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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 2000 - 2004 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 604, Surgery (Medicators and Receptors)

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 260 240 244 300 195 1239
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 52 54 74 68 45 293
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 49 40 55 83 60 287
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 23 29 33 80 50 215
UNI-CHARM CORPORATION 17 18 67 63 42 207
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 31 25 17 42 32 147
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 16 22 21 48 18 125
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 17 18 34 36 20 125
MEDTRONIC INC. 26 27 15 33 9 110
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 17 16 17 15 12 77
MCNEIL-PPC, INC. 4 10 15 14 7 50
ALZA CORPORATION 11 22 4 7 3 47
NOVO NORDISK A/S 7 8 4 15 6 40
MEDRAD, INC. 7 5 9 6 10 37
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 13 9 4 6 2 34
C. R. BARD, INC. 8 7 6 3 9 33
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG 9 8 7 5 4 33
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. 9 8 3 6 4 30
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 4 6 5 8 5 28
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 3 8 3 11 3 28
SCIENCE INCORPORATED 11 8 5 4 0 28
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 7 8 7 6 0 28
GENETRONICS, INC. 6 8 2 5 5 26
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 4 3 3 7 8 25
EMBOL-X, INC. 9 9 5 1 0 24
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 0 0 4 10 9 23
  3 5 3 9 2 22
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 0 4 8 6 3 21
COAXIA, INC. 1 2 3 9 5 20
CORDIS CORPORATION 8 3 3 4 2 20
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 0 2 0 8 10 20
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC. 5 3 2 6 4 20
TARGET THERAPEUTICS, INC. 10 6 2 1 1 20
ETHICON, INC. 1 9 1 6 2 19
PHARMACIA AKTIEBOLAG 0 7 3 3 6 19
VASCA, INC. 5 5 3 3 3 19
BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 2 8 1 3 4 18
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 3 4 0 5 6 18
CARDEON CORPORATION 4 3 1 4 6 18
GAMBRO, INC. 0 8 3 2 5 18
VENETEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 4 6 3 4 18
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 1 2 1 5 8 17
ICU MEDICAL, INC. 4 3 1 4 5 17
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 6 4 2 4 1 17
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. 3 4 1 8 1 17
TYCO HEALTHCARE RETAIL SERVICES AG 0 0 6 11 0 17
HEARTPORT, INC. 4 4 3 3 2 16
ALSIUS CORPORATION 0 1 4 6 4 15
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG 1 2 6 3 3 15
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 0 3 4 8 0 15
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 1 2 2 6 4 15
POSSIS MEDICAL, INC. 3 2 2 2 6 15
HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC. 1 1 2 8 2 14
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 3 2 7 0 13
COOK INC. 1 1 4 4 3 13
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 3 3 2 0 13
IOMEC, INCORPORATED 1 2 2 4 4 13
MDC INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC. 4 1 1 6 1 13
MEDELA HOLDING AG 2 0 3 3 5 13
ALCON MANUFACTURING, LTD. 0 3 3 5 1 12
ELAN PHARMA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1 0 3 4 4 12
MINIMED INC. 3 5 3 1 0 12
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 1 0 4 3 4 12
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 3 2 2 4 11
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 3 3 3 11
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 0 0 0 8 3 11
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 3 2 2 4 0 11
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 5 3 0 2 1 11
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 0 0 1 5 5 11
CHF SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 1 4 6 11
CORAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 3 4 11
CORDIS WEBSTER, INC. 4 5 1 0 1 11
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. 1 5 3 1 1 11
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC. 0 2 2 6 1 11
LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY DIVISION OF RITTER - 1 3 1 4 2 11
NIPRO CORPORATION 0 0 4 5 2 11
PERCUSURGE, INC. 6 5 0 0 0 11
PHARMASONICS, INC. 0 5 3 3 0 11
STRYKER CORPORATION 2 2 3 3 1 11
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 2 2 1 3 3 11
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 0 4 3 2 11
VYTERIS, INC. 0 0 6 4 1 11
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 5 1 10
BIOCARDIA, INC. 1 1 3 3 2 10
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2 2 3 1 2 10
DURECT CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 3 10
EKOS CORPORATION 2 3 0 3 2 10
HOLLISTER INCORPORATED 1 3 0 2 4 10
JMS CO., LTD. 0 2 4 1 3 10
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 4 4 2 0 0 10
BIOJECT, INC. 2 1 0 3 3 9
BIOLINK CORPORATION 1 1 4 3 0 9
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 2 3 0 2 9
I-FLOW CORPORATION 1 2 4 1 1 9
INSULET CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 6 9
LUMEND, INC. 0 6 0 2 1 9
MEDTRONIC PERCUSURGE, INC. 0 4 5 0 0 9
SCA MOLNLYCKE AB 4 3 2 0 0 9
TRANSVASCULAR, INC. 1 3 0 4 1 9
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. 2 6 0 0 0 8
ALLERGAN SALES, INC. 4 2 2 0 0 8
B. BRAUN MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 0 3 1 8
CHASE MEDICAL INC 5 3 0 0 0 8
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 0 1 2 5 0 8
HILL-ROM COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 0 7 8
INVIRO MEDICAL DEVICES LTD. 2 2 1 2 1 8
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INDUSTRIA E. COMERCIO LTDA 1 1 4 2 0 8
MEDEX, INC. 2 0 0 2 4 8
NISSHO CORPORATION 6 2 0 0 0 8
NXSTAGE MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 0 5 2 8
PRISMEDICAL CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 4 8
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G. 1 1 2 3 1 8
SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. 3 3 0 1 1 8
THEROX, INC. 3 3 0 2 0 8
ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 3 3 0 8
VIDAMED, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
WESTON MEDICAL LIMITED 2 4 0 2 0 8
A-MED SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 0 2 2 7
ALCON UNIVERSAL, LTD. 0 4 1 1 1 7
ARTERIA MEDICAL SCIENCES, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
BIOJECT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
BRACCO RESEARCH USA, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
DAIG CORPORATION 4 2 1 0 0 7
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
MALLINCKRODT, INC. 0 0 3 3 1 7
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED 2 0 1 2 2 7
POWDERJECT RESEARCH LIMITED 2 2 1 1 1 7
ZEVEX, INC. 1 1 0 3 2 7
ANTARES PHARMA, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
APPRIVA MEDICAL, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
BECTON DICKINSON FRANCE S.A. 1 3 0 2 0 6
BIOPHORETIC THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS, LLC 1 0 2 1 2 6
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
CROSSJECT COMPANY 0 0 0 4 2 6
ELAN CORPORATION P.L.C. 1 3 1 0 1 6
GAMBRO AB 3 1 0 1 1 6
GENESIS MICROCHIP INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 0 2 0 2 2 6
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 4 0 1 6
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 1 1 1 3 0 6
MEDICAL COMPONENTS, INC. 1 1 0 1 3 6
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. 0 0 4 1 1 6
PAUL HARTMANN AG 0 0 3 2 1 6
PORTEX, INC. 0 0 0 6 0 6
SAFETY SYRINGES, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
SANOFI-SYNTHELABO INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
SCHERING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 2 0 1 6
STERLING MEDIVATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
SUB Q INC. 1 1 0 4 0 6
TANDEM MEDICAL INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY 0 0 0 4 2 6
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA 0 1 2 2 0 5
ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 0 5
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
ARZNEIMITTEL GMBH APOTHEKER VETTER & CO. RAVENSBURG 0 1 3 0 1 5
ASSOCIATED HYGIENIC PRODUCTS LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
BAUSCH & LOMB SURGICAL, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
DAIKYO SEIKO, LTD. 3 0 1 1 0 5
GMP VISION SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
HEARTSTENT CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 0 5
LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
MAERSK MEDICAL A/S 2 2 1 0 0 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 0 0 0 3 5
MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
MICRO SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
NIDEK CO., LTD. 1 1 0 2 1 5
PEN JET CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
RADIUS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 1 0 1 2 1 5
RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
SMITHS INDUSTRIES LIMITED 4 0 1 0 0 5
TRANSFUSION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 4 0 1 0 0 5
TRANSVIVO, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 2 1 2 0 0 5
VYGON GMBH & CO. KG 0 2 0 3 0 5
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
YKK CORPORATION 1 0 4 0 0 5


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