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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 145 145 82 103 166 641
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 31 45 38 55 96 265
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 4 19 27 61 120 231
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 17 18 12 30 73 150
MEDTRONIC INC. 16 26 13 14 30 99
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 21 10 11 17 23 82
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 8 9 9 23 30 79
COVIDIEN AG 0 0 5 26 43 74
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 7 8 7 13 33 68
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 10 14 16 8 16 64
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 2 11 8 13 30 64
ETHICON, INC. 20 14 8 10 8 60
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 38 15 1 1 0 55
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 33 15 1 3 2 54
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 4 10 1 8 29 52
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 18 27 7 0 0 52
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 2 4 1 9 33 49
CARDICA, INC. 13 10 10 5 10 48
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 6 9 4 12 12 43
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. 5 6 10 3 16 40
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 3 6 8 10 12 39
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 7 7 11 3 11 39
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 7 9 5 4 9 34
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 6 3 5 14 34
ARTHREX INC. 7 6 5 6 6 30
EV3, INC. 3 4 8 6 9 30
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 5 6 3 6 10 30
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, INC. 0 1 2 9 17 29
KYPHON SARL 0 0 0 11 16 27
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 6 4 6 10 26
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 7 2 6 2 8 25
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 10 2 6 2 4 24
TRANS1 INC. 1 1 1 8 12 23
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 1 6 1 5 9 22
C. R. BARD, INC. 1 4 5 0 12 22
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 1 0 0 3 18 22
NIDEK CO., LTD. 10 6 2 0 4 22
SALVIAC LIMITED 4 0 0 3 15 22
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 4 2 2 5 9 22
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 1 4 5 3 8 21
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 3 1 2 6 8 20
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 3 1 4 6 20
USGI MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 4 5 8 19
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 9 1 3 2 3 18
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. 5 6 5 1 0 17
SPINECORE, INC 2 2 1 5 7 17
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. 3 6 1 3 3 16
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED 5 6 2 1 2 16
LINVATEC CORPORATION 2 5 3 1 5 16
NMT MEDICAL, INC. 0 2 4 3 7 16
REX MEDICAL, LP 2 3 3 2 6 16
STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH 4 4 1 3 4 16
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 5 3 4 0 3 15
EBI, L.P. 1 2 6 1 5 15
HANSEN MEDICAL, INC. 1 3 1 2 8 15
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 0 0 15 15
PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 7 2 2 1 15
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 2 3 6 2 1 14
COOK INC. 0 1 0 1 12 14
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 3 6 2 0 14
ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH 1 3 3 1 6 14
MARCTEC, LLC 3 0 2 4 5 14
SATIETY, INC. 5 6 0 2 1 14
SPINEWAVE, INC. 3 1 0 2 8 14
ACUMED, INC. 3 2 1 4 3 13
EVALVE, INC. 1 2 0 4 6 13
GREATBATCH MEDICAL S.A. 0 0 0 4 9 13
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 13 13
KYPHON INC. 6 5 2 0 0 13
STRYKER CORPORATION 0 3 3 3 4 13
STRYKER SPINE S.A. 1 0 2 3 7 13
SURGRX, INC. 7 4 2 0 0 13
ZIMMER, INC. 1 2 1 2 7 13
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 0 0 3 2 7 12
SYMMETRY MEDICAL, INC. 2 3 2 4 1 12
VASCULAR CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 3 1 3 12
ZIMMER GMBH 0 1 0 3 8 12
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG 2 4 3 1 1 11
ALCON, INC. 2 2 1 2 4 11
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 3 3 2 2 11
DEPUY MITEK, INC. 0 2 6 2 1 11
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 1 2 0 3 11
HOYA CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 4 11
MEDICINELODGE, INC. 2 3 0 2 4 11
PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 4 1 1 1 11
ST. JUDE MEDICAL PUERTO RICO LLC 0 0 0 4 7 11
STRYKER LEIBINGER GMBH & CO KG 1 2 1 2 5 11
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 4 2 0 2 3 11
AESCULAP-WERKE AG 0 0 1 2 7 10
ATRICURE, INC. 1 3 2 3 1 10
CORDIS CORPORATION 3 3 2 2 0 10
CRYOCOR, INC. 5 4 1 0 0 10
CURON MEDICAL, INC. 5 2 3 0 0 10
CUSTOM SPINE, INC. 0 1 2 2 5 10
GALIL MEDICAL LTD. 1 0 5 2 2 10
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC 0 0 2 7 1 10
MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP 0 0 0 1 9 10
MICROVENTION, INC. 4 1 1 1 3 10
MICRUS CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 5 10
STRYKER TRAUMA SA 0 0 0 4 6 10
VISX, INCORPORATED 8 1 1 0 0 10
CARDIA, INC. 3 1 0 2 3 9
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG 3 1 2 2 1 9
CYTYC CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 4 9
ENDIUS INCORPORATED 7 1 1 0 0 9
ENDOCARE, INC. 0 4 2 3 0 9
EV3 ENDOVASCULAR, INC. 0 3 0 3 3 9
KCI LICENSING, INC. 1 1 5 0 2 9
TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH 0 0 0 1 8 9
THEKEN SPINE, LLC 0 1 1 2 5 9
THERMAGE, INC. 3 3 1 2 0 9
ESTECH, INC. ( ENDOSCOPIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.) 0 1 1 2 4 8
FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 1 2 2 2 8
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 3 8
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC. 2 0 0 3 3 8
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 3 8
MEDICAL CV, INC. 1 6 1 0 0 8
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. 1 2 2 1 2 8
NUVASIVE, INC. 1 1 1 2 3 8
PENTAX CORPORATION 2 3 3 0 0 8
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 0 7 0 0 1 8
STARION INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 3 0 3 1 1 8
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 3 3 1 0 1 8
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 2 2 1 2 8
ACCLARENT, INC. 0 0 1 0 6 7
BARRX MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 1 5 0 7
BAYLIS MEDICAL COMPANY, INC. 2 4 0 0 1 7
CAMBRIDGE ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 1 1 0 2 3 7
CUTERA, INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 1 1 0 7
FACET SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 4 0 1 1 1 7
GRANIT MEDICAL INNOVATION LLC 1 2 0 1 3 7
GYRUS ENT L.L.C. 0 1 1 1 4 7
INTEGRATED VASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 0 0 5 7
LSI SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
NIPRO CORPORATION 4 0 2 1 0 7
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
PRECIMED S.A. 5 0 1 1 0 7
RUBICOR MEDICAL, INC. 2 1 1 2 1 7
SALIENT SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
SENORX, INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC. 2 1 1 2 1 7
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 0 1 3 0 3 7
STEREOTAXIS, INC. 2 1 0 2 2 7
VIVANT MEDICAL, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
AFX, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
ALLERGAN, INC. 2 0 1 0 3 6
APPLIED SPINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
ATLAS SPINE, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 1 2 2 0 1 6
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 2 0 1 2 6
CONCENTRIC MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 0 1 4 6
CONMED CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 3 6
DFINE, INC. 0 1 0 1 4 6
DVL ACQUISITION SUB, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
EXPANDING ORTHOPEDICS INC. 1 0 0 2 3 6
INTERVENTIONAL SPINE, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
MEGADYNE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
NCONTACT SURGICAL, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
NOVARE SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 1 1 2 1 1 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 2 0 1 2 6
SOFRADIM PRODUCTION 1 1 1 1 2 6
SUB Q INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
SYNVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
ACCESS CLOSURE, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
ALCON REFRACTIVEHORIZONS, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
ARBEL MEDICAL LTD 1 0 1 1 2 5
ARTEMIS MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
ARTHROSURFACE, INCORPORATED 1 1 0 2 1 5
ATRITECH, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 2 1 1 0 1 5
BIOSENSE, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
FOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5
GUIDED DELIVERY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
HEARTPORT, INC. 3 0 0 0 2 5
INCEPT LLC 0 2 1 0 2 5
INNOVATIVE SPINAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
MEDTRONIC ANGIOLINK, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
MICROLINE PENTAX INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
MICRUS ENDOVASCULAR CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
NEOTRACT, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
NUORTHO SURGICAL, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED 3 0 0 1 1 5
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 0 4 5
QUILL MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
SCIENT'X (SOCIETE ANONYME) 1 1 2 0 1 5
SPINAL, LLC 1 0 2 0 2 5
SPINE SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
SPINEVISION S. A. 1 0 0 0 4 5
STAT MEDICAL DEVICES INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
SYNERGETICS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 1 2 1 0 5
VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
X-SPINE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5


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