~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT |
145 |
145 |
82 |
103 |
166 |
641 |
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
31 |
45 |
38 |
55 |
96 |
265 |
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. |
4 |
19 |
27 |
61 |
120 |
231 |
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. |
17 |
18 |
12 |
30 |
73 |
150 |
MEDTRONIC INC. |
16 |
26 |
13 |
14 |
30 |
99 |
OLYMPUS CORPORATION |
21 |
10 |
11 |
17 |
23 |
82 |
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) |
8 |
9 |
9 |
23 |
30 |
79 |
COVIDIEN AG |
0 |
0 |
5 |
26 |
43 |
74 |
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. |
7 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
33 |
68 |
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION |
10 |
14 |
16 |
8 |
16 |
64 |
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP |
2 |
11 |
8 |
13 |
30 |
64 |
ETHICON, INC. |
20 |
14 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
60 |
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. |
38 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
55 |
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. |
33 |
15 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
54 |
DEPUY SPINE, INC. |
4 |
10 |
1 |
8 |
29 |
52 |
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG |
18 |
27 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. |
2 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
33 |
49 |
CARDICA, INC. |
13 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
48 |
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. |
6 |
9 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
43 |
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. |
5 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
16 |
40 |
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. |
3 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
39 |
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC |
7 |
7 |
11 |
3 |
11 |
39 |
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. |
7 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
34 |
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
6 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
34 |
ARTHREX INC. |
7 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
30 |
EV3, INC. |
3 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
30 |
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG |
5 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
30 |
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
17 |
29 |
KYPHON SARL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
16 |
27 |
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. |
0 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
26 |
ABBOTT LABORATORIES |
7 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
25 |
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
10 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
24 |
TRANS1 INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
12 |
23 |
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH |
1 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
22 |
C. R. BARD, INC. |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
12 |
22 |
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
22 |
NIDEK CO., LTD. |
10 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
22 |
SALVIAC LIMITED |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
22 |
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
22 |
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. |
1 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
21 |
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
20 |
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
6 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
20 |
USGI MEDICAL, INC. |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
19 |
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. |
9 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. |
5 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
SPINECORE, INC |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
17 |
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. |
3 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED |
5 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
LINVATEC CORPORATION |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
16 |
NMT MEDICAL, INC. |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
REX MEDICAL, LP |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. |
5 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
EBI, L.P. |
1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
15 |
HANSEN MEDICAL, INC. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
15 |
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
3 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. |
2 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
COOK INC. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
14 |
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
3 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
MARCTEC, LLC |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
SATIETY, INC. |
5 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
SPINEWAVE, INC. |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
14 |
ACUMED, INC. |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
EVALVE, INC. |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
GREATBATCH MEDICAL S.A. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
KYPHON INC. |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
STRYKER CORPORATION |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
STRYKER SPINE S.A. |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
SURGRX, INC. |
7 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
ZIMMER, INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
SYMMETRY MEDICAL, INC. |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
VASCULAR CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
ZIMMER GMBH |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
ALCON, INC. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
DEPUY MITEK, INC. |
0 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
HOYA CORPORATION |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
MEDICINELODGE, INC. |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
ST. JUDE MEDICAL PUERTO RICO LLC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
STRYKER LEIBINGER GMBH & CO KG |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
AESCULAP-WERKE AG |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
ATRICURE, INC. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
CORDIS CORPORATION |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
CRYOCOR, INC. |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
CURON MEDICAL, INC. |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
CUSTOM SPINE, INC. |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
GALIL MEDICAL LTD. |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
10 |
MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
MICROVENTION, INC. |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
MICRUS CORPORATION |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
STRYKER TRAUMA SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
VISX, INCORPORATED |
8 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
CARDIA, INC. |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
CYTYC CORPORATION |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
ENDIUS INCORPORATED |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
ENDOCARE, INC. |
0 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
EV3 ENDOVASCULAR, INC. |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
KCI LICENSING, INC. |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
THEKEN SPINE, LLC |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
THERMAGE, INC. |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
ESTECH, INC. ( ENDOSCOPIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC. |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
MEDICAL CV, INC. |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
NUVASIVE, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
PENTAX CORPORATION |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
STARION INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
ACCLARENT, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
BARRX MEDICAL, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
BAYLIS MEDICAL COMPANY, INC. |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
CAMBRIDGE ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
CUTERA, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
FACET SOLUTIONS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
GRANIT MEDICAL INNOVATION LLC |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
GYRUS ENT L.L.C. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
INTEGRATED VASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
LSI SOLUTIONS, INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
NIPRO CORPORATION |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
PRECIMED S.A. |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
RUBICOR MEDICAL, INC. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
SALIENT SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
SENORX, INC. |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC. |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
STANFORD UNIVERSITY |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
STEREOTAXIS, INC. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
VIVANT MEDICAL, INC. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
AFX, INC. |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
ALLERGAN, INC. |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
APPLIED SPINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
ATLAS SPINE, INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
CONCENTRIC MEDICAL, INC. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
CONMED CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
DFINE, INC. |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
DVL ACQUISITION SUB, INC. |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
EXPANDING ORTHOPEDICS INC. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
INTERVENTIONAL SPINE, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
MEGADYNE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
NCONTACT SURGICAL, INC. |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
NOVARE SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
SOFRADIM PRODUCTION |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
SUB Q INC. |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
SYNVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
ACCESS CLOSURE, INC. |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
ALCON REFRACTIVEHORIZONS, INC. |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLC |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
ARBEL MEDICAL LTD |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
ARTEMIS MEDICAL, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
ARTHROSURFACE, INCORPORATED |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
ATRITECH, INC. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
BIOSENSE, INC. |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
FOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
GUIDED DELIVERY SYSTEMS, INC. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
HEARTPORT, INC. |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
INCEPT LLC |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
INNOVATIVE SPINAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
MEDTRONIC ANGIOLINK, INC. |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
MICROLINE PENTAX INC. |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
MICRUS ENDOVASCULAR CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
NEOTRACT, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
NUORTHO SURGICAL, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
QUILL MEDICAL, INC. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
SCIENT'X (SOCIETE ANONYME) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
SPINAL, LLC |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
SPINE SOLUTIONS, INC. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
SPINEVISION S. A. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
STAT MEDICAL DEVICES INC. |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
SYNERGETICS, INC. |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
VNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
X-SPINE SYSTEMS, INC. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |