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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~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


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