~Individually Owned Patent |
133 |
156 |
147 |
144 |
132 |
712 |
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. |
17 |
21 |
42 |
48 |
56 |
184 |
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. |
6 |
19 |
31 |
56 |
36 |
148 |
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. |
12 |
16 |
8 |
11 |
7 |
54 |
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
5 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
14 |
49 |
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. |
3 |
9 |
14 |
8 |
12 |
46 |
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. |
4 |
4 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
46 |
CORDIS CORPORATION |
5 |
11 |
3 |
15 |
11 |
45 |
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. |
9 |
14 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
43 |
MEDTRONIC INC. |
10 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
39 |
SULZER CARBOMEDICS INC. |
4 |
17 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
31 |
MEDTRONIC AVE, INC. |
2 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
30 |
MEDINOL LTD. |
1 |
3 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
28 |
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
6 |
25 |
ETHICON, INC. |
2 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
25 |
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. |
6 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
23 |
BIOMET, INC. |
3 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
22 |
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION |
5 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
21 |
IMPRA, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF C.R. BARD, INC. |
3 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
20 |
COOK INC. |
1 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. |
1 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
19 |
C. R. BARD, INC. |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
18 |
SYNTHES LTD. (U.S.A.) |
4 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
18 |
SULZER ORTHOPEDICS INC. |
13 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
TORNIER S.A. |
2 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
MEADOX MEDICALS, INC. |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
SULZER ORTHOPEDICS LTD. |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
15 |
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
14 |
DIAMICRON, INC. |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
ENDOLOGIX, INC. |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
14 |
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.) |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
PLUS ENDOPROTHETIK AG |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
SULZER ORTHOPAEDIC AG |
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PROFESSIONAL INC. |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
3F THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
11 |
ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERATE GMBH & CO., INGENIERBURO BERLIN |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
ESKA IMPLANTS GMBH & CO. |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.P.A. |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
SPINECORE, INC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, INC. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
BAUSCH & LOMB SURGICAL, INC. |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
BENOIST GIRARD SAS |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TRUST |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
CARBOMEDICS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
HEARTSTENT CORPORATION |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
INFLOW DYNAMICS INC. |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
INTRATHERAPEUTICS, INC. |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
SULZER SPINE-TECH INC. |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
SURGICAL DYNAMICS, INC. |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
ALLERGAN, INC. |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
CERAMTEC AG INNOVATIVE CERAMIC ENGINEERING |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
MEDIDEA, LLC |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
PROSTHETIC DESIGN, INC. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
ST. JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOVASCULAR GROUP, INC. |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
VASCULAR ARCHITECTS, INC. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
ADVANCED STENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
AESCULAP |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
ALLERGAN SALES, INC. |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
BIONX IMPLANTS OY |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
CHAS. A. BLATCHFORD & SONS LIMITED |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
THINOPTX, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
ZIMMER, INC. |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
ANAMED, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
BIOPRO, INC. |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
CROSSCART, INC. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
GRAMTEC INNOVATION AB |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
JOMED IMPLANTATE GMBH |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
LIFENET |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
MEDICINELODGE, INC. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
OTTO BOCK ORTHOPADISCHE INDUSTRIE BESITZ- UND VERWALTUNGS-KG |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
RAYMEDICA, INC. |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
SPINAL CONCEPTS, INC. |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
STRYKER SPINE S.A. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
ACUMED, INC. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
AVE CONNAUGHT |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
BONUTTI 2003 TRUST-A |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
CONOR MEDSYSTEMS, INC. |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
CORNEAL INDUSTRIE |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
CORTEKS, INC. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
CORVITA CORPORATION |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
DIMSO (DISTRIBUTION MEDICALE DU SUDOUEST) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
ETEX CORPORATION |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
HAMMILL MANUFACTURING CO. |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
HEARTPORT, INC. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
IOWA INDIA INVESTMENTS COMPANY LIMITED |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
ISOTIS N.V. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
JOMED GMBH |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
PERCARDIA, INC. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC. |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
STRYKER CORPORATION |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
STRYKER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
SUN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CORPORATION |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
TRIVASCULAR INC. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |