Where does Medtronic Xomed, Inc. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Medtronic Xomed, Inc. ranks #1,709 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 Medtronic Xomed, Inc. hold?

Medtronic Xomed, Inc. holds 239 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 46 technology areas.

What is Medtronic Xomed, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Medtronic Xomed, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 61.9 out of 100 (top 3% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Medtronic Xomed, Inc. focus on?

Medtronic Xomed, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification) with 192 patents, ranking #102 of 7,127 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 46 CPC subclasses total.

Is Medtronic Xomed, Inc.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Medtronic Xomed, Inc.'s recent grant velocity is +22% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Medtronic Xomed, Inc.'s patents?

Medtronic Xomed, Inc.'s patents average 17.6 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 Medtronic Xomed, 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.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Medtronic Xomed, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 239 granted patents across 46 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. 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, Medtronic ranks #1,709 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 239 patents across 46 technology areas.

#1,709
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 3%
by Innovation Score (61.9/100): 17.6
avg claims per patent: +22%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R1709 · US Corporation #1,709 · 239 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-STRONG · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 239 grants
TOP-DECILE #1,709/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Entit Software
CPC-WIDE A61B · 46 areas
INNOV-STRONG 61.9/100
CLAIMS-RICH 17.6 claims/avg
TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
VEL-UP +22% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Entit Software LLC (±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 Medtronic’s 61.9 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 18.9 pts (31%) Velocity 8.5 pts (14%) Breadth 24.0 pts (39%) Claim depth 10.5 pts (17%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Faurecia Sièges… · near

62
Medtronic Xomed · this assignee

62
Synchrony Bank · near

62
NEC Of America · near

62
SeeScan · near

62
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Medtronic's Innovation Score is 61.9/100 (top 3% 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 Medtronic?

Each dot is one of Medtronic’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). Medtronic’s own 17.6 claims/patent is ABOVE the 15.1 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.

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

Where Medtronic's grants concentrate

Medtronic Xomed, Inc. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 46 CPC subclasses with 80.3% of grants classified under A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification). Peak complete grant year is 2024 (38 grants) versus a trough of 18 in 2015. By volume, Medtronic sits between Southwire Company, LLC and ZKW Group GmbH.

Medtronic's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Medtronic Xomed, Inc. moved from 66 to 84 grants (1.27x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #680. See the growth leaderboard.

Southwire

241
Arkray

240
Dana Heavy Vehicl…

240
Entit Software

239
Nikkiso

239
Theravance Biopha…

239
Vorwerk & Interho…

239
ZKW Group

239
Medtronic Xomed ◀

239

What this shows Medtronic holds 239 patents at rank #1,709, 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 #1,709 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Medtronic, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A61B (Diagnosis), Medtronic ranks #102 of 7,127 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (62 here).

Faurecia Sièges d'Automobile 62 Synchrony Bank 62 SeeScan, Inc. 62 NEC Corporation Of America 62

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (17.6 here).

Acclarent, Inc. 17.6 avg Swimc LLC 17.6 avg SMR Patents S.à.r.l. 17.6 avg McMaster University 17.6 avg

Medtronic's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

62 Top 3% higher than 97% of 49,997 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 Xomed, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	18	7.5%
2016	20	8.4%
2017	18	7.5%
2018	20	8.4%
2019	26	10.9%
2020	18	7.5%
2021	22	9.2%
2022	18	7.5%
2023	28	11.7%
2024	38	15.9%
2025partial year	13	5.4%

Which technologies does Medtronic Xomed, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification 192

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 78

A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; Radiation THERAPY; Ultrasound Therapy 74

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 19

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 18

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 17

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 11

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 10

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 7

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 7

G16H - Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data 6

F16L - PIPES; Joints OR Fittings FOR PIPES; Supports FOR Pipes, Cables OR Protective TUBING; Means FOR Thermal Insulation IN General 6

B23P - Metal-working NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Combined OPERATIONS; Universal Machine Tools 6

H02K - Dynamo-electric Machines 4

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 3

Top 15 of 46 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

Medtronic Xomed, Inc.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Medtronic Xomed, Inc.'s lead technology class is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; Identification), 80.3% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A61B
Ranked #1,709 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Medtronic Xomed, Inc. against Southwire Company, LLC, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 61.9/100 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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