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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 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 607, Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application

( 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 95 113 158 214 211 791
MEDTRONIC INC. 67 104 184 174 194 723
PACESETTER, INC. 49 55 86 66 87 343
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 33 28 40 57 76 234
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION 13 18 43 51 62 187
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 11 16 17 30 48 122
ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC 6 17 20 21 31 95
COCHLEAR LIMITED 9 13 15 26 26 89
SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 10 12 31 36 89
BIOTRONIK CRM PATENT AG 0 16 17 16 20 69
GREATBATCH LTD. 2 3 13 12 27 57
CAMERON HEALTH, INC. 11 7 11 7 14 50
CYBERONICS, INC. 4 6 14 16 10 50
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB 6 2 5 13 18 44
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 3 3 8 8 7 29
ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC. 3 2 5 9 9 28
BIOCONTROL MEDICAL BCM LTD. 1 2 6 12 4 25
MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH 0 1 3 9 12 25
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC. 0 0 5 10 10 25
ELA MEDICAL S.A. 7 5 6 4 2 24
ZOLL CIRCULATION, INC. 0 5 4 8 7 24
CVRX, INC. 2 4 5 4 8 23
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 1 5 7 4 6 23
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 4 18 22
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 1 10 4 6 22
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 3 6 3 8 20
INTRAPACE, INC. 1 5 6 4 3 19
EBR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 5 9 1 18
ENTEROMEDICS INC. 1 3 6 5 3 18
NEUROPACE, INC. 1 0 6 4 7 18
INNERCOOL THERAPIES, INC. 4 1 3 6 3 17
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 4 3 1 5 3 16
ARDIAN, INC. 0 2 5 1 8 16
SYNECOR, LLC 1 2 3 3 6 15
IMPULSE DYNAMICS N.V. 1 0 2 3 7 13
STANDEN LTD. 2 5 3 3 0 13
ELECTROCORE LLC 0 0 3 5 4 12
PROTEUS BIOMEDICAL, INC. 0 1 2 7 2 12
TEARSCIENCE, INC. 0 0 0 7 5 12
BRAINSGATE LTD. 0 3 3 4 1 11
DEFIBTECH LLC 0 2 0 4 5 11
KENERGY, INC. 0 2 4 2 3 11
RMX, LLC 0 0 0 2 9 11
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 0 4 2 1 4 11
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 1 3 3 0 3 10
METACURE LTD. 0 1 2 2 5 10
NIDEK CO., LTD. 3 0 1 2 4 10
SPINAL MODULATION, INC. 4 2 0 1 2 9
NEUROTHERM, INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 0 1 2 0 8
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 0 1 2 4 8
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION 7 0 0 0 0 7
ETHICON, INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
INTELECT MEDICAL,INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 0 3 2 1 7
LIFE RECOVERY SYSTEMS HD, LLC 1 1 3 1 1 7
NEUROVISTA CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 1 7
OSCOR INC. 2 0 0 1 4 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 5 0 0 7
SORIN CRM S.A.S.. 0 0 0 1 6 7
ASTHMATX, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
BENECHILL, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
BIOTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG 4 2 0 0 0 6
CARDIAC SCIENCE CORPORATION 2 0 0 3 1 6
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 1 1 6
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
ENCORE MEDICAL ASSET CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 2 6
ERCHONIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 1 6
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 0 3 1 0 2 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
MEDTRONIC URINARY SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
MEDTRONICS, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
NDI MEDICAL, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
NOVOCURE LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
PALO ALTO INVESTORS 1 0 2 2 1 6
REMON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 3 1 2 0 6
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC 1 0 4 1 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 2 2 1 6
APSARA MEDICAL CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 0 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 2 0 2 5
CODMAN NEURO SCIENCES SARL 0 0 2 0 3 5
ENDOVX, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
FLINT HILLS SCIENTIFIC, L.L.C. 3 0 1 1 0 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 2 1 1 5
LEPTOS BIOMEDICAL, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY 1 1 0 3 0 5
NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER 0 0 0 5 0 5
NEVRO CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
THERMAGE, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 0 0 3 1 5
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 4 0 5
VOMARIS INNOVATIONS, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5


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