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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 623, Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 55 63 91 97 118 424
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 43 57 94 116 84 394
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 20 36 48 64 59 227
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 10 14 26 19 24 93
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 10 12 16 25 28 91
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 35 53 88
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 5 13 15 26 28 87
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 13 17 11 15 16 72
COOK INC. 9 25 26 8 0 68
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 7 10 12 20 18 67
MEDTRONIC INC. 5 9 8 20 15 57
CORDIS CORPORATION 9 8 11 8 17 53
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 4 14 8 9 11 46
OSSUR HF 7 8 9 13 8 45
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 3 18 14 38
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 2 3 11 6 16 38
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 4 7 8 5 10 34
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 3 6 6 8 4 27
SPINECORE, INC 5 5 6 6 5 27
ZIMMER, INC. 1 2 5 5 14 27
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED 0 1 10 9 6 26
KYPHON SARL 1 8 5 5 7 26
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 2 6 5 7 6 26
C. R. BARD, INC. 1 3 5 6 9 24
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. 6 4 9 3 2 24
XTENT, INC., 6 1 0 12 4 23
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 1 4 4 7 7 23
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 5 5 8 22
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. 0 0 5 11 5 21
ANULEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 6 10 3 20
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 8 4 3 4 1 20
WILLIAM A. COOK AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 2 1 3 11 3 20
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC. 0 1 4 2 12 19
INTRINSIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 5 3 7 4 19
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0 4 4 5 5 18
ARTHREX INC. 2 1 2 6 7 18
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 4 2 6 6 18
MEDINOL LTD. 3 2 5 5 2 17
NUVASIVE, INC. 0 2 4 5 6 17
SADRA MEDICAL, INC. 3 0 3 5 6 17
AESCULAP-WERKE AG 0 2 2 4 8 16
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 0 5 10 15
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 8 3 1 15
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 1 2 1 7 3 14
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH 1 0 2 4 7 14
SPINEWAVE, INC. 0 1 6 4 3 14
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 3 5 3 2 1 14
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 0 1 0 4 9 14
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 2 5 6 0 13
INNOVATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC 1 1 6 3 2 13
SPINALMOTION, INC. 1 3 2 3 4 13
TORNIER SAS 4 0 1 3 5 13
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG 0 3 4 3 2 12
ENDOLOGIX, INC. 0 1 1 3 7 12
LDR MEDICAL 1 2 4 1 4 12
THEKEN SPINE, LLC 0 1 5 1 5 12
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 0 12 12
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC 1 2 3 2 3 11
BIOQUEST PROSTHETICS, LLC 4 3 1 2 1 11
FREEDOM INNOVATIONS, LLC 2 3 5 1 0 11
IMPLIANT LTD. 0 3 8 0 0 11
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 2 1 5 1 2 11
TRYTON MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 3 3 4 11
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 2 3 2 1 11
AMEDICA CORPORATION 0 0 6 1 3 10
BENVENUE MEDICAL INC. 0 0 5 5 0 10
BIOSENSORS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LTD. 0 0 2 3 5 10
BIOTRONIK VI PATENT AG 0 0 1 3 6 10
DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL, INC. 3 2 2 2 1 10
FLEXUSPINE, INC. 1 0 2 2 5 10
JMEA CORPORATION 0 3 0 2 5 10
PROSTHETIC DESIGN, INC. 2 2 1 2 3 10
RTI BIOLOGICS, INC. 0 1 4 2 3 10
TRIVASCULAR INC. 0 0 1 2 7 10
CERVITECH, INC. 0 1 1 4 3 9
ETHICON, INC. 1 1 3 4 0 9
EXACTECH, INC. 1 1 2 1 4 9
LABORATOIRES PEROUSE 0 0 3 1 5 9
LINARES MEDICAL DEVICES, LLC 0 0 0 3 6 9
MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION 1 1 1 3 3 9
REVA MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 3 3 3 9
REX MEDICAL, LP 1 0 4 1 3 9
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. 0 1 3 0 4 8
APTUS ENDOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 1 3 1 8
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 0 2 3 2 1 8
C& C VISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 0 2 3 3 8
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 2 8
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 0 1 1 2 4 8
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED 0 4 1 1 2 8
DEPUY MITEK, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PVT, INC. 2 2 2 2 0 8
HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK 0 2 1 1 4 8
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 1 0 3 2 2 8
MED INSTITUTE, INC. 0 1 6 1 0 8
MOXIMED, INC. 0 2 3 0 3 8
OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, INC. 0 2 1 3 2 8
ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 4 2 1 8
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 6 0 1 0 1 8
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L. 1 0 1 4 2 8
VISIOGEN, INC. 1 0 3 1 3 8
ZIMMER GMBH 0 3 2 2 1 8
ACTIVE IMPLANTS CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 1 7
AMO GRONINGEN B.V. 0 0 1 3 3 7
ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHNIK KG 1 0 0 4 2 7
BAROSENSE, INC. 0 1 1 1 4 7
BENOIST GIRARD SAS 1 2 2 1 1 7
CARDINAL SPINE, LLC 0 0 0 4 3 7
FACET SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 4 2 0 0 7
GI DYNAMICS, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
MICARDIA CORPORATION 4 1 2 0 0 7
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
POWERVISION, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
SPINAL GENERATIONS, LLC 1 1 3 1 1 7
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 0 0 3 2 2 7
VICTHOM HUMAN BIONICS INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
VISIONCARE OPHTHALMIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 4 1 2 7
ABBOTT VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 5 0 1 6
AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. 1 0 0 3 2 6
BOLTON MEDICAL INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
CAYENNE MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
CONFORMIS, INC 1 2 2 1 0 6
CUSTOM SPINE, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 3 0 3 6
GMEDELAWARE 2 LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
ICON INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
INBONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
JENAVALVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
MEDTRONIC COREVALVE LLC 0 0 0 4 2 6
NOVOSTENT CORPORATION 0 0 3 3 0 6
SPINAL KINETICS, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
SYNERGY DISC REPLACEMENT, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
TRANS1 INC. 0 3 1 0 2 6
X-SPINE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
ALLERGAN, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ARTHROSURFACE, INCORPORATED 0 1 2 0 2 5
ATLAS SPINE, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
BIOMEDFLEX, LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
CERVICAL XPAND, LLC 0 5 0 0 0 5
CONCEPT MATRIX, LLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
KABUSHIKIKAISHA IGAKI IRYO SEKKEI 3 0 1 1 0 5
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
KOWA COMPANY LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
MARCTEC, LLC 1 1 2 1 0 5
MVRX, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 5 5
NULENS, LTD., 0 0 3 1 1 5
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 0 3 2 5
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.) 1 0 3 1 0 5
PACESETTER, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
POLY-MED, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
SEASPINE, INC. 0 0 3 0 2 5
SYNECOR, LLC 2 0 1 1 1 5
VALTECH CARDIO, LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. 0 3 0 2 0 5
ZIMMER SPINE S.A.S. 0 1 0 3 1 5


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