MEDTRONIC INC. |
97 |
84 |
89 |
78 |
76 |
424 |
~Individually Owned Patent |
73 |
74 |
83 |
84 |
75 |
389 |
PACESETTER, INC. |
56 |
30 |
26 |
38 |
64 |
214 |
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. |
16 |
22 |
46 |
40 |
63 |
187 |
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION |
1 |
4 |
18 |
27 |
12 |
62 |
INTERMEDICS, INC. |
3 |
10 |
17 |
18 |
8 |
56 |
SULZER INTERMEDICS, INC. |
32 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
AUGUSTINE MEDICAL, INC. |
7 |
6 |
12 |
13 |
6 |
44 |
PACESETTER AB |
14 |
7 |
11 |
11 |
1 |
44 |
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERATE GMBH & CO., INGENIERBURO BERLIN |
2 |
7 |
4 |
11 |
18 |
42 |
ELA MEDICAL S.A. |
11 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
37 |
SURVIVALINK CORP. |
6 |
13 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
36 |
VITATRON MEDICAL B.V. |
7 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
HEARTSTREAM, INC. |
10 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
INNERCOOL THERAPIES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
11 |
24 |
ANGEION CORPORATION |
11 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
22 |
UROLOGIX, INC. |
5 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
22 |
PHYSIO-CONTROL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION |
4 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
21 |
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
5 |
15 |
0 |
20 |
IMPULSE DYNAMICS N.V. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
19 |
THERMAGE, INC. |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
18 |
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION |
1 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
18 |
ALSIUS CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
17 |
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY |
4 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
1 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
MOWER FAMILY CHF TREATMENT IRREVOCABLE TRUST |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
ABIOMED, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
SURX, INC. |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
GALVANI, LTD. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
LIGHT SCIENCES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
NEUROPACE, INC. |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC. |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
BRONCUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
CARDIAC SCIENCE, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
COCHLEAR LIMITED |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
ZMD CORPORATION |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
CARDIAC PATHWAYS CORPORATION |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
ESC MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD. |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
LIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
IMPLEX AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT HEARING TECHNOLOGY |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
IRVINE BIOMEDICAL, INC. |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
CERAM OPTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
ELECTRO CORE TECHNIQUES, LLC |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
ENDOCARE, INC. |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
ESD LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
RESPIRATORY SUPPORT PRODUCTS, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.P.A. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
VESTURE CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
WOODSIDE BIOMEDICAL, INC |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |