~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 |