USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

ECA Medical Instruments

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 79 granted patents across 20 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

12.2

Avg claims per patent

-28%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

ECA holds 79 US patents across 20 technology areas, rank #4,462 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,462
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 28%
by Innovation Score (43.6/100): 12.2
avg claims per patent: -28%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

ECA Medical Instruments has been granted 79 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing ECA Medical Instruments at rank #4,462 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 20 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a US Corporation, ECA Medical Instruments is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ECA sits between Cadila Healthcare Ltd. (79 patents, rank #4,458) and Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company Llc (79 patents, rank #4,466) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 43.6/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 33 grants, compared with 46 in the 2015–2019 window, a -28% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. ECA Medical Instruments's 12.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 20 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark ECA Medical Instruments against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows ECA holds 79 patents at rank #4,462, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near ECA

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,462 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

ECA's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

44 Top 28% higher than 72% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

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

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ECA Medical Instruments patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	7.6%
2016	10	12.7%
2017	9	11.4%
2018	13	16.5%
2019	8	10.1%
2020	4	5.1%
2021	9	11.4%
2022	7	8.9%
2023	8	10.1%
2024	2	2.5%
2025	3	3.8%

Which technologies does ECA Medical Instruments patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 54

B25B - TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING 49

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 18

B23B - TURNING; BORING 9

F16D - COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES 8

B25G - HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS 8

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 5

B23P - METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS 5

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 4

F16H - GEARING 3

B25F - COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 3

A61C - DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE 3

A61J - CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE 2

B25D - PERCUSSIVE TOOLS 2

B26F - PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING 2

Top 15 of 20 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,462

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

43.6 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does ECA Medical Instruments hold?

ECA Medical Instruments holds 79 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is ECA Medical Instruments's Innovation Score?

ECA Medical Instruments has an Innovation Score of 43.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does ECA Medical Instruments focus on?

ECA Medical Instruments's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 54 patents. The company has filed patents in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is ECA Medical Instruments's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

ECA Medical Instruments's recent filing velocity is -28% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for ECA Medical Instruments's patents?

ECA Medical Instruments's patents average 12.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the ECA Medical Instruments 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.

How to use this portfolio

ECA's 79 grants land it in the top 28% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - ECA ranks #4,462 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61B - see who else leads that technology area. A61B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

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

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 byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.