0 8
FONAR CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 4 8
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 1 2 1 2 8
INFRAREDX, INC. 0 1 2 2 3 8
OBTECH MEDICAL AG 1 1 3 1 2 8
OPTINOSE AS 0 0 2 2 4 8
PROTEUS BIOMEDICAL, INC. 0 3 0 1 4 8
S.P.O. MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LTD. 1 1 1 4 1 8
SCOTT LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 2 3 0 8
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 2 1 2 0 3 8
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 2 2 0 1 3 8
TRANSOMA MEDICAL, INC. 2 0 4 2 0 8
U-SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 3 4 8
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 0 1 2 2 3 8
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 0 1 3 2 2 8
ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2 1 0 4 0 7
ALLERGAN, INC. 1 1 1 0 4 7
ANIMAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC 3 3 0 0 1 7
ATROPOS LIMITED 1 2 1 3 0 7
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL 1 4 0 0 2 7
CALYPSO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 0 6 7
COOK INC. 1 0 1 0 5 7
CORDIS CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 0 7
GRANIT MEDICAL INNOVATION LLC 2 0 1 0 4 7
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 6 1 0 0 7
INTEG, INC. 6 1 0 0 0 7
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 1 1 1 4 7
LUCID, INC. (FORMERLY PORTABLE COMPUTER) 2 2 0 0 3 7
MEDIGUIDE LTD. 0 1 2 1 3 7
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 3 0 0 7
PARI GMBH SPEZIALISTEN FUR EFFEKTIVE INHALATION 4 2 0 0 1 7
PROMEX TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2 1 1 1 2 7
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 0 7
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 3 0 4 0 0 7
SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 2 2 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 2 0 2 3 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 2 0 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 2 1 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 1 2 1 2 7
VENTUS MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
VERATHON, INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
WIDEMED LTD. 0 1 0 2 4 7
ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 0 6
ANGEL MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
C2CURE INC. 0 2 0 3 1 6
CAMERON HEALTH, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
CANNUFLOW, INC. 0 0 3 3 0 6
CAPNIA, INC. 1 0 0 0 5 6
CAREFUSION 2200, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT, LLC 0 4 1 0 1 6
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 0 1 1 2 2 6
CONCEPTUS, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. 1 3 0 0 2 6
DRAEGER MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 3 1 0 6
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 2 2 6
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 1 2 0 1 6
ESTECH, INC. ( ENDOSCOPIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.) 3 1 0 0 2 6
FLINT HILLS SCIENTIFIC, L.L.C. 1 0 0 4 1 6
FUKUDA DENSHI CO., LTD. 1 0 3 2 0 6
HANSEN MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
HEARTPORT, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
INDIAN OCEAN MEDICAL INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
INTERTECHNIQUE S.A. 2 0 1 3 0 6
INVACARE CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 0 6
ISENSE CORP. 2 2 0 1 1 6
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
NIPRO CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 1 6
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 1 0 0 0 5 6
OPTISCAN BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 4 6
PULSION MEDICAL SYSTEMS AG 0 1 1 1 3 6
RUBICOR MEDICAL, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
SALTER LABS., INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
SALUTRON, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 0 2 1 1 6
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 1 4 1 0 0 6
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 2 2 0 0 2 6
SONY CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
TEXTRONICS, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 0 2 2 1 1 6
UROMEDICA, INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
VBOX, INCORPORATED 1 1 1 2 1 6
ABBEYMOOR MEDICAL, INC. 4 0 0 0 1 5
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG 0 1 3 0 1 5
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
ALEXZA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
APNEON, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
ARADIGM CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 0 5
ARKRAY, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
BANG & OLUFSEN MEDICOM A/S 0 0 4 1 0 5
BE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
BEST VASCULAR, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
BIOTRONIK CRM PATENT AG 0 0 0 2 3 5
BODYMEDIA, INC. 2 2 0 1 0 5
BOEING COMPANY 0 1 0 3 1 5
CARDIOKINETIX, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
CARDIONET, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
CLEVELAND MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
CLINICAL DESIGNS LIMITED 2 1 0 0 2 5
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
COHERENCE LLC 0 2 1 1 1 5
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
DENSO CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 0 5
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
DUNE MEDICAL DEVICES LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 3 2 5
HEALTH & LIFE CO., LTD. 3 0 2 0 0 5
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
IMPACT SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
INLIGHT SOLUTIONS, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
INNOVATA BIOMED LIMITED 0 2 1 2 0 5
KARL STORZ IMAGING, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
KCI LICENSING, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 0 5
MARCTEC, LLC 2 1 2 0 0 5
MCLEAN HOSPITAL 3 1 0 0 1 5
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
MICROVISION, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
MIRABEL MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
NIHON SEIMITSU SOKKI CO., LTD. 2 0 2 0 1 5
NONINVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
NORTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED 0 1 0 3 1 5
OMRON CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
ORTHOSOFT INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 3 1 0 1 5
QDS INJECTION MOLDING LLC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
RESCUE AIR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
RESPIRONICS, INC. 2 0 0 0 3 5
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
SENSORS FOR MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
SI-1, LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
SPENTECH, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
STRYKER CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5
SYNECOR, LLC 4 0 0 0 1 5
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 1 0 0 3 1 5
TECHNISCAN, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
THORATEC CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 4 5
TRANSONIC SYSTEMS INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
TRIAGE WIRELESS, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
TVI CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
TYMPANY, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
USGI MEDICAL, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
VASCULAR CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
VIOPTIX, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
VIVOMETRICS, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
Z-KAT, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5


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