USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Medtronic Cryocath Lp

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 147 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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147

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.1

Avg claims per patent

-31%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Medtronic holds 147 US patents across 20 technology areas, rank #2,647 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,647
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.8/100): 15.1
avg claims per patent: -31%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Medtronic Cryocath Lp has been granted 147 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Medtronic Cryocath Lp at rank #2,647 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 20 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.1 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a Foreign Corporation, Medtronic Cryocath Lp is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Medtronic sits between Interface Technology (chengdu) Co., Ltd. (147 patents, rank #2,643) and Apollo Intelligent Driving Technology (beijing) Co., Ltd. (146 patents, rank #2,651) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.8/100 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 60 grants, compared with 87 in the 2015–2019 window, a -31% 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 Cryocath Lp's 15.1 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 Medtronic Cryocath Lp against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Medtronic holds 147 patents at rank #2,647, 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 #2,647 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)

48 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 Cryocath Lp patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	16	10.9%
2016	14	9.5%
2017	18	12.2%
2018	23	15.6%
2019	16	10.9%
2020	9	6.1%
2021	13	8.8%
2022	7	4.8%
2023	13	8.8%
2024	12	8.2%
2025	6	4.1%

Which technologies does Medtronic Cryocath Lp patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 146

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 40

F25B - REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS 8

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 7

F25J - LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS ; OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS; MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT ; OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE 6

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 5

G01M - TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 4

F16L - PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL 3

F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS 3

C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE 3

G16H - HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 2

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 2

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 1

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 1

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 1

Top 15 of 20 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,647

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.8 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 Cryocath Lp hold?

Medtronic Cryocath Lp holds 147 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 20 technology areas.

What is Medtronic Cryocath Lp's Innovation Score?

Medtronic Cryocath Lp has an Innovation Score of 47.8 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 Cryocath Lp focus on?

Medtronic Cryocath Lp's top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 146 patents. The company has filed patents in 20 CPC subclasses total.

Is Medtronic Cryocath Lp's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Medtronic Cryocath Lp's recent filing velocity is -31% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Medtronic Cryocath Lp's patents?

Medtronic Cryocath Lp's patents average 15.1 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Medtronic Cryocath Lp 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 147 grants land it in the top 18% 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 #2,647 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.