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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 71 55 63 91 97 377
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 26 43 57 94 116 336
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 23 20 36 48 64 191
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 16 10 12 16 25 79
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 8 10 14 26 19 77
COOK INC. 7 9 25 26 8 75
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 13 13 17 11 15 69
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 5 5 13 15 26 64
CORDIS CORPORATION 19 9 8 11 8 55
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 4 7 10 12 20 53
MEDTRONIC INC. 5 5 9 8 20 47
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 9 4 14 8 9 44
OSSUR HF 3 7 8 9 13 40
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 0 35 35
SPINECORE, INC 13 5 5 6 6 35
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 12 8 4 3 4 31
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 4 4 7 8 5 28
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 5 3 6 6 8 28
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. 5 6 4 9 3 27
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 3 18 25
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 3 2 3 11 6 25
XTENT, INC., 6 6 1 0 12 25
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1 0 1 10 9 21
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 0 2 6 5 7 20
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 2 2 5 5 20
KYPHON SARL 0 1 8 5 5 19
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 1 2 8 3 19
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 2 1 4 4 7 18
ANULEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 6 10 17
INTRINSIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2 0 5 3 7 17
MEDINOL LTD. 2 3 2 5 5 17
WILLIAM A. COOK AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 0 2 1 3 11 17
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. 0 0 0 5 11 16
C. R. BARD, INC. 1 1 3 5 6 16
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 0 4 4 5 15
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 4 1 2 1 7 15
ARTHREX INC. 3 2 1 2 6 14
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 1 0 2 5 6 14
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 1 3 5 3 2 14
ZIMMER, INC. 1 1 2 5 5 14
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG 3 0 3 4 3 13
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 3 2 3 2 13
ETHICON, INC. 3 1 1 3 4 12
INNOVATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC 1 1 1 6 3 12
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 4 2 6 12
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 5 6 0 1 0 12
BIOQUEST PROSTHETICS, LLC 1 4 3 1 2 11
FREEDOM INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 2 3 5 1 11
IMPLIANT LTD. 0 0 3 8 0 11
NUVASIVE, INC. 0 0 2 4 5 11
SADRA MEDICAL, INC. 0 3 0 3 5 11
SPINEWAVE, INC. 0 0 1 6 4 11
BENVENUE MEDICAL INC. 0 0 0 5 5 10
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC 1 1 2 3 2 9
DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL, INC. 0 3 2 2 2 9
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PVT, INC. 1 2 2 2 2 9
LDR MEDICAL 1 1 2 4 1 9
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L. 3 1 0 1 4 9
SPINALMOTION, INC. 0 1 3 2 3 9
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 0 2 1 5 1 9
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. 4 0 1 3 0 8
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS, INC. 3 2 3 0 0 8
AESCULAP-WERKE AG 0 0 2 2 4 8
CERVITECH, INC. 2 0 1 1 4 8
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. 8 0 0 0 0 8
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 2 1 0 3 2 8
MED INSTITUTE, INC. 0 0 1 6 1 8
MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION 2 1 1 1 3 8
ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 0 4 2 8
POWERVISION, INC. 3 1 2 1 1 8
TORNIER SAS 0 4 0 1 3 8
VISIOGEN, INC. 3 1 0 3 1 8
ACTIVE IMPLANTS CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 1 7
AMEDICA CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 1 7
AMO GRONINGEN B.V. 3 0 0 1 3 7
APTUS ENDOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 0 0 2 3 2 7
CONOR MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 6 0 0 0 1 7
FACET SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 4 2 0 7
GI DYNAMICS, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
MICARDIA CORPORATION 0 4 1 2 0 7
OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, INC. 1 0 2 1 3 7
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH 0 1 0 2 4 7
PROSTHETIC DESIGN, INC. 0 2 2 1 2 7
REX MEDICAL, LP 1 1 0 4 1 7
RTI BIOLOGICS, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
THEKEN SPINE, LLC 0 0 1 5 1 7
TRYTON MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 2 0 1 0 4 7
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. 2 0 3 0 2 7
ZIMMER GMBH 0 0 3 2 2 7
ALCON, INC. 3 1 1 0 1 6
ARBOR SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
BENOIST GIRARD SAS 0 1 2 2 1 6
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
CONFORMIS, INC 0 1 2 2 1 6
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED 0 0 4 1 1 6
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
EXACTECH, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
FLEXUSPINE, INC. 1 1 0 2 2 6
HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK 2 0 2 1 1 6
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 2 6
NOVOSTENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
OSTEOTECH, INC. (A DELAWARE CORP.) 1 1 0 3 1 6
REVA MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
SPINAL GENERATIONS, LLC 0 1 1 3 1 6
ABBOTT VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 5 0 5
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHNIK KG 0 1 0 0 4 5
BIOSENSORS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
BOLTON MEDICAL INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
C& C VISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 0 0 2 3 5
CERVICAL XPAND, LLC 0 0 5 0 0 5
CUSTOM SPINE, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ENDOLOGIX, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ICON INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
INBONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
JMEA CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 2 5
KABUSHIKIKAISHA IGAKI IRYO SEKKEI 0 3 0 1 1 5
MARCTEC, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY 3 1 0 1 0 5
MOXIMED, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 0 0 5 5
NULENS, LTD., 1 0 0 3 1 5
PACESETTER, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
SPINAL KINETICS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 3 2 5
SYNECOR, LLC 1 2 0 1 1 5
VICTHOM HUMAN BIONICS INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
VISIONCARE OPHTHALMIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
X-SPINE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5


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