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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 209 194 181 263 277 1124
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 25 34 42 82 65 248
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 30 25 39 64 77 235
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 25 23 43 48 70 209
MEDTRONIC INC. 26 20 29 57 62 194
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 13 18 35 57 68 191
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 14 17 41 50 29 151
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 9 10 23 45 41 128
PACESETTER, INC. 16 24 16 38 33 127
NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT INCORPORATED 16 19 18 35 35 123
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 12 15 20 42 30 119
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 13 20 20 29 33 115
RESMED LIMITED 14 10 18 18 50 110
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC 12 11 15 31 20 89
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 4 13 31 19 74
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 8 8 9 26 22 73
MASIMO CORPORATION 14 16 13 5 21 69
DEXCOM, INC. 2 6 10 16 32 66
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 10 11 5 11 24 61
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION 6 9 8 16 21 60
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 2 16 39 57
PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 4 9 16 22 54
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 7 3 11 10 18 49
GIVEN IMAGING LTD. 2 3 13 18 12 48
FUJINON CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO. LTD.) 4 4 10 14 10 42
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 8 3 8 13 10 42
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LLC 8 13 8 8 4 41
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 2 1 6 14 17 40
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 18 11 4 0 6 39
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 6 5 6 13 9 39
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 1 6 16 15 38
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 3 3 2 12 18 38
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 9 3 8 9 7 36
HOYA CORPORATION 0 3 9 15 9 36
HITACHI, LTD 16 5 2 7 5 35
SENORX, INC. 5 8 5 5 11 34
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 2 5 7 10 9 33
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 2 5 6 9 10 32
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD. 11 7 3 6 5 32
ETHICON, INC. 8 1 8 7 6 30
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. 5 1 2 10 12 30
DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 10 19 29
STEREOTAXIS, INC. 5 3 6 10 4 28
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. 1 1 6 10 9 27
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 7 5 4 5 6 27
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1 3 6 8 9 27
DRAGER MEDICAL AG & CO. KG 0 0 4 11 11 26
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 4 3 7 8 4 26
TANITA CORPORATION 8 7 2 4 4 25
BRAINLAB AG 5 2 4 7 6 24
C. R. BARD, INC. 3 2 3 5 11 24
NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION 5 10 3 4 2 24
SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. 0 2 4 6 12 24
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3 2 5 3 11 24
TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL 3 3 8 3 7 24
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 4 1 3 9 6 23
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 4 8 10 23
ESAOTE, S.P.A 4 1 2 7 8 22
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 11 5 4 0 2 22
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 5 5 4 6 2 22
MEDTRONIC MINIMED INC. 3 5 3 8 3 22
NUVASIVE, INC. 2 1 2 6 11 22
PARACOR MEDICAL, INC. 9 7 3 1 2 22
WELCH ALLYN INC. 2 7 2 7 4 22
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 3 7 1 6 3 20
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 1 3 3 3 10 20
MALLINCKRODT, INC. 3 2 1 7 7 20
ACORN CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 8 3 3 5 0 19
COLOPLAST INTERNATIONAL A/S 1 1 2 2 13 19
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 0 1 7 8 3 19
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 2 1 2 5 8 18
BIOTRONIK CRM PATENT AG 0 0 2 3 13 18
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 3 1 1 6 7 18
FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED 2 1 4 6 5 18
MAP MEDIZIN-TECHNOLOGIE GMBH 0 1 2 8 7 18
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC 0 1 9 4 4 18
MEDISON CO., LTD. 0 0 4 6 8 18
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 4 2 4 2 6 18
XENOGEN CORPORATION 1 5 6 4 2 18
OTOLOGICS LLC. 8 3 2 3 1 17
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 5 5 1 3 3 17
XOFT, INC. 0 3 3 7 4 17
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 5 6 16
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED 6 4 2 3 1 16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2 2 4 4 4 16
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 4 3 4 2 2 15
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH 1 0 3 5 6 15
HANSEN MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 2 3 9 15
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC. 6 1 1 1 6 15
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 2 4 3 5 1 15
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ALUMNI PATENTS FOUNDATION 1 3 1 7 3 15
VOLCANO CORPORATION 2 0 0 6 7 15
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 3 5 4 14
ALOKA CO., LTD. 3 1 3 5 2 14
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 0 2 3 3 6 14
CYTYC CORPORATION 2 3 5 1 3 14
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 2 1 3 3 5 14
MASIMO LABORATORIES, INC. 2 2 1 5 4 14
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 6 1 0 0 14
NUCLETRON B.V. 7 3 2 1 1 14
SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 3 2 2 7 14
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1 3 2 2 6 14
BIOCOMPATIBLES LTD. 0 0 0 3 10 13
BIOSENSE, INC. 3 1 4 2 3 13
ELA MEDICAL S.A. 0 4 2 3 4 13
INFRAREDX, INC. 1 2 2 3 5 13
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB 5 2 2 3 1 13
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 3 1 0 2 7 13
PENTAX CORPORATION 9 4 0 0 0 13
POLAR ELECTRO OY 3 2 1 2 5 13
SENSYS MEDICAL, INC. 3 4 4 2 0 13
SONOSITE, INC. 1 0 5 4 3 13
VALOIS S.A.S. 4 5 0 1 3 13
ADVANCED CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS, INC. 8 0 0 3 1 12
CONCEPTUS, INC. 1 0 2 3 6 12
GE HEALTHCARE FINLAND OY 6 3 2 1 0 12
NEUROPACE, INC. 3 1 2 3 3 12
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 1 6 11
ACCURAY, INC. 3 1 1 4 2 11
ASTRAZENECA AB 2 1 1 3 4 11
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. 2 2 2 2 3 11
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 1 5 2 11
DUKE UNIVERSITY 3 2 1 2 3 11
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 4 3 1 2 1 11
OPTINOSE AS 0 2 2 4 3 11
PROTEUS BIOMEDICAL, INC. 3 0 1 4 3 11
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB 4 2 1 2 2 11
STRYKER CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 7 11
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1 2 2 3 3 11
VENTUS MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 1 5 4 11
ATROPOS LIMITED 2 1 3 0 4 10
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 1 6 10
CALYPSO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 0 6 3 10
CAMERON HEALTH, INC. 0 1 4 1 4 10
CAREFUSION 2200, INC. 0 0 0 6 4 10
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2 2 1 3 2 10
COMPUMEDICS, LTD. 1 0 0 3 6 10
FONAR CORPORATION 1 1 1 4 3 10
IMPACT SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 1 1 5 10
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 0 3 0 7 10
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 10 10
MEDIGUIDE LTD. 1 2 1 3 3 10
MEDRAD, INC. 3 0 1 2 4 10
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 2 1 3 2 2 10
PORTAERO, INC. 0 4 1 4 1 10
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 1 0 0 4 5 10
SPIRATION, INC. 2 1 3 3 1 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 2 1 2 1 4 10
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 2 3 0 5 0 10
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 0 1 1 3 5 10
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 4 1 1 1 2 9
ALEXZA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 1 3 1 4 9
ANGEL MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 3 4 9
DRAGER MEDICAL AG & CO. KGAA 4 1 3 1 0 9
DRAGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA. 1 0 2 4 2 9
INSTRUMENTARIUM CORP. 2 4 3 0 0 9
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3 0 1 5 0 9
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 0 3 5 1 0 9
RESTORE MEDICAL, INC. 5 3 0 0 1 9
SCOTT LABORATORIES, INC. 1 2 3 0 3 9
TEXTRONICS, INC. 1 1 1 3 3 9
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 1 1 4 9
AEROGEN, INC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
ARTANN LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG 2 0 1 3 2 8
CANNUFLOW, INC. 0 3 3 0 2 8
CARDIOKINETIX, INC. 1 1 1 2 3 8
CARDIOTHORACIC SYSTEMS, INC. 5 3 0 0 0 8
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT, LLC 4 1 0 1 2 8
COOK INC. 0 1 0 5 2 8
DRAEGER MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 1 0 2 8
DUNE MEDICAL DEVICES LTD. 1 0 1 2 4 8
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 2 1 5 0 0 8
ISENSE CORP. 2 0 1 1 4 8
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 1 1 1 4 1 8
LIFESCAN, INC. 4 1 1 2 0 8
MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. 1 2 2 0 3 8
NEURONETICS, INC. 0 2 2 3 1 8
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 1 2 5 8
OBTECH MEDICAL AG 1 3 1 2 1 8
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD. 3 2 0 3 0 8
ORQIS MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 3 5 0 0 8
RHYTHMIA MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 2 1 5 8
SALUTRON, INC. 0 0 2 4 2 8
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 2 0 3 2 8
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 2 0 1 3 2 8
SONY CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 2 8
SUNSHINE HEART COMPANY PTY LTD. 1 2 0 0 5 8
THORATEC CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 4 8
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 2 2 1 1 2 8
VBOX, INCORPORATED 1 1 2 1 3 8
VERATHON, INC. 0 1 2 4 1 8
ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 2 7
ALLERGAN, INC. 1 1 0 4 1 7
ARKRAY, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
ASTHMATX, INC. 2 0 0 2 3 7
CARDIONET, INC. 2 0 1 1 3 7
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 0 7 7
DENSO CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 2 7
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 0 2 1 2 2 7
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 2 2 1 7
FLINT HILLS SCIENTIFIC, L.L.C. 0 0 4 1 2 7
FUKUDA DENSHI CO., LTD. 0 3 2 0 2 7
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 6 1 0 0 0 7
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 1 2 1 2 1 7
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 3 4 7
KARL STORZ DEVELOPMENT CORP. 1 4 1 1 0 7
KARL STORZ IMAGING, INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
KCI LICENSING, INC. 1 0 1 2 3 7
MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH 0 1 2 1 3 7
MINNESOTA SCIENTIFIC, INC. 4 2 0 1 0 7
NEUROMETRIX, INC. 0 1 1 2 3 7
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 0 0 0 7
ORTHOSOFT INC. 1 2 0 1 3 7
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 3 1 0 1 2 7
PULSION MEDICAL SYSTEMS AG 1 1 1 3 1 7
S.P.O. MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LTD. 1 1 4 1 0 7
SALTER LABS., INC. 0 2 1 3 1 7
SMITHS GROUP PLC 2 3 1 1 0 7
STRYKER LEIBINGER GMBH & CO KG 1 1 1 1 3 7
U-SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 4 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 2 0 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 0 2 2 0 3 7
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 2 1 2 1 7
WIDEMED LTD. 1 0 2 4 0 7
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 3 3 1 7
ZONARE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 2 1 7
AESCULAP-WERKE AG 0 0 1 3 2 6
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 1 0 2 2 1 6
ALFRED E. MANN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1 0 4 0 1 6
BE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 2 0 1 2 1 6
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC. 4 0 0 2 0 6
C2CURE INC. 2 0 3 1 0 6
CAPNIA, INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
CARDIAC INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION 5 1 0 0 0 6
CARDIOMEMS, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY 0 2 2 1 1 6
CLEVELAND MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
COHERENCE LLC 2 1 1 1 1 6
CORDIS CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 1 6
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. 3 0 0 2 1 6
ESTECH, INC. ( ENDOSCOPIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.) 1 0 0 2 3 6
HOLOGIC, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
INVACARE CORPORATION 2 0 2 0 2 6
L'OREAL S.A. 1 1 1 0 3 6
MAGNETECS, INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. 0 0 0 6 0 6
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
MICROVISION, INC. 0 2 3 0 1 6
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 5 1 6
NORTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED 1 0 3 1 1 6
PROMEX TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 1 1 2 1 6
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 1 6
SYSMEX CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 4 6
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 0 2 1 0 3 6
TORAX MEDICAL, INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
TRANSOMA MEDICAL, INC. 0 4 2 0 0 6
VOYAGE MEDICAL INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
AEON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG 1 3 0 1 0 5
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 1 3 0 1 0 5
BANG & OLUFSEN MEDICOM A/S 0 4 1 0 0 5
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 0 0 1 1 3 5
BOEING COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 5
BRAINGATE CO., LLC 0 0 0 2 3 5
CIANNA MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 0 0 3 2 0 5
GRANIT MEDICAL INNOVATION LLC 0 1 0 4 0 5
GT UROLOGICAL, LLC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
HEALTHSTATS INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD. 0 2 1 0 2 5
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
INNOMED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
INNOVATA BIOMED LIMITED 2 1 2 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
K2M, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 0 4 0 0 5
LUCID, INC. (FORMERLY PORTABLE COMPUTER) 2 0 0 3 0 5
MCLEAN HOSPITAL 1 0 0 1 3 5
MICROTEK MEDICAL INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA 1 0 0 2 2 5
NEOVISTA, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
NONINVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
OPTISCAN BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
ORBITAL RESEARCH INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
ORIEL THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
ORSENSE LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
PARI GMBH SPEZIALISTEN FUR EFFEKTIVE INHALATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
PAVAD MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
PULMONX, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
RAMOT AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
RESCUE AIR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
RESPIRONICS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
SMITHMARKS, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
SPECTRUM DYNAMICS LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 0 0 3 1 1 5
TECHNISCAN, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
TENSYS MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 2 3 0 0 5
UROMEDICA, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
USGI MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
VASCULAR CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
VIOPTIX, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
VIVOMETRICS, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
Z-KAT, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5


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