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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 105 71 55 63 91 385
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 33 26 43 57 94 253
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 1 23 20 36 48 128
COOK INC. 5 7 9 25 26 72
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 17 13 13 17 11 71
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 11 8 10 14 26 69
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 11 16 10 12 16 65
CORDIS CORPORATION 7 19 9 8 11 54
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 23 12 8 4 3 50
SPINECORE, INC 18 13 5 5 6 47
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 2 5 5 13 15 40
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 3 9 4 14 8 38
MEDTRONIC INC. 9 5 5 9 8 36
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 2 4 7 10 12 35
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 20 5 6 0 1 32
OSSUR HF 3 3 7 8 9 30
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 6 4 4 7 8 29
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. 0 5 6 4 9 24
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 4 5 3 6 6 24
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 3 3 2 3 11 22
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 6 2 2 5 21
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 5 1 2 8 20
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 4 0 2 6 5 17
MEDINOL LTD. 5 2 3 2 5 17
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 6 2 1 4 4 17
XTENT, INC., 3 6 6 1 0 16
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG 5 3 0 3 4 15
C. R. BARD, INC. 4 1 1 3 5 14
KYPHON SARL 0 0 1 8 5 14
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 5 3 2 3 0 13
ETHICON, INC. 5 3 1 1 3 13
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 3 5 3 13
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED 0 1 0 1 10 12
ANULEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 0 0 1 6 12
IMPLIANT LTD. 1 0 0 3 8 12
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 3 2 3 12
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 1 2 0 4 4 11
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. 3 8 0 0 0 11
INTRINSIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 2 0 5 3 11
ARTHREX INC. 2 3 2 1 2 10
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 2 4 1 2 1 10
FACET SOLUTIONS, INC. 3 0 1 4 2 10
FREEDOM INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 0 2 3 5 10
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 2 1 0 2 5 10
LDR MEDICAL 2 1 1 2 4 10
MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION 5 2 1 1 1 10
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 2 0 2 1 5 10
VISIOGEN, INC. 3 3 1 0 3 10
ZIMMER, INC. 1 1 1 2 5 10
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. 1 4 0 1 3 9
BIOQUEST PROSTHETICS, LLC 0 1 4 3 1 9
INNOVATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC 0 1 1 1 6 9
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 3 2 1 2 0 8
GI DYNAMICS, INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY 3 3 1 0 1 8
POWERVISION, INC. 1 3 1 2 1 8
3F THERAPEUTICS, INC. 4 0 1 1 1 7
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 1 3 7
ALCON, INC. 2 3 1 1 0 7
AMEDICA CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 6 7
AMERICAN PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS, INC. 3 2 0 0 2 7
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, INC. 0 1 1 2 3 7
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 1 7
CONOR MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 1 6 0 0 0 7
DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 3 2 2 7
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PVT, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
MED INSTITUTE, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
MICARDIA CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 2 7
PROSTHETIC DESIGN, INC. 2 0 2 2 1 7
REX MEDICAL, LP 1 1 1 0 4 7
SPINEWAVE, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
ACTIVE IMPLANTS CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 3 6
APTUS ENDOSYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 0 3 1 6
ARBOR SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 1 0 0 2 3 6
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SANTA ROSA CORP. 5 0 1 0 0 6
CERVITECH, INC. 2 2 0 1 1 6
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED 1 0 0 4 1 6
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 0 2 1 0 3 6
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
MICRO THERAPEUTICS, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
NUVASIVE, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 1 0 4 6
SADRA MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 3 0 3 6
SPINALMOTION, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
SYNECOR, LLC 2 1 2 0 1 6
THEKEN SPINE, LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. 1 2 0 3 0 6
WILLIAM A. COOK AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 0 0 2 1 3 6
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ABBOTT VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
AXIOMED SPINE CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
BENOIST GIRARD SAS 0 0 1 2 2 5
BENVENUE MEDICAL INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
BIOMET, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
CERVICAL XPAND, LLC 0 0 0 5 0 5
CONCEPT MATRIX, LLC 2 0 0 1 2 5
CONFORMIS, INC 0 0 1 2 2 5
DEVAX, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
ENDOTEX INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
EXACTECH, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
HAYES MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK 0 2 0 2 1 5
KABUSHIKIKAISHA IGAKI IRYO SEKKEI 1 0 3 0 1 5
MEDICINELODGE, INC. 2 0 2 1 0 5
MOXIMED, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.) 0 1 1 0 3 5
REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
RTI BIOLOGICS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L. 0 3 1 0 1 5
SPINAL GENERATIONS, LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
TORNIER SAS 0 0 4 0 1 5
VIACOR, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
VISIONCARE OPHTHALMIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5
ZIMMER GMBH 0 0 0 3 2 5


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