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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 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 )

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
~Individually Owned Patent 115 114 133 156 147 665
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 9 11 17 21 42 100
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 10 4 6 19 31 70
MEDTRONIC INC. 23 12 10 8 7 60
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 11 9 9 14 8 51
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC. 12 21 6 4 0 43
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 2 2 12 16 8 40
SULZER CARBOMEDICS INC. 0 2 5 17 9 33
CORDIS CORPORATION 8 3 5 11 3 30
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 5 12 8 30
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 6 9 7 5 1 28
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 0 0 3 9 14 26
MEADOX MEDICALS, INC. 8 4 5 5 4 26
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 3 3 4 4 12 26
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 5 3 5 7 3 23
SULZER ORTHOPEDICS INC. 1 4 13 3 1 22
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 7 5 5 0 1 18
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 7 5 0 0 17
BIOMET, INC. 1 2 3 2 9 17
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 2 5 4 5 1 17
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. 9 0 1 5 2 17
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 3 6 6 2 17
IMPRA, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF C.R. BARD, INC. 1 1 3 6 5 16
MEDINOL LTD. 3 1 1 3 8 16
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. 0 1 2 7 6 16
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 6 3 1 3 3 16
SULZER ORTHOPAEDIC AG 1 4 6 4 1 16
OTTO BOCK ORTHOPADISCHE INDUSTRIE BESITZ- UND VERWALTUNGS-KG 5 4 4 2 0 15
C. R. BARD, INC. 3 3 2 4 2 14
COOK INC. 3 1 1 6 3 14
ETHICON, INC. 2 1 2 4 5 14
TORNIER S.A. 2 1 2 5 4 14
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. 0 4 3 2 4 13
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION 1 3 2 3 3 12
CORVITA CORPORATION 4 3 2 2 1 12
SYNTHES LTD. (U.S.A.) 0 3 4 2 3 12
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TRUST 2 2 2 3 2 11
PLUS ENDOPROTHETIK AG 2 2 1 2 4 11
SURGICAL DYNAMICS, INC. 1 1 4 4 1 11
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 1 3 4 3 0 11
ALLERGAN, INC. 1 1 4 3 1 10
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 4 2 1 10
INFLOW DYNAMICS INC. 2 1 2 2 3 10
IOWA INDIA INVESTMENTS COMPANY LIMITED 2 3 1 3 1 10
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.) 0 2 3 2 3 10
BAUSCH & LOMB SURGICAL, INC. 0 1 1 6 1 9
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 2 0 4 2 1 9
ENDOLOGIX, INC. 0 0 3 4 2 9
HEARTSTENT CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 3 9
OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, INC. 4 0 1 3 1 9
SULZER SPINE-TECH INC. 0 1 2 3 3 9
CHAS. A. BLATCHFORD & SONS LIMITED 0 4 1 3 0 8
INTRATHERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 1 2 1 4 8
ST. JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOVASCULAR GROUP, INC. 0 0 3 4 1 8
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 1 4 2 0 1 8
ALLERGAN SALES, INC. 0 0 0 5 2 7
ASAHI KOGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 0 3 1 7
BIONX IMPLANTS OY 0 2 1 1 3 7
DIAMICRON, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
ESKA IMPLANTS GMBH & CO. 1 0 2 1 3 7
HEARTPORT, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
HOWMEDICA INTERNATIONAL S. DE R.L. 0 3 1 3 0 7
MEDIDEA, LLC 0 1 0 3 3 7
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 2 1 1 3 7
SULZER ORTHOPEDICS LTD. 0 0 0 0 7 7
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
ZIMMER, INC. 2 1 0 1 3 7
AVE CONNAUGHT 0 1 4 0 1 6
CROSSCART, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
DIVYSIO SOLUTIONS ULC 1 1 2 2 0 6
JOMED IMPLANTATE GMBH 0 1 3 2 0 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 0 1 2 6
MEDICAL CARBON RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LLC 1 2 2 1 0 6
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
PMT CORPORATION 0 5 1 0 0 6
PROSTHETIC DESIGN, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.P.A. 1 0 0 4 1 6
ST. CROIX MEDICAL, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
STRYKER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 2 1 2 1 6
ACUMED, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
AESCULAP 0 0 0 2 3 5
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG 0 0 3 1 1 5
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
BENOIST GIRARD SAS 0 0 1 3 1 5
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERATE GMBH & CO., INGENIERBURO BERLIN 0 1 0 3 1 5
CARDIOVASC, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
CERAMTEC AG INNOVATIVE CERAMIC ENGINEERING 0 1 0 2 2 5
FLEX FOOT, INC. 3 0 0 2 0 5
HOWMEDICA, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
KERAVISION, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
OSTEONICS CORP. 3 2 0 0 0 5
RAYMEDICA, INC. 1 0 4 0 0 5
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 0 1 2 2 0 5
UNITED STATES MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 0 1 0 3 1 5
VASCULAR SCIENCE, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
VISIONCARE LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
WILLIAM COOK, EUROPE A/S 1 2 0 0 2 5


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