USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 208 granted patents across 17 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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208

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.7

Avg claims per patent

-56%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Medtronic holds 208 US patents across 17 technology areas, rank #1,931 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,931
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 22%
by Innovation Score (45.9/100): 17.7
avg claims per patent: -56%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. has been granted 208 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. at rank #1,931 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 17 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Medtronic sits between The Charles Machine Works, Inc. (209 patents, rank #1,927) and COLE HAAN Llc (207 patents, rank #1,935) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 45.9/100 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 64 grants, compared with 144 in the 2015–2019 window, a -56% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The Foreign 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. Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.'s 17.7 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 17 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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208
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207

What this shows Medtronic holds 208 patents at rank #1,931, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Medtronic

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,931 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Medtronic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

46 Top 22% higher than 78% 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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Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	33	15.9%
2016	31	14.9%
2017	21	10.1%
2018	26	12.5%
2019	33	15.9%
2020	20	9.6%
2021	18	8.7%
2022	21	10.1%
2023	3	1.4%
2025	2	1.0%

Which technologies does Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 202

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 155

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 80

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 45

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 10

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 10

G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 6

C12Y - ENZYMES 4

A61L - METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES 4

Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE 4

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 3

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 3

F04C - ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS ; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS 2

B29L - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES 2

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 2

Top 15 of 17 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,931

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

45.9 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 Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. hold?

Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. holds 208 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 17 technology areas.

What is Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.'s Innovation Score?

Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. has an Innovation Score of 45.9 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. focus on?

Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 202 patents. The company has filed patents in 17 CPC subclasses total.

Is Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.'s recent filing velocity is -56% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.'s patents?

Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.'s patents average 17.7 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l. 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

Medtronic's 208 grants land it in the top 22% 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 - Medtronic ranks #1,931 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

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