Patenting activity in cardiovascular devices. We have shown patenting activity by top assignees, top inventors, by publication year, by application year, by priority year, by top IPC class, by top US class, by top ECLA class and geographical patenting activity.

1. Patenting activity in Cardiovascular devices
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2. Contents
1 • Overview
2 • Technology classification
• Patent distribution by technology classification
3 • Patent distribution by top 10 companies
• Patent distribution by top 10 universities
• Patent distribution by top 10 IPC class
4 • Patent distribution by top 10 US class
• Patent distribution by top 10 ECLA class
• Patent distribution by Application year
5 • Patent distribution by Publication year
• Patent distribution by Priority year
6 • Geographical patent distribution
7 • About IPCalculus
• Contact US
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3. Overview
The cardiovascular devices represent one of the major markets in
the medical equipment industry. This market consists of
cardiovascular diagnostic devices, cardiovascular monitoring
devices, cardiovascular prosthetic devices, cardiovascular surgical
devices and cardiovascular therapeutic devices.
The ageing population, life saving benefits of cardiovascular
devices, increasing patient base undergoing cardiac procedures,
and growing health awareness are the key factors driving the growth
of cardiovascular devices. This report contains overall patenting
activity in the area of cardiovascular devices.
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4. Technology classification
As shown in the above mind map cardiovascular devices are categorize
into Cardiovascular Diagnostic Devices, Cardiovascular Monitoring
Devices, Cardiovascular Prosthetic Devices, Cardiovascular Surgical
Devices and Cardiovascular Therapeutic Devices.
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5. Patent distribution by technology classification
IP strength by technology classification with Class name, patent count and percentage
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6. Patent distribution by top 10 Assignee
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7. Patent distribution by top 10 universities
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8. Patent distribution by top 10 IPC class
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9. Patent distribution by top 10 US class
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10. Patent distribution by top 10 ECLA class
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11. Patent distribution by Application year
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12. Patent distribution by Publication year
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13. Patent distribution by Priority year
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14. Geographical patent distribution
Geographical patent distribution with Country code, patent count and percentage
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15. About IPCalculus
IPCalculus is an Intellectual Property research & analytical consulting firm
based in India, providing customized services in the form of Patent landscape
analysis, Patent portfolio analysis, Patent searches (Prior-art,
Patentability/Novelty, Invalidation, Infringement, and Freedom to
Operate), Patent alert and monitoring, Legal status updates, Trend
analysis, Patent to Product mapping and Patent licensing.
Our expertise lies in generating valuable IP intelligence by analyzing patent,
non-patent, product, clinical trial, regulatory filing, premarket approval,
recalls and other technical & competitive information. Our customized,
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integrate patent, non-patent, product, clinical trial, regulatory filing, premarket
approval, recalls and other technical & competitive information. We provide
consistent high quality IP research & analytical services in the field of medical
devices, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, electronics,
telecommunications, chemistry, mechanical and many more.
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