With 884 Smart Materials related patents published between 2002 and 2022, Medtronic Plc holds the most number of Smart Materials patents in the global Healthcare sector, of which 32.2% was contributed by its subsidiary Covidien Lp.
The second largest number of Smart Materials related patents were published by Johnson & Johnson with 875 patents, of which 18.7% was contributed by its subsidiary Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. The third largest number of Smart Materials related patents were published by Boston Scientific Corp with 544 patents, of which 61.2% was contributed by its subsidiary Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. The fourth largest number of Smart Materials related patents were published by Koninklijke Philips NV with 441 patents. The fifth largest number of Smart Materials related patents were published by Seiko Epson Corp with 404 patents.
The top five patent holders, i.e., Medtronic Plc, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific Corp, Koninklijke Philips NV, and Seiko Epson Corp, together held 3,148 Smart Materials patents during the period.
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