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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 606, Surgery (instruments)

( 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 145 82 103 166 188 684
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 19 27 61 120 136 363
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 45 38 55 96 104 338
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. 18 12 30 73 65 198
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 11 8 13 30 67 129
MEDTRONIC INC. 26 13 14 30 32 115
COVIDIEN AG 0 5 26 43 33 107
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 9 9 23 30 34 105
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 10 1 8 29 44 92
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 8 7 13 33 26 87
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 4 1 9 33 39 86
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 10 11 17 23 11 72
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 14 16 8 16 11 65
KYPHON SARL 0 0 11 16 38 65
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 6 8 10 12 18 54
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 9 4 12 12 17 54
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC. 6 10 3 16 16 51
ARTHREX INC. 6 5 6 6 26 49
ETHICON, INC. 14 8 10 8 5 45
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC 1 2 9 17 13 42
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 7 11 3 11 10 42
CARDICA, INC. 10 10 5 10 5 40
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 2 2 5 9 18 36
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG 27 7 0 0 0 34
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 3 5 14 6 34
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 6 3 6 10 8 33
SPARTEK MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 1 0 32 33
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 6 4 6 10 6 32
C. R. BARD, INC. 4 5 0 12 11 32
SALVIAC LIMITED 0 0 3 15 14 32
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 9 5 4 9 3 30
GREATBATCH MEDICAL S.A. 0 0 4 9 17 30
BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH 6 1 5 9 8 29
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. 4 5 3 8 9 29
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 0 0 3 18 8 29
EV3, INC. 4 8 6 9 1 28
TRANS1 INC. 1 1 8 12 6 28
STRYKER CORPORATION 3 3 3 4 13 26
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 6 2 8 7 25
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 0 0 0 15 10 25
USGI MEDICAL, INC. 1 4 5 8 7 25
DEPUY MITEK, INC. 2 6 2 1 13 24
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 13 11 24
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 15 1 3 2 3 24
AESCULAP-WERKE AG 0 1 2 7 13 23
REX MEDICAL, LP 3 3 2 6 8 22
APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION 1 2 6 8 4 21
HANSEN MEDICAL, INC. 3 1 2 8 7 21
MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP 0 0 1 9 11 21
CUSTOM SPINE, INC. 1 2 2 5 10 20
EBI, L.P. 2 6 1 5 5 19
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC. 0 0 3 3 13 19
NMT MEDICAL, INC. 2 4 3 7 3 19
STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH 4 1 3 4 7 19
COOK INC. 1 0 1 12 4 18
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 0 0 18 18
EVALVE, INC. 2 0 4 6 6 18
HOYA CORPORATION 0 4 3 4 7 18
ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH 3 3 1 6 4 17
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC 0 2 7 1 7 17
SDGI HOLDINGS, INC. 15 1 1 0 0 17
STRYKER SPINE S.A. 0 2 3 7 5 17
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 4 6 3 17
LINVATEC CORPORATION 5 3 1 5 2 16
SPINECORE, INC 2 1 5 7 1 16
ST. JUDE MEDICAL PUERTO RICO LLC 0 0 4 7 5 16
THEKEN SPINE, LLC 1 1 2 5 7 16
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 0 2 11 15
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED 6 2 1 2 4 15
SALIENT SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 5 8 15
ZIMMER GMBH 1 0 3 8 3 15
ZIMMER, INC. 2 1 2 7 3 15
ACUMED, INC. 2 1 4 3 4 14
ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 3 6 2 1 2 14
ATRICURE, INC. 3 2 3 1 5 14
GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. 6 1 3 3 1 14
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 2 6 2 4 0 14
NIDEK CO., LTD. 6 2 0 4 2 14
SPINEWAVE, INC. 1 0 2 8 3 14
AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION 3 3 2 2 3 13
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 0 3 2 7 1 13
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 1 3 2 3 4 13
K2M, INC. 0 0 0 3 10 13
MARCTEC, LLC 0 2 4 5 2 13
NUVASIVE, INC. 1 1 2 3 6 13
PELIKAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 2 2 1 1 13
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY 0 1 0 4 8 13
STRYKER TRAUMA SA 0 0 4 6 3 13
SYMMETRY MEDICAL, INC. 3 2 4 1 3 13
CORDIS NEUROVASCULAR, INC. 6 5 1 0 0 12
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 3 4 0 3 2 12
INTEGRATED VASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 5 7 12
NEOTRACT, INC. 0 0 0 5 7 12
SATIETY, INC. 6 0 2 1 3 12
TECHNOLAS PERFECT VISION GMBH 0 0 1 8 3 12
VASCULAR CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC. 4 3 1 3 1 12
CRYOCATH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 6 2 0 0 11
GALIL MEDICAL LTD. 0 5 2 2 2 11
MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC. 2 2 1 2 4 11
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 7 0 0 1 3 11
STRYKER LEIBINGER GMBH & CO KG 2 1 2 5 1 11
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 2 2 1 2 4 11
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL, INC. 2 0 2 3 4 11
X-SPINE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 4 6 11
ALCON, INC. 2 1 2 4 1 10
BAXANO, INC. 0 0 2 2 6 10
CONMED CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 5 10
CYTYC CORPORATION 2 1 2 4 1 10
ENDOCARE, INC. 4 2 3 0 1 10
ESTECH, INC. ( ENDOSCOPIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.) 1 1 2 4 2 10
EV3 ENDOVASCULAR, INC. 3 0 3 3 1 10
INTERVENTIONAL SPINE, INC. 0 1 1 4 4 10
KCI LICENSING, INC. 1 5 0 2 2 10
MEDICINELODGE, INC. 3 0 2 4 1 10
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 3 0 3 3 10
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. 0 0 1 0 8 9
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. 0 0 0 3 6 9
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG 4 3 1 1 0 9
ARTHROSURFACE, INCORPORATED 1 0 2 1 5 9
ATRITECH, INC. 1 0 1 2 5 9
BARRX MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 5 0 3 9
CAMBRIDGE ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES, INC. 0 2 1 4 2 9
CARDIA, INC. 1 0 2 3 3 9
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG 1 2 2 1 3 9
DFINE, INC. 1 0 1 4 3 9
FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 2 2 2 2 9
INCEPT LLC 2 1 0 2 4 9
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 2 1 2 3 1 9
LIFE SPINE, LLC 0 1 0 1 7 9
PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 1 1 2 9
SURGRX, INC. 4 2 0 0 3 9
VIVANT MEDICAL, INC. 2 1 1 1 4 9
ACCESS CLOSURE, INC. 0 3 1 1 3 8
ACCLARENT, INC. 0 1 0 6 1 8
AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 0 2 4 8
AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLC 0 1 2 2 3 8
ARSTASIS, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
BRAINLAB AG 0 0 0 4 4 8
CORDIS CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 1 8
GYRUS ENT L.L.C. 1 1 1 4 1 8
LANX, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
MICROLINE SURGICAL, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
MICRUS CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 1 8
SENORX, INC. 3 2 1 1 1 8
STAT MEDICAL DEVICES INC. 2 0 1 1 4 8
SYNVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 2 2 8
TORNIER SAS 0 1 2 0 5 8
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC. 0 1 2 1 3 7
AMO DEVELOPMENT, LLC 0 1 1 0 5 7
ARTHROSCOPIC INNOVATIONS LLC 0 0 1 3 3 7
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 2 2 0 1 2 7
BAYLIS MEDICAL COMPANY, INC. 4 0 0 1 2 7
BIOLASE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 0 2 2 7
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2 0 1 2 2 7
CONCENTRIC MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 1 4 1 7
CROSSTREES MEDICAL, INC. 3 0 0 1 3 7
FACET SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 3 4 0 7
GMEDELAWARE 2 LLC 0 0 0 0 7 7
ILLUMINOSS MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
KYPHON INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
LSI SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 1 1 2 1 7
MEDICAL CV, INC. 6 1 0 0 0 7
MI4SPINE, LLC 0 0 0 3 4 7
ORTHOHELIX SURGICAL DESIGNS, INC. 1 0 0 3 3 7
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 1 2 1 1 2 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 1 2 2 7
ALLERGAN, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
APPLIED SPINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
ATLAS SPINE, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
BIODYNAMICS, LLC 0 0 1 2 3 6
CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
CUTERA, INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 0 3 0 6
EXPANDING ORTHOPEDICS INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
FOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 1 6
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
GRANIT MEDICAL INNOVATION LLC 2 0 1 3 0 6
K SPINE, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
MEDERI THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
MICROVENTION, INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
NCONTACT SURGICAL, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
NOVARE SURGICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 0 0 6 6
ORTHO INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
OSTEOMED L.P. 0 1 2 1 2 6
P TECH, LLC 0 0 0 2 4 6
PENTAX CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
RUBICOR MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
SPIRATION, INC. 1 0 0 1 4 6
STARION INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 1 6
STEREOTAXIS, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
SYNERGETICS, INC. 1 2 1 0 2 6
THERMAGE, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 0 1 0 0 5 6
ANGIOSCORE, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ARAGON SURGICAL, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ARKRAY, INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
ARTEMIS MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 4 1 0 5
BACOUSTICS, LLC 0 0 2 1 2 5
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
BLACKSTONE MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
BOVIE MEDICAL CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 4 5
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
CRYOCOR, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
CURON MEDICAL, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
ELLMAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
ENSURE MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
HUDSON SURGICAL DESIGN, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
ICECURE MEDICAL LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
IMPLICITCARE, LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
INNOVATIVE SPINAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
INTERRAD MEDICAL, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 2 0 3 5
MEGADYNE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. 2 1 0 2 0 5
MICRUS ENDOVASCULAR CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
N SPINE, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
NUORTHO SURGICAL, INC. 0 0 1 4 0 5
OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH 2 0 1 1 1 5
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
OWEN MUMFORD LIMITED 0 0 1 1 3 5
QUILL MEDICAL, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
RELIANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SHOWA IKA KOHGYO CO., LTD. 0 0 3 0 2 5
SOFRADIM PRODUCTION 1 1 1 2 0 5
SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
SPINAL, LLC 0 2 0 2 1 5
SPINECO, INC. 1 0 1 0 3 5
SPINEVISION S. A. 0 0 0 4 1 5
SRI INTERNATIONAL 1 0 0 2 2 5
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATG INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
SURGITECH, LLC 0 1 0 3 1 5
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION 3 1 0 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 0 0 1 2 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 0 3 0 1 1 5
WESTERN CLINICAL ENGINEERING LTD. 0 1 0 1 3 5
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
YALE UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 0 4 5


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