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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2004 - 2008 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 128, Surgery (includes Class 600)

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 336 260 305 209 194 1304
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 32 32 31 30 25 150
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 71 16 20 13 20 140
MEDTRONIC INC. 29 21 41 26 20 137
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 38 23 27 18 11 117
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 17 15 24 25 23 104
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 6 13 19 25 34 97
RESMED LIMITED, AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY 21 20 28 14 10 93
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 32 18 10 8 13 81
PACESETTER, INC. 7 8 13 16 24 68
MASIMO CORPORATION 15 8 13 14 16 66
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 18 10 7 14 17 66
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 15 13 16 9 10 63
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED 11 2 11 16 19 59
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 0 8 19 13 18 58
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14 12 10 11 5 52
PENTAX CORPORATION 11 18 9 9 4 51
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 13 10 13 9 3 48
HITACHI, LTD 5 9 9 16 5 44
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 5 3 12 10 11 41
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 2 3 8 12 15 40
TANITA CORPORATION 8 4 13 8 7 40
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC 1 0 15 12 11 39
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 10 11 7 7 4 39
COLIN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 16 13 7 0 1 37
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION 6 15 7 5 1 34
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 5 4 12 7 3 31
ETHICON, INC. 3 9 9 8 1 30
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 11 9 7 1 1 29
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 9 10 2 4 4 29
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 6 7 4 8 3 28
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION 4 7 2 6 9 28
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 5 4 6 6 28
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. 0 1 9 11 7 28
SENORX, INC. 6 5 4 5 8 28
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 7 6 7 5 28
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 10 7 4 3 27
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 17 1 6 3 0 27
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 8 6 6 4 3 27
FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED 6 4 11 2 1 24
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. 6 6 6 2 4 24
BRAINLAB AG 7 6 3 5 2 23
DRAGER MEDICAL AG & CO. KGAA 7 7 4 4 1 23
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB 3 6 7 5 2 23
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 1 4 1 8 8 22
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 7 7 3 3 2 22
ACUSON CORPORATION 13 7 1 0 0 21
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 11 5 3 1 1 21
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 4 5 7 4 1 21
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 5 3 5 3 5 21
NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION 2 1 3 5 10 21
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 6 3 7 3 2 21
PARACOR MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 5 9 7 21
RESTORE MEDICAL, INC. 1 3 9 5 3 21
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 2 1 8 5 5 21
CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC. 7 2 3 5 3 20
GIVEN IMAGING LTD. 2 7 6 2 3 20
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 9 6 4 1 0 20
TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL 4 5 5 3 3 20
ASTRAZENECA AB 7 5 4 2 1 19
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 3 5 4 2 4 18
RESPIRONICS, INC. 7 9 2 0 0 18
BIOSENSE, INC. 7 3 3 3 1 17
MALLINCKRODT, INC. 6 4 2 3 2 17
OTOLOGICS LLC. 3 0 3 8 3 17
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 2 1 8 3 17
STEREOTAXIS, INC. 3 3 3 5 3 17
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 8 0 5 1 3 17
AEROGEN, INC. 3 3 2 5 3 16
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 1 1 4 3 7 16
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 4 1 1 5 5 16
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 6 3 0 4 3 16
SMITHS GROUP PLC 5 2 4 2 3 16
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 2 1 2 6 5 16
ADVANCED CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 3 8 0 15
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED 1 0 4 6 4 15
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 6 5 1 3 0 15
MEDRAD, INC. 4 4 4 3 0 15
SENSYS MEDICAL, INC. 4 0 4 3 4 15
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB 1 3 5 4 2 15
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 2 4 4 1 3 14
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 4 3 4 2 1 14
LIFESCAN, INC. 3 3 3 4 1 14
POLAR ELECTRO OY 6 0 3 3 2 14
WELCH ALLYN INC. 2 1 2 2 7 14
C. R. BARD, INC. 2 4 2 3 2 13
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 5 0 4 3 1 13
COLIN CORPORATION 12 1 0 0 0 13
DEXCOM, INC. 1 1 3 2 6 13
DRAEGER MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 6 2 0 2 3 13
OMRON CORPORATION 5 3 5 0 0 13
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 4 2 3 0 4 13
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 4 0 2 2 5 13
ZONARE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 3 2 1 13
GE HEALTHCARE FINLAND OY 0 3 0 6 3 12
INNOMED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 6 3 0 12
NUCLETRON B.V. 0 0 2 7 3 12
ORSENSE LTD. 2 0 5 3 2 12
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2 5 2 1 2 12
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL 3 3 1 4 0 11
INOVISE MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 6 2 0 11
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 0 3 5 2 1 11
RIC INVESTMENTS, INC. 1 8 2 0 0 11
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 4 1 1 4 1 11
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 1 2 2 3 3 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 3 2 3 2 1 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2 2 3 2 2 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 6 1 2 0 2 11
VALOIS S.A.S. 0 0 2 4 5 11
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 3 1 2 2 3 11
ALOKA CO., LTD. 4 2 0 3 1 10
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 3 2 1 2 2 10
EMPHASYS MEDICAL, INC. 2 4 2 1 1 10
ESAOTE, S.P.A 1 4 0 4 1 10
HEARTPORT, INC. 3 1 5 1 0 10
MCLEAN HOSPITAL 4 2 3 1 0 10
MINNESOTA SCIENTIFIC, INC. 0 2 2 4 2 10
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 2 3 2 0 3 10
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION 3 2 1 1 3 10
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 1 1 4 1 9
ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION 3 2 1 2 1 9
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 1 4 1 2 1 9
DUKE UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 3 2 9
ELA MEDICAL S.A. 2 1 2 0 4 9
HEMA METRICS, INC. 5 2 1 1 0 9
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 4 2 1 1 1 9
NEOGUIDE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 5 3 0 0 9
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 2 0 3 3 1 9
PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 3 4 9
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 0 2 3 1 3 9
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 2 2 4 1 0 9
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 2 9
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 3 1 2 1 2 9
SPECTRX, INC. 1 4 2 0 2 9
SPIRATION, INC. 3 2 1 2 1 9
SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 4 0 0 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 3 2 1 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 3 2 0 2 2 9
ATROPOS LIMITED 2 2 1 2 1 8
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 0 1 2 1 8
CHRYSALIS TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED 6 1 1 0 0 8
CORDIS CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 1 8
CYGNUS, INC. 4 4 0 0 0 8
DENSO CORPORATION 0 4 0 3 1 8
DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND CORPORATION 2 2 3 1 0 8
INTEG, INC. 1 0 6 1 0 8
INTERTECHNIQUE S.A. 3 2 2 0 1 8
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 3 2 2 0 8
MEDISON CO., LTD. 6 0 2 0 0 8
MYOCOR, INC. 4 1 1 2 0 8
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 4 3 8
PARI GMBH SPEZIALISTEN FUR EFFEKTIVE INHALATION 1 1 4 2 0 8
SCOTT LABORATORIES, INC. 2 1 2 1 2 8
TABATA CO., LTD. 5 1 1 0 1 8
XENOGEN CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 5 8
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 4 2 0 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 2 1 3 1 0 7
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 1 2 1 7
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 2 2 1 0 2 7
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 1 1 3 0 2 7
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 0 3 1 2 1 7
ENDOCARDIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 3 1 1 0 7
FIRST OPINION CORPORATION 6 1 0 0 0 7
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC. 0 0 0 6 1 7
HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. 6 0 0 0 1 7
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 0 0 6 1 7
INFRAREDX, INC. 2 2 0 1 2 7
KARL STORZ DEVELOPMENT CORP. 0 0 2 1 4 7
LUCID, INC. (FORMERLY PORTABLE COMPUTER) 2 1 2 2 0 7
MAP MEDIZIN-TECHNOLOGIE GMBH 0 0 6 0 1 7
MASIMO LABORATORIES, INC. 0 2 1 2 2 7
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. 2 2 0 1 2 7
NUVASIVE, INC. 2 0 2 2 1 7
OBTECH MEDICAL AG 1 1 1 1 3 7
OPTISCAN BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 0 7
ORQIS MEDICAL CORPORATION 1 0 3 0 3 7
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 2 1 2 2 0 7
THE FOUNDRY, INC. 3 0 2 1 1 7
USGI MEDICAL, INC. 1 4 2 0 0 7
VOLCANO THERAPEUTICS, INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG 1 1 0 1 3 6
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 0 2 3 1 0 6
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 2 0 6
ANIMAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 3 3 0 6
APNEON, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
ARADIGM CORPORATION 2 0 3 0 1 6
ARKRAY, INC. 2 1 0 2 1 6
BRAUN GMBH 2 3 0 1 0 6
CONCEPTUS, INC. 4 1 0 1 0 6
CORONEO INC. 0 3 2 1 0 6
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. 0 2 1 3 0 6
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 1 2 1 2 6
FONAR CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 1 6
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 1 2 1 1 1 6
HWC, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
INDIAN OCEAN MEDICAL INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
INLIGHT SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
INNOVATA BIOMED LIMITED 2 1 0 2 1 6
INVACARE CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
KCI LICENSING, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
MEDISPECTRA, INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
MIRABEL MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD. 0 1 2 2 1 6
NEW HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
NIPRO CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
O.R. SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 3 0 0 2 6
OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH 4 2 0 0 0 6
PERCARDIA, INC. 2 3 1 0 0 6
PHONAK AG 2 3 1 0 0 6
PROMEX TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 1 2 1 1 6
QDS INJECTION MOLDING LLC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
SIEMENS ELEMA AB 6 0 0 0 0 6
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
TENSYS MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
TRANSOMA MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 2 0 4 6
TYMPANY, INC. 0 1 2 3 0 6
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 3 0 1 1 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 1 2 2 1 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2 3 1 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 2 0 0 1 3 6
VOLCANO CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 0 6
A-MED SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
ABBEYMOOR MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 4 0 0 5
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
ACCURAY, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
ACOBA, LLC 0 1 3 1 0 5
ADVANCED IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2 0 2 1 0 5
ALLERGAN, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
BARBARA ANN KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE 1 2 1 1 0 5
BEST VASCULAR, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
BIOPHAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
BIOPSY SCIENCES, LLC 2 3 0 0 0 5
BOSS INSTRUMENTS, LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
CELGENE CORPORATION, ET AL. 2 2 1 0 0 5
CHASE MEDICAL INC 3 1 1 0 0 5
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT, LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
CYTYC CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
DRAGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA. 0 1 3 1 0 5
EPICOR MEDICAL, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
HEALTH & LIFE CO., LTD. 0 0 3 0 2 5
HEALTHETECH, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 0 0 2 1 2 5
IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC. 3 0 1 1 0 5
INNOVAMEDICA S.A. DE C.V. 0 3 1 1 0 5
INNOVATIVE DEVICES, LLC 2 2 0 0 1 5
L'OREAL S.A. 1 1 1 1 1 5
MARCTEC, LLC 0 0 2 1 2 5
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 1 0 2 1 1 5
MEDICAL DEVICES GROUP, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
MEDWAVE, INCORPORATED 1 1 3 0 0 5
NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS 2 1 0 1 1 5
NEURONETICS, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
NEUROPACE, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
NIHON SEIMITSU SOKKI CO., LTD. 1 0 2 0 2 5
NONINVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
ORION CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 0 5
ORTHOSOFT INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 0 0 3 1 5
PULSION MEDICAL SYSTEMS AG 1 2 0 1 1 5
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
REICHERT, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
REMON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 3 0 0 2 0 5
RUBICOR MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SANARUS MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 3 1 0 1 0 5
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 2 0 1 2 0 5
SI-1, LTD. 0 0 3 2 0 5
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
SOLACE THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY 2 2 1 0 0 5
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 4 0 1 0 0 5
TOSHIBA AMERICA MRI, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
TRANSONIC SYSTEMS INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 1 1 2 5
VERMON 2 1 2 0 0 5
WORLD WIDE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 0 0 3 1 5
YAMATO SCALE COMPANY, LTD. 0 3 1 0 1 5
Z-KAT, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5


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