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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 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 82 103 166 188 293 832
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 27 61 120 136 110 454
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 38 55 96 104 103 396
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 12 30 73 65 76 256
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 8 13 30 67 138 256
COVIDIEN AG 5 26 43 33 41 148
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 9 23 30 34 48 144
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 1 8 29 44 41 123
MEDTRONIC INC. 13 14 30 32 29 118
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 1 9 33 39 32 114
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 7 13 33 26 32 111
KYPHON SARL 0 11 16 38 37 102
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 11 17 23 11 17 79
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. 10 3 16 16 28 73
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 16 8 16 11 13 64
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 18 45 63
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC 2 9 17 13 21 62
SPARTEK MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 0 32 28 61
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 15 10 35 60
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 8 10 12 18 11 59
ARTHREX INC. 5 6 6 26 15 58
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 4 12 12 17 11 56
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 2 5 9 18 15 49
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 13 11 22 46
C. R. BARD, INC. 5 0 12 11 17 45
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 3 6 10 8 17 44
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 6 2 8 7 20 43
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 4 6 10 6 16 42
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 11 3 11 10 7 42
SALVIAC LIMITED 0 3 15 14 10 42
ETHICON, INC. 8 10 8 5 10 41
DEPUY MITEK, INC. 6 2 1 13 16 38
GREATBATCH MEDICAL S.A. 0 4 9 17 8 38
STRYKER CORPORATION 3 3 4 13 13 36
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 0 3 18 8 6 35
AESCULAP-WERKE AG 1 2 7 13 11 34
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 5 3 8 9 8 33
TRANS1 INC. 1 8 12 6 6 33
USGI MEDICAL, INC. 4 5 8 7 9 33
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 2 6 8 4 12 32
CARDICA, INC. 10 5 10 5 2 32
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 5 14 6 3 31
STRYKER SPINE S.A. 2 3 7 5 13 30
EBI, L.P. 6 1 5 5 12 29
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC. 0 3 3 13 9 28
VIVANT MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 1 4 21 28
K2M, INC. 0 0 3 10 14 27
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 1 5 9 8 3 26
REX MEDICAL, LP 3 2 6 8 7 26
MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP 0 1 9 11 4 25
CUSTOM SPINE, INC. 2 2 5 10 5 24
EV3, INC. 8 6 9 1 0 24
SPINEWAVE, INC. 0 2 8 3 11 24
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 4 6 3 10 24
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 5 4 9 3 2 23
COVIDIEN LP 0 0 1 0 22 23
ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH 3 1 6 4 9 23
STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH 1 3 4 7 8 23
LIFE SPINE, LLC 1 0 1 7 13 22
ST. JUDE MEDICAL PUERTO RICO LLC 0 4 7 5 6 22
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 4 8 8 21
ZIMMER, INC. 1 2 7 3 8 21
EVALVE, INC. 0 4 6 6 4 20
HANSEN MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 8 7 2 20
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC 2 7 1 7 3 20
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3 0 3 3 11 20
STRYKER TRAUMA SA 0 4 6 3 7 20
HOYA CORPORATION 4 3 4 7 1 19
INTEGRATED VASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 5 7 7 19
NUVASIVE, INC. 1 2 3 6 7 19
ZIMMER GMBH 0 3 8 3 5 19
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 2 11 3 18
SPINECORE, INC 1 5 7 1 4 18
X-SPINE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 4 6 7 18
BRAINLAB AG 0 0 4 4 9 17
COOK INC. 0 1 12 4 0 17
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. 2 1 2 4 8 17
NMT MEDICAL, INC. 4 3 7 3 0 17
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 3 2 7 1 4 17
THEKEN SPINE, LLC 1 2 5 7 2 17
ACUMED, INC. 1 4 3 4 4 16
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 3 2 3 4 4 16
GMEDELAWARE 2 LLC 0 0 0 7 9 16
NEOTRACT, INC. 0 0 5 7 4 16
SALIENT SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 5 8 1 16
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 0 1 0 8 6 15
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 6 2 1 2 4 15
BAXANO, INC. 0 2 2 6 5 15
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED 2 1 2 4 6 15
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 2 2 3 4 14
KCI LICENSING, INC. 5 0 2 2 5 14
LINVATEC CORPORATION 3 1 5 2 3 14
MARCTEC, LLC 2 4 5 2 1 14
MICROLINE SURGICAL, INC. 0 0 1 7 6 14
ORTHOHELIX SURGICAL DESIGNS, INC. 0 0 3 3 8 14
TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH 0 1 8 3 2 14
AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 4 7 13
AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLC 1 2 2 3 5 13
ATRITECH, INC. 0 1 2 5 5 13
CORDIS CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 8 13
RESTORATION ROBOTICS, INC. 0 2 0 2 9 13
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. 0 0 3 6 3 12
ACCLARENT, INC. 1 0 6 1 4 12
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC. 1 2 1 3 5 12
ATRICURE, INC. 2 3 1 5 1 12
CAMBRIDGE ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES, INC. 2 1 4 2 3 12
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 6 2 4 0 0 12
STRYKER LEIBINGER GMBH & CO KG 1 2 5 1 3 12
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 1 2 4 3 12
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 0 0 0 1 11 12
AMO DEVELOPMENT, LLC 1 1 0 5 4 11
BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 0 0 11 11
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG 2 2 1 3 3 11
CYTYC CORPORATION 1 2 4 1 3 11
DFINE, INC. 0 1 4 3 3 11
ESTECH, INC. ( ENDOSCOPIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.) 1 2 4 2 2 11
FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2 2 2 2 3 11
GALIL MEDICAL LTD. 5 2 2 2 0 11
INTERVENTIONAL SPINE, INC. 1 1 4 4 1 11
LANX, INC. 0 0 2 6 3 11
MI4SPINE, LLC 0 0 3 4 4 11
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 0 6 5 11
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 2 1 1 2 5 11
ZIMMER SPINE S.A.S. 0 0 1 3 7 11
ACCESS CLOSURE, INC. 3 1 1 3 2 10
MEDERI THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 2 2 2 4 10
MICRUS CORPORATION 0 2 5 1 2 10
OSTEOMED, LLC 1 2 1 2 4 10
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 3 6 10
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 2 3 1 10
SENORX, INC. 2 1 1 1 5 10
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 2 5 10
SYMMETRY MEDICAL, INC. 2 4 1 3 0 10
ARSTASIS, INC. 0 0 1 7 1 9
BARRX MEDICAL, INC. 1 5 0 3 0 9
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 2 0 1 2 4 9
BIOMET, C.V. 0 0 0 0 9 9
COLOPLAST A/S 0 1 1 0 7 9
CONCENTRIC MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 4 1 3 9
CONMED CORPORATION 0 1 3 5 0 9
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 4 0 3 2 0 9
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 1 2 2 4 9
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 1 1 3 1 3 9
ILLUMINOSS MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 4 3 2 9
INCEPT LLC 1 0 2 4 2 9
MEDICINELODGE, INC. 0 2 4 1 2 9
MICROVENTION, INC. 1 1 3 0 4 9
NCONTACT SURGICAL, INC. 1 1 3 1 3 9
NIDEK CO., LTD. 2 0 4 2 1 9
P TECH, LLC 0 0 2 4 3 9
STAT MEDICAL DEVICES INC. 0 1 1 4 3 9
TORNIER SAS 1 2 0 5 1 9
TORNIER, INC. 0 0 1 3 5 9
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 0 2 3 4 0 9
ALCON, INC. 1 2 4 1 0 8
ALLERGAN, INC. 1 0 3 2 2 8
ARKRAY, INC. 0 0 1 2 5 8
ARTHROSURFACE, INCORPORATED 0 2 1 5 0 8
BIODYNAMICS, LLC 0 1 2 3 2 8
CARDIA, INC. 0 2 3 3 0 8
CARDIOFOCUS, INC. 1 0 0 2 5 8
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
CUTERA, INC. 2 1 2 0 3 8
DEPUY (IRELAND) LIMITED 0 1 0 0 7 8
EXPANDING ORTHOPEDICS INC. 0 2 3 1 2 8
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. 1 3 3 1 0 8
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 1 1 1 3 2 8
HUDSON SURGICAL DESIGN, INC. 1 0 2 2 3 8
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 1 2 3 1 1 8
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED 0 1 1 3 3 8
PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 3 8
SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 3 8
STEREOTAXIS, INC. 0 2 2 1 3 8
SYNVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 2 2 1 8
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 1 0 0 5 2 8
VASCULAR CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 3 1 0 8
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1 0 1 1 4 7
ANOVA CORP. 0 0 0 1 6 7
ARTHROSCOPIC INNOVATIONS LLC 0 1 3 3 0 7
ASTHMATX, INC. 1 0 2 1 3 7
BLACKSTONE MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 1 2 3 7
BOVIE MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 2 7
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 2 2 7
ENDOCARE, INC. 2 3 0 1 1 7
EV3 ENDOVASCULAR, INC. 0 3 3 1 0 7
FACET SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 3 4 0 0 7
FLEXUSPINE, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
GYRUS ENT L.L.C. 1 1 4 1 0 7
K SPINE, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
LSI SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
ORTHO INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 6 1 7
ORTHOSOFT INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 7 0 0 0 0 7
SONOMA ORTHOPEDIC PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
SPIRATION, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
SYNERGETICS, INC. 2 1 0 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 0 1 2 2 2 7
WAVELIGHT AG 0 0 0 1 6 7
WESTERN CLINICAL ENGINEERING LTD. 1 0 1 3 2 7
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG 3 1 1 0 1 6
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
APPLIED SPINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 4 0 0 6
ATLAS SPINE, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
BAYLIS MEDICAL COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
CAREFUSION 2200, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
CLARIANCE 0 0 0 2 4 6
COAPTUS MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 3 6
CONFORMIS, INC 0 0 0 3 3 6
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
DEPUY SPINE SARL 0 1 0 2 3 6
DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
ELLMAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 0 4 1 6
ENSURE MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 3 0 1 6
FOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 4 2 0 6
GRANIT MEDICAL INNOVATION LLC 0 1 3 0 2 6
GUIDED DELIVERY SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 3 0 2 6
INTERRAD MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 1 3 1 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 2 0 3 1 6
LDR MEDICAL 0 2 0 0 4 6
MAGROD, LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
MANI, INC. 0 0 2 0 4 6
MEDICREA TECHNOLOGIES 0 0 2 2 2 6
NOVARE SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 2 0 0 6
NUORTHO SURGICAL, INC. 0 1 4 0 1 6
PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
RELIANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
RICHARD WOLF GMBH 1 0 0 1 4 6
SATIETY, INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
SOFRADIM PRODUCTION 1 1 2 0 2 6
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 0 1 3 6
STARION INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
SYNERON MEDICAL LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
TELEFLEX MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 0 0 2 6
TSUNAMI MEDTECH, LLC 0 1 1 2 2 6
WOODWELDING AG 1 0 0 0 5 6
YALE UNIVERSITY 0 1 0 4 1 6
"HTL-STREFA" SPOLKA AKCYJNA 0 0 1 2 2 5
ABBOTT VASCULAR, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
ANGIOSCORE, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
ANPA MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ARAGON SURGICAL, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
ARTEMIS MEDICAL, INC. 0 4 1 0 0 5
ATHEROMED, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
BACOUSTICS, LLC 0 2 1 2 0 5
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 1 0 1 1 2 5
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
CATHRX LTD 1 0 1 2 1 5
COHEREX MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED 1 0 2 1 1 5
CRUX BIOMEDICAL, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
CVDEVICES, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
ELECTROMEDICAL ASSOCIATES LLC 0 3 0 0 2 5
ENDOEVOLUTION, LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
ENTELLUS MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
EXACTECH, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ICECURE MEDICAL LTD. 0 0 0 5 0 5
IMPLICITCARE, LLC 0 1 3 1 0 5
INNOVATIVE SPINE, LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
KFX MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
MEDICAL DESIGNS, LLC 0 1 0 1 3 5
MICRUS ENDOVASCULAR CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
MYOSCIENCE, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
N SPINE, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
NEWDEAL S.A. 0 1 3 0 1 5
NIPRO CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
NLT-SPINE LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ONSET MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 0 2 0 3 5
ORTHOPAEDIC INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
PERCEPTION RAISONNEMENT ACTION EN MEDECINE 0 1 1 0 3 5
PNEUMRX, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
PRESSURE PRODUCTS MEDICAL SUPPLIES, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
QUILL MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
RUBICOR MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
SHASER, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
SHOWA IKA KOHGYO CO., LTD. 0 3 0 2 0 5
SIMPIRICA SPINE, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SPINAL, LLC 2 0 2 1 0 5
SPINEFRONTIER INC 1 0 1 1 2 5
SPINEFRONTIER LLS 0 0 0 4 1 5
SPINELAB GMBH 0 1 0 1 3 5
SPINEVISION S. A. 0 0 4 1 0 5
SRI INTERNATIONAL 0 0 2 2 1 5
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
SURGITECH, LLC 1 0 3 1 0 5
SURGRX, INC. 2 0 0 3 0 5
SYMMETRY MEDICAL MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
THERMAGE, INC. 1 2 0 0 2 5
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 2 5
TRINITY ORTHOPEDICS, LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 3 0 1 1 0 5
US SPINE, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
VERTIFLEX, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
VITAL ACCESS CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 2 1 1 0 5


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