Where does AGA Medical Corporation rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), AGA Medical Corporation ranks #25,672 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does AGA Medical Corporation hold?

AGA Medical Corporation holds 10 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2021, spanning 3 technology areas.

What is AGA Medical Corporation's Innovation Score?

AGA Medical Corporation has an Innovation Score of 28.3 out of 100 (27th percentile of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does AGA Medical Corporation focus on?

AGA Medical Corporation's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 9 patents, ranking #1,889 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 3 CPC subclasses total.

Is AGA Medical Corporation's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

AGA Medical Corporation's recent grant velocity is -75% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for AGA Medical Corporation's patents?

AGA Medical Corporation's patents average 23.2 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the AGA Medical Corporation patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

AGA Medical Corporation

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 10 granted patents across 3 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2021. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, AGA ranks #25,672 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 10 patents across 3 technology areas.

#25,672
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: 27th percentile
by Innovation Score (28.3/100): 23.2
avg claims per patent: -75%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R25672 · US Corporation #25,672 · 10 grants

GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-DENSE · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MICRO 10 grants
MID-PACK #25,672/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Advanced Intelligent…
CPC-NARROW A61B · 3 areas
INNOV-THIN 28.3/100
CLAIMS-DENSE 23.2 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-DROP -75% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Advanced Intelligent Systems Inc. (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How AGA’s 28.3 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 8.3 pts (29%) Velocity 0.0 pts (0%) Breadth 6.1 pts (22%) Claim depth 13.9 pts (49%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

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AGA Medical · this assignee

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What this shows AGA's Innovation Score is 28.3/100 (27th percentile of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for AGA?

Each dot is one of AGA’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). AGA’s own 23.2 claims/patent is ABOVE the 10.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

AGA vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where AGA's grants concentrate

AGA Medical Corporation is a focused PatentsView assignee: 3 CPC subclasses with 90% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2015 (6 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2016. By volume, AGA sits between Advanced Intelligent Systems Inc. and Airbus Defence AND Space OY.

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What this shows AGA holds 10 patents at rank #25,654, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near AGA

By rank, the assignees closest to #25,654 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in AGA's primary technology class.

AGA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

28 27th percentile higher than 27% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2021

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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AGA Medical Corporation patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	60.0%
2016	1	10.0%
2018	1	10.0%
2021	2	20.0%

Which technologies does AGA Medical Corporation patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 9

A61F - Filters Implantable Into Blood VESSELS; PROSTHESES; Devices Providing Patency TO, OR Preventing Collapsing OF, Tubular Structures OF THE Body, e.g. STENTS; Orthopaedic, Nursing OR Contraceptive DEVICES; FOMENTATION; Treatment OR Protection OF Eyes OR EARS; Bandages, Dressings OR Absorbent PADS; Firs 2

A61M - Devices FOR Introducing Media Into, OR Onto, THE Body ; Devices FOR Transducing Body Media OR FOR Taking Media From THE Body ; Devices FOR Producing OR Ending Sleep OR Stupor 1

Top 3 of 3 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

AGA Medical Corporation's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

AGA Medical Corporation's lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 90% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #25,672 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare AGA Medical Corporation against Advanced Intelligent Systems Inc., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 28.3/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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