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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 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 136 98 105 71 55 465
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 56 24 23 12 8 123
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 4 14 33 26 43 120
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 36 21 17 13 13 100
CORDIS CORPORATION 11 12 7 19 9 58
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 17 10 20 5 6 58
SPINECORE, INC 6 12 18 13 5 54
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 6 10 11 16 10 53
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 0 0 1 23 20 44
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 1 11 11 8 10 41
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 12 9 2 4 7 34
COOK INC. 5 5 5 7 9 31
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14 3 6 6 2 31
MEDTRONIC INC. 8 3 9 5 5 30
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 12 6 4 5 1 28
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 3 6 6 4 4 23
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 3 4 3 9 4 23
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. 5 6 0 5 6 22
MEDINOL LTD. 9 3 5 2 3 22
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 7 3 4 5 3 22
3F THERAPEUTICS, INC. 10 4 4 0 1 19
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 6 2 5 3 2 18
C. R. BARD, INC. 8 4 4 1 1 18
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. 3 3 3 8 0 17
ETHICON, INC. 7 1 5 3 1 17
BIOMET, INC. 6 5 4 1 0 16
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 7 4 3 2 0 16
OSSUR HF 0 3 3 3 7 16
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 7 3 1 1 3 15
XTENT, INC., 0 0 3 6 6 15
VISIOGEN, INC. 3 4 3 3 1 14
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 6 1 3 2 1 13
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 4 1 2 4 1 12
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 0 0 2 5 5 12
ALCON, INC. 1 4 2 3 1 11
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 3 2 4 2 0 11
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 2 1 3 3 2 11
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 5 3 0 2 1 11
MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION 2 1 5 2 1 11
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 1 1 6 2 1 11
ARTHREX INC. 1 1 2 3 2 9
CONOR MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 6 0 9
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG 0 1 5 3 0 9
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 3 3 2 1 0 9
MEDICINELODGE, INC. 0 5 2 0 2 9
VIACOR, INC. 1 3 2 2 1 9
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. 0 3 1 4 0 8
ADVANCED STENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 1 1 2 8
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 2 0 4 0 2 8
ESKA IMPLANTS GMBH & CO. 3 3 2 0 0 8
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.) 2 4 0 1 1 8
REX MEDICAL, LP 2 3 1 1 1 8
TORNIER S.A. 4 2 1 1 0 8
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. 4 1 1 0 1 7
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 2 2 0 7
EVYSIO MEDICAL DEVICES ULC 3 3 1 0 0 7
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY 0 0 3 3 1 7
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, INC. 2 3 1 1 0 7
REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L. 1 2 0 3 1 7
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 1 3 1 7
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
AVANTEC VASCULAR CORPORATION 0 3 3 0 0 6
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERAETE GMBH & CO. INGENIEURBUERO BERLIN 3 3 0 0 0 6
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SANTA ROSA CORP. 0 0 5 0 1 6
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE LP 3 2 1 0 0 6
RJC DEVELOPMENT, L.C. 1 4 0 1 0 6
STRYKER SPINE S.A. 2 2 0 1 1 6
SYNECOR, LLC 0 1 2 1 2 6
AMERICAN PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
ANULEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 5 0 0 5
ARCHUS ORTHOPEDICS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 2 2 1 0 0 5
BIOQUEST PROSTHETICS, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
CARBOMEDICS, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
DIAMICRON, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
FACET SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
GI DYNAMICS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
INFLOW DYNAMICS INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
INTEK TECHNOLOGY L.L.C. 1 2 1 1 0 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 1 1 0 5
POWERVISION, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
PROSTHETIC DESIGN, INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC., A PFIZER COMPANY 0 1 3 1 0 5
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 1 0 2 0 2 5
THORATEC CORPORATION 2 1 0 2 0 5
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. 1 1 1 2 0 5


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