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ICU Medical, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 332 granted patents across 43 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: 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).

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332
Total patents granted
43
CPC technology areas
17.3
Avg claims per patent
+102%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

ICU holds 332 US patents across 43 technology areas, rank #1,272 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,272
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 2%
by Innovation Score (62.6/100)
17.3
avg claims per patent
+102%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

ICU Medical, Inc. has been granted 332 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing ICU Medical, Inc. at rank #1,272 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 43 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in 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). As a US Corporation, ICU Medical, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, ICU sits between Conduent Business Services, Llc (333 patents, rank #1,268) and GPCP IP Holdings Llc (331 patents, rank #1,276) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 62.6/100 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 222 grants, compared with 110 in the 2015–2019 window, a +102% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. 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. ICU Medical, Inc.'s 17.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 43 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark ICU Medical, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at ICU's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows ICU holds 332 patents at rank #1,272, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near ICU

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,272 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61M (Devices FOR Introducing Media INTO)

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

ICU's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

63 Top 2% higher than 98% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). This entry sits in this band. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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ICU Medical, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 18 5.4%
2016 8 2.4%
2017 21 6.3%
2018 29 8.7%
2019 34 10.2%
2020 29 8.7%
2021 29 8.7%
2022 42 12.7%
2023 37 11.1%
2024 45 13.6%
2025 40 12.0%

Which technologies does ICU Medical, Inc. patent most?

Top 15 of 43 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,272

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

62.6 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 ICU Medical, Inc. hold?
ICU Medical, Inc. holds 332 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 43 technology areas.
What is ICU Medical, Inc.'s Innovation Score?
ICU Medical, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 62.6 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does ICU Medical, Inc. focus on?
ICU Medical, Inc.'s top technology area is 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) with 248 patents. The company has filed patents in 43 CPC subclasses total.
Is ICU Medical, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
ICU Medical, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +102% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.
What does claim depth mean for ICU Medical, Inc.'s patents?
ICU Medical, Inc.'s patents average 17.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the ICU Medical, Inc. 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

ICU's 332 grants land it in the top 2% 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 - ICU ranks #1,272 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in A61M - see who else leads that technology area. A61M 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

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.