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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 )
First-Named Assignee | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT | 63 | 91 | 97 | 118 | 134 | 503 |
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. | 57 | 94 | 116 | 84 | 82 | 433 |
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. | 36 | 48 | 64 | 59 | 60 | 267 |
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 0 | 0 | 35 | 53 | 62 | 150 |
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. | 13 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 116 |
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC | 14 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 102 |
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. | 12 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 91 |
MEDTRONIC INC. | 9 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 29 | 81 |
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. | 17 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 80 |
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 78 |
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 60 |
COOK INC. | 25 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
CORDIS CORPORATION | 8 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 53 |
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 |
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 48 |
OSSUR HF | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 46 |
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 42 |
DEPUY SPINE, INC. | 3 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 41 |
ZIMMER, INC. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 39 |
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 37 |
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
C. R. BARD, INC. | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 |
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
SPINECORE, INC | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 |
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 |
KYPHON SARL | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 27 |
ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
ARTHREX INC. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
NUVASIVE, INC. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
ANULEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
INTRINSIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
AESCULAP-WERKE AG | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
COVIDIEN LP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
WILLIAM A. COOK AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
SADRA MEDICAL, INC. | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
CONFORMIS, INC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 |
ENDOLOGIX, INC. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
MEDINOL LTD. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
SPINALMOTION, INC. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
SPINEWAVE, INC. | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
XTENT, INC., | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
DEPUY MITEK, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
REVA MEDICAL, INC. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
THEKEN SPINE, LLC | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
TITAN SPINE, LLC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 |
BENVENUE MEDICAL INC. | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
INNOVATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
LDR MEDICAL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL, INC. | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
TRYTON MEDICAL, INC. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
BIOSENSORS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LTD. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
BIOTRONIK VI PATENT AG | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
FLEXUSPINE, INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
JMEA CORPORATION | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
RTI BIOLOGICS, INC. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
TRIVASCULAR INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
VISIOGEN, INC. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
ZIMMER GMBH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
ALLERGAN, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
AMEDICA CORPORATION | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
CERVITECH, INC. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
ETHICON, INC. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
EXACTECH, INC. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
FREEDOM INNOVATIONS, LLC | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
IMPLIANT LTD. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
JENAVALVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
LINARES MEDICAL DEVICES, LLC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
MOXIMED, INC. | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
AMO GRONINGEN B.V. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
CAYENNE MEDICAL, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
LABORATOIRES PEROUSE | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
PROSTHETIC DESIGN, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LTD. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
J.W. MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
K2M, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, INC. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
POWERVISION, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
SPINAL KINETICS, INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
TORNIER SAS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
VALTECH CARDIO, LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHNIK KG | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
APTUS ENDOSYSTEMS, INC. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
BIOQUEST PROSTHETICS, LLC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
BOLTON MEDICAL INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
C& C VISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
CARDINAL SPINE, LLC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
COALIGN INNOVATIONS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, LLC | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
MED INSTITUTE, INC. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
MEDTRONIC COREVALVE LLC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
NOVOSTENT CORPORATION | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
REX MEDICAL, LP | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
STRYKER CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
ABBOTT VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
ACTIVE IMPLANTS CORPORATION | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
BAROSENSE, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
CARDIOKINETIX, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
CARDIOSOLUTIONS, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PVT, INC. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
GMEDELAWARE 2 LLC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
HOYA CORPORATION | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
IMDS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
INBONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
KENSEY NASH BVF TECHNOLOGY, LLC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
LIFE SPINE, LLC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
MEDTRONIC VENTOR TECHNOLOGIES LTD. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
NULENS, LTD., | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
SORIN GROUP ITALIA S.R.L. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
SPINAL GENERATIONS, LLC | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
STANFORD UNIVERSITY | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
SYNERGY DISC REPLACEMENT, INC. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
TAEWOONG MEDICAL CO., LTD. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
VICTHOM HUMAN BIONICS INC. | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
VISIONCARE OPHTHALMIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
X-SPINE SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
ARTHROSURFACE, INCORPORATED | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
ASCENSION ORTHOPEDICS, INC. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
ATLAS SPINE, INC. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
BENOIST GIRARD SAS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
BIOMEDFLEX, LLC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
CONCEPT MATRIX, LLC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
CUSTOM SPINE, INC. | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
FACET SOLUTIONS, INC. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
GI DYNAMICS, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
ICON INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
ORTHOCARE INNOVATIONS LLC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
SEASPINE, INC. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
SPINELOGIK, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
SPIRATION, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
STRYKER SPINE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
TRANS1 INC. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
ACUFOCUS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
APTIS MEDICAL, LLC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
CERVICAL XPAND, LLC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
CRYOLIFE, INC. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
DC DEVICES, INC. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
DEPUY (IRELAND) LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
DIAMICRON, INC. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
FINSBURY (DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
GUIDED DELIVERY SYSTEMS, INC. | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
JOTEC GMBH | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
KOWA COMPANY LTD. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
LIFESHIELD SCIENCES LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
MAKO SURGICAL CORP. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
MICARDIA CORPORATION | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
MICROVENTION, INC. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
MOIRAI ORTHOPEDICS, LLC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
MVRX, INC. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE LP | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
PACESETTER, INC. | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
PULMONX, INC. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
TRANSCEND MEDICAL, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
VASCUTEK LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
VERTEBRAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
ZIMMER SPINE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
ZIMMER SPINE S.A.S. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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