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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 607, Surgery: Light, Thermal, and Electrical Application

( 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
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 104 95 113 158 214 684
MEDTRONIC INC. 131 67 104 184 174 660
PACESETTER, INC. 93 49 55 86 66 349
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 56 33 28 40 57 214
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION 0 13 18 43 51 125
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 7 11 16 17 30 81
COCHLEAR LIMITED 8 9 13 15 26 71
ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC 0 6 17 20 21 64
SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 6 0 10 12 31 59
BIOTRONIK CRM PATENT AG 0 0 16 17 16 49
CAMERON HEALTH, INC. 11 11 7 11 7 47
CYBERONICS, INC. 1 4 6 14 16 41
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB 13 6 2 5 13 39
ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION 29 7 0 0 0 36
WILSON GREATBATCH LTD. 0 2 3 13 12 30
ELA MEDICAL S.A. 4 7 5 6 4 26
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 3 3 3 8 8 25
ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC. 4 3 2 5 9 23
BIOCONTROL MEDICAL BCM LTD. 0 1 2 6 12 21
INNERCOOL THERAPIES, INC. 7 4 1 3 6 21
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 1 1 10 4 19
ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION 7 0 3 6 3 19
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 1 1 5 7 4 18
EBR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 3 5 9 18
ZOLL CIRCULATION, INC. 0 0 5 4 8 17
ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 3 4 3 1 5 16
CVRX, INC. 1 2 4 5 4 16
ENTEROMEDICS INC. 1 1 3 6 5 16
INTRAPACE, INC. 0 1 5 6 4 16
MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH 2 0 1 3 9 15
PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC. 0 0 0 5 10 15
STANDEN LTD. 0 2 5 3 3 13
NEUROPACE, INC. 1 1 0 6 4 12
BRAINSGATE LTD. 1 0 3 3 4 11
PROTEUS BIOMEDICAL, INC. 1 0 1 2 7 11
IMPULSE DYNAMICS N.V. 4 1 0 2 3 10
KENERGY, INC. 2 0 2 4 2 10
NIDEK CO., LTD. 4 3 0 1 2 10
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 2 1 3 3 0 9
ARDIAN, INC. 1 0 2 5 1 9
NORTHSTAR NEUROSCIENCE, INC. 6 2 1 0 0 9
SYNECOR, LLC 0 1 2 3 3 9
BIOTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG 2 4 2 0 0 8
ELECTROCORE LLC 0 0 0 3 5 8
NEUROVISTA CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 1 8
PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 5 0 1 2 8
ASTHMATX, INC. 2 0 2 2 1 7
LEPTOS BIOMEDICAL, INC. 2 0 2 3 0 7
LIFE RECOVERY SYSTEMS HD, LLC 1 1 1 3 1 7
MEDTRONIC PHYSIO-CONTROL CORP. 5 0 2 0 0 7
NDI MEDICAL, INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
REMON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 1 0 3 1 2 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 5 0 7
SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 0 0 4 2 1 7
SPINAL MODULATION, INC. 0 4 2 0 1 7
TEARSCIENCE, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 3 1 0 0 3 7
BIOTRONIK MESS- UND THERAPIEGERAETE GMBH & CO. INGENIEURBUERO BERLIN 5 0 1 0 0 6
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 1 1 6
DEFIBTECH LLC 0 0 2 0 4 6
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
MEDTRONICS, INC. 2 0 0 2 2 6
OSCOR INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
RADIANT MEDICAL, INC. 4 0 0 2 0 6
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC 0 1 0 4 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 1 0 2 2 6
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 1 0 0 1 4 6
APSARA MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
BIO CONTROL MEDICAL LTD 1 2 1 1 0 5
CARDIAC SCIENCE CORPORATION 0 2 0 0 3 5
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER 1 0 2 2 0 5
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
ENCORE MEDICAL ASSET CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
ENDOVX, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
ERCHONIA CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
FLINT HILLS SCIENTIFIC, L.L.C. 0 3 0 1 1 5
INTELECT MEDICAL,INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY 0 1 1 0 3 5
METACURE LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER 0 0 0 0 5 5
NEUROTHERM, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
PALO ALTO INVESTORS 0 1 0 2 2 5
PARACOR MEDICAL, INC. 4 0 1 0 0 5
PHOTOTHERA, INC. 2 0 2 0 1 5
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 1 0 1 2 5


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