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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 97 118 134 172 143 664
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 116 84 82 87 43 412
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 35 53 62 71 81 302
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. 64 59 60 37 37 257
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC. 0 0 49 65 66 180
BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORP. 26 28 34 33 22 143
MEDTRONIC INC. 20 15 29 24 32 120
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP. 17 16 25 25 32 115
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 18 14 24 26 30 112
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC 19 24 19 24 23 109
GLOBUS MEDICAL INC. 2 12 18 19 40 91
ZIMMER, INC. 5 14 14 26 28 87
OSSUR HF 13 8 8 17 24 70
COVIDIEN LP 0 2 18 12 31 63
DEPUY PRODUCTS, INC. 25 28 10 0 0 63
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 8 4 18 18 15 63
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 15 16 21 5 5 62
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. 11 5 18 8 10 52
C. R. BARD, INC. 6 9 9 15 12 51
CORDIS CORPORATION 8 17 9 11 6 51
W. L. GORE & ASSSOCIATES, INC. 0 12 6 17 15 50
DEPUY (IRELAND) 0 1 4 13 27 45
HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. 5 10 6 11 13 45
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 7 6 6 14 8 41
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 5 10 6 9 10 40
ARTHREX INC. 6 7 9 9 8 39
NUVASIVE, INC. 5 6 6 12 10 39
SPINECORE, INC 6 5 7 7 7 32
LINARES MEDICAL DEVICES, LLC 3 6 2 13 7 31
ALLERGAN, INC. 3 2 6 6 13 30
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH 4 7 2 10 6 29
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 6 16 5 1 0 28
SPINEWAVE, INC. 4 3 3 7 11 28
SADRA MEDICAL, INC. 5 6 4 8 4 27
DEPUY MITEK, INC. 2 6 7 6 5 26
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. 2 1 6 9 8 26
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 9 11 6 0 0 26
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC. 0 1 1 10 13 25
VALTECH CARDIO, LTD. 1 4 4 6 10 25
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 7 3 9 4 1 24
BIOTRONIK VI PATENT AG 3 6 3 9 3 24
CONFORMIS, INC 1 0 12 5 6 24
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED 9 6 4 2 2 23
AESCULAP-WERKE AG 4 8 5 3 3 23
TITAN SPINE, LLC 0 1 13 4 5 23
ZIMMER SPINE, INC. 7 7 6 2 1 23
ENDOLOGIX, INC. 3 7 5 5 2 22
K2M, INC. 0 3 6 11 2 22
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TERUMO CORPORATION) 1 2 9 6 4 22
TRIVASCULAR INC. 2 7 2 5 6 22
MEDTRONIC COREVALVE LLC 4 2 2 8 5 21
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 5 5 7 2 1 20
LDR MEDICAL 1 4 3 5 7 20
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 6 6 2 2 4 20
PIONEER SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 6 5 3 5 20
SORIN GROUP ITALIA S.R.L. 0 0 7 6 7 20
SPINALMOTION, INC. 3 4 5 6 2 20
AMO GRONINGEN B.V. 3 3 3 7 3 19
BIOSENSORS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LTD. 3 5 3 4 3 18
J.W. MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LTD. 0 3 6 4 5 18
BENVENUE MEDICAL INC. 5 0 4 3 5 17
COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED 1 2 2 10 2 17
MEDINOL LTD. 5 2 3 2 5 17
MEDTRONIC VENTOR TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 1 2 4 7 3 17
MOXIMED, INC. 0 3 3 4 7 17
ZIMMER GMBH 2 1 4 6 4 17
ANULEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 10 3 2 1 0 16
BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC 2 3 1 6 4 16
HOYA CORPORATION 2 0 5 7 2 16
TRYTON MEDICAL, INC. 3 4 3 4 2 16
WILLIAM A. COOK AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 11 3 2 0 0 16
XTENT, INC., 12 4 0 0 0 16
KYPHON SARL 5 7 2 1 0 15
REVA MEDICAL, INC. 3 3 6 0 3 15
TORNIER SAS 3 5 0 4 3 15
BOLTON MEDICAL INC. 3 2 2 2 5 14
ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 8 1 0 0 14
ETHICON, INC. 4 0 3 5 2 14
INTRINSIC THERAPEUTICS, INC. 7 4 3 0 0 14
ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL, INC. 2 1 7 2 2 14
BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 5 7 1 13
COALIGN INNOVATIONS, INC. 2 1 4 2 4 13
CORMATRIX CARDIOVASCULAR, INC. 0 1 3 7 2 13
GMEDELAWARE 2 LLC 4 2 1 3 3 13
LIFE SPINE, LLC 0 2 4 1 6 13
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 4 9 0 0 0 13
AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 4 1 3 12
CAYENNE MEDICAL, INC. 2 3 4 3 0 12
FLEXUSPINE, INC. 2 5 3 0 2 12
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 7 12
HEINZ KURZ GMBH MEDIZINTECHNIK 1 4 1 4 2 12
JENAVALVE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 2 5 1 0 12
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 2 2 1 5 2 12
ANGIOMED GMBH & CO. MEDIZINTECHNIK KG 4 2 2 3 0 11
CARDIOSOLUTIONS, INC. 0 2 5 4 0 11
DEPUY INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 3 3 4 1 11
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG 3 2 2 2 2 11
IMDS, INC. 0 0 6 4 1 11
POWERVISION, INC. 1 2 3 2 3 11
THEKEN SPINE, LLC 1 5 3 2 0 11
VISIOGEN, INC. 1 3 5 1 1 11
BIOTRONIK AG 1 0 0 1 8 10
CARDIOKINETIX, INC. 0 3 4 2 1 10
CERVITECH, INC. 4 3 2 1 0 10
DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0 0 1 5 4 10
ELWHA LLC 0 0 0 7 3 10
EXACTECH, INC. 1 4 3 2 0 10
JMEA CORPORATION 2 5 2 1 0 10
REX MEDICAL, LP 1 3 0 3 3 10
SPINAL KINETICS, INC. 3 1 3 2 1 10
STRYKER CORPORATION 1 3 4 0 2 10
ACUFOCUS, INC. 1 1 2 2 3 9
ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFACES, LTD. 0 4 3 1 1 9
BIOMEDFLEX, LLC 4 1 1 0 3 9
BLATCHFORD PRODUCTS LIMITED 0 1 3 4 1 9
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 1 3 3 9
ENDOSPAN LTD. 0 1 2 2 4 9
LABORATOIRES PEROUSE 1 5 1 1 1 9
LIFESHIELD SCIENCES LLC 0 0 5 4 0 9
MITRALIGN, INC. 0 2 2 2 3 9
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 2 2 0 2 3 9
STRYKER SPINE 0 1 3 2 3 9
SYNERGY DISC REPLACEMENT, INC. 2 4 1 1 1 9
WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 3 0 3 9
X-SPINE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 1 3 9
AGA MEDICAL CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 1 8
ALPHATEC SPINE, INC. 2 1 2 0 3 8
CARDINAL SPINE, LLC 4 3 1 0 0 8
COOK INC. 8 0 0 0 0 8
INBONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 2 2 0 8
INNOVATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC 3 2 2 0 1 8
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 3 3 1 1 8
JENAVALVE TECHNOLOGY, GMBH 0 0 0 4 4 8
JOTEC GMBH 3 1 1 3 0 8
KENSEY NASH BVF TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 1 3 1 1 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 2 3 2 8
MEDICREA INTERNATIONAL 0 1 2 2 3 8
MVRX, INC. 2 2 0 2 2 8
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 0 5 1 0 2 8
OHIO WILLOW WOOD COMPANY, INC. 3 2 1 2 0 8
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 3 2 0 3 0 8
SPIRATION, INC. 2 0 3 1 2 8
VICTHOM HUMAN BIONICS INC. 2 2 1 0 3 8
ZIMMER KNEE CREATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
AMENDIA, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
ARTHROSURFACE, INCORPORATED 0 2 1 1 3 7
BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. 3 2 0 1 1 7
CARDIAQ VALVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
CODMAN + SHURTLEFF, INC. 2 4 1 0 0 7
COLIBRI HEART VALVE LLC 0 2 1 2 2 7
EBI, L.P. 0 1 2 1 3 7
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES PVT, INC. 2 0 1 1 3 7
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, LLC 3 2 1 0 1 7
HLT, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
KOWA COMPANY LTD. 2 3 0 1 1 7
MEDTENTIA INTERNATIONAL LTD. OY 1 1 0 3 2 7
MOIRAI ORTHOPEDICS, LLC 1 3 1 2 0 7
MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION 3 3 0 1 0 7
NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE RUPTURED AND CRIPPLED MAINTAINING THE HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY 3 0 1 2 1 7
NOVOSTENT CORPORATION 3 0 2 1 1 7
ORTHOCARE INNOVATIONS LLC 2 2 2 1 0 7
PROSTHETIC DESIGN, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
RTI BIOLOGICS, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
SIMPLIFY MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO S.R.L. 4 2 1 0 0 7
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. 0 0 3 1 3 7
SPINELOGIK, INC. 0 2 4 0 1 7
TAEWOONG MEDICAL CO., LTD. 2 1 3 1 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 0 1 2 2 2 7
VERYAN MEDICAL LIMITED 1 2 0 3 1 7
ACTIVE IMPLANTS CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 0 6
ACUMED, INC. 3 0 1 0 2 6
ALPS SOUTH, LLC 0 3 0 2 1 6
AMEDICA CORPORATION 1 3 1 0 1 6
ANOVA CORP. 2 0 1 2 1 6
AQUESYS, INC. 0 0 0 5 1 6
ATLAS SPINE, INC. 1 3 1 0 1 6
BARONOVA, INC. 2 0 1 3 0 6
BIOMET UK LIMITED 0 0 2 1 3 6
BLACKSTONE MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS LLC 0 0 0 3 3 6
C& C VISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 3 3 0 0 0 6
CARDIAC DIMENSIONS, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
COHEREX MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
CUSTOM SPINE, INC. 3 1 0 2 0 6
DC DEVICES, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
ENTEROPTYX, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
FINSBURY (DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED 0 0 3 2 1 6
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
HIP INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 1 1 1 3 6
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
MAKO SURGICAL CORP. 0 0 3 3 0 6
MIMEDX GROUP INC. 0 0 1 0 5 6
MITRALTECH LTD. 0 0 0 3 3 6
NLT-SPINE LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 3 1 6
NULENS, LTD., 1 1 2 1 1 6
POLY-MED, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
SCI-MED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. 4 1 1 0 0 6
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN 1 3 0 2 0 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 3 2 1 0 6
SPINESMITH PARTNERS, LP 0 1 1 1 3 6
THORATEC CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 2 6
TOUCH EMAS LIMITED 0 1 0 4 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 0 2 0 1 3 6
VERTIFLEX, INC. 1 1 1 3 0 6
WALDEMAR LINK GMBH & CO. 2 0 0 3 1 6
ZIMMER TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 0 0 2 6
480 BIOMEDICAL, INC 0 1 2 0 2 5
ADVANCED BIFURCATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
APOLLO ENDOSURGERY, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
APTIS MEDICAL, LLC 2 1 1 1 0 5
ARTHRODISC, L.L.C. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ARTICULINX, INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
BAROSENSE, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
BIOQUEST PROSTHETICS, LLC 2 1 1 1 0 5
CARDIACMD, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
CENTINEL SPINE, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 2 1 5
CORNELL UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 2 3 5
CORONEO INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
DIAMICRON, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
ENDOSPHERE, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
EVOLUTION INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
FORSIGHT LABS, LLC 0 1 1 1 2 5
FREEDOM INNOVATIONS, LLC 1 0 2 0 2 5
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 1 0 1 1 2 5
GI DYNAMICS, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
ICON INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
IDEV TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
IGIP, LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
IHIP SURGICAL, LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
ILLUMINOSS MEDICAL, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
INTERNATIONAL SPINAL INNOVATIONS, LLC 1 2 0 1 1 5
IWALK, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
JAPAN STENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
JENESIS SURGICAL, LLC 0 1 0 2 2 5
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 0 1 0 3 1 5
KIPS BAY MEDICAL, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
LIFECELL CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
MICROVENTION, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
NELLIX, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ORTHOVITA, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE LP 1 1 2 1 0 5
OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS GMBH 0 1 0 2 2 5
OUROBOROS MEDICAL, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
PYTHON MEDICAL, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
SEASPINE, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
SI-BONE, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
SOFRADIM PRODUCTION 0 1 1 1 2 5
TEPHA, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
TRANSCEND MEDICAL, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
TRIREME MEDICAL, LLC 1 0 2 0 2 5
US SPINE, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 3 2 5
VASCUTEK LIMITED 1 3 1 0 0 5
VYSERA BIOMEDICAL LIMITED 1 0 3 1 0 5



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