USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Wright Medical Technology, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 265 granted patents across 12 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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265

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

14.4

Avg claims per patent

+105%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Wright holds 265 US patents across 12 technology areas, rank #1,567 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,567
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 17%
by Innovation Score (48.3/100): 14.4
avg claims per patent: +105%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Wright Medical Technology, Inc. has been granted 265 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Wright Medical Technology, Inc. at rank #1,567 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 12 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 14.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION). As a US Corporation, Wright Medical Technology, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Wright sits between Adeka Corporation (265 patents, rank #1,563) and Witricity Corporation (264 patents, rank #1,571) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 48.3/100 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 178 grants, compared with 87 in the 2015–2019 window, a +105% 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. Wright Medical Technology, Inc.'s 14.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 12 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Wright Medical Technology, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Wright holds 265 patents at rank #1,567, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Wright

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,567 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A61B (Diagnosis)

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

Wright's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 17% higher than 83% 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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Wright Medical Technology, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	13	4.9%
2016	12	4.5%
2017	19	7.2%
2018	26	9.8%
2019	17	6.4%
2020	15	5.7%
2021	32	12.1%
2022	21	7.9%
2023	27	10.2%
2024	30	11.3%
2025	53	20.0%

Which technologies does Wright Medical Technology, Inc. patent most?

A61B - DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 247

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 116

A61G - TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS ; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES 5

H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY 4

H04L - TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 4

G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 4

B25B - TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING 3

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 1

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 1

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 1

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 1

F16H - GEARING 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,567

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

48.3 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 Wright Medical Technology, Inc. hold?

Wright Medical Technology, Inc. holds 265 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Wright Medical Technology, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Wright Medical Technology, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 48.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Wright Medical Technology, Inc. focus on?

Wright Medical Technology, Inc.'s top technology area is A61B (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION) with 247 patents. The company has filed patents in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Wright Medical Technology, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Wright Medical Technology, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +105% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Wright Medical Technology, Inc.'s patents?

Wright Medical Technology, Inc.'s patents average 14.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Wright Medical Technology, 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

Wright's 265 grants land it in the top 17% 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 - Wright ranks #1,567 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.