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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2003 - 2007 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 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
MEDTRONIC INC. 63 73 72 110 131 449
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 61 52 77 101 104 395
PACESETTER, INC. 57 67 65 77 93 359
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 75 59 48 45 56 283
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION 17 12 18 38 29 114
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB 6 13 19 16 13 67
INNERCOOL THERAPIES, INC. 13 14 6 9 7 49
CAMERON HEALTH, INC. 1 5 7 15 11 39
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 17 5 4 10 3 39
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERAETE GMBH & CO. INGENIEURBUERO BERLIN 15 5 6 6 5 37
ELA MEDICAL S.A. 9 5 5 9 4 32
ALSIUS CORPORATION 10 11 3 5 1 30
BIOPHAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 15 6 6 0 27
PHYSIO-CONTROL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 2 5 10 2 7 26
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. 9 7 3 2 4 25
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 2 6 7 19
COCHLEAR LIMITED 0 4 2 4 8 18
IMPULSE DYNAMICS N.V. 6 3 2 2 4 17
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 1 5 3 4 3 16
SECOND SIGHT, LLC 1 1 1 6 6 15
INTERMEDICS, INC. 8 3 3 0 0 14
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 7 13
NORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE, INC. 0 0 1 5 6 12
ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC. 1 1 1 4 4 11
MEDIVANCE INCORPORATED 5 5 0 1 0 11
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 4 4 1 1 1 11
NEUROPACE, INC. 7 1 1 1 1 11
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 5 1 1 3 1 11
OSCOR INC. 1 3 1 2 3 10
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 2 0 4 1 10
AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC. 8 1 0 0 0 9
CARDIAC SCIENCE, INC. 5 0 1 3 0 9
MEDCOOL, INC. 0 1 2 4 2 9
VERTIS NEUROSCIENCE, INC. 9 0 0 0 0 9
CYBERONICS, INC. 6 1 0 0 1 8
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC. 2 1 1 2 2 8
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 1 2 8
SCIENCE MEDICUS, INC. 1 3 2 2 0 8
TRANSNEURONIX, INC. 4 1 1 1 1 8
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1 2 0 2 2 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
INTRAPACE, INC. 1 0 0 6 0 7
PARACOR MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 1 1 1 2 2 7
ADROIT DEVELOPMENT, INC. 0 3 0 2 1 6
ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2 0 3 0 1 6
BIO CONTROL MEDICAL LTD 0 1 4 0 1 6
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 3 0 2 0 1 6
BIOWAVE CORPORATION 1 2 1 2 0 6
CELSION CORPORATION 0 5 1 0 0 6
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 0 3 3 0 6
MEAGAN MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 3 0 1 6
MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH 3 0 0 1 2 6
NIDEK CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
SEACOAST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 0 0 2 3 6
BRAINSGATE LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 1 1 5
CERAM OPTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
DUKE UNIVERSITY 1 1 1 1 1 5
INTERNATIONAL REHABILITATIVE SCIENCES, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
KCI LICENSING, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
KENERGY, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
LIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION 2 0 1 2 0 5
MEDTRONIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
MICRONET MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
NEUROCONTROL CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
OPTOBIONICS CORPORATION 1 0 0 4 0 5
PACESETTER AB 4 1 0 0 0 5
SOLARANT MEDICAL, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
STANDEN LTD. 0 0 1 4 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 0 3 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 1 0 1 0 3 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 3 0 2 0 5


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