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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
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


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