Patent Theme
Adjustable Patient Support & Positioning
Devices and systems that provide ergonomic support and precise positioning for patients during medical procedures, recovery, or extended care, often incorporating adjustability for comfort, injury prevention, or surgical access.
10,846 US filings from 2,583 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,755 · 2024: 3,328 · 2025: 3,270 · 2026 YTD: 1,493
Hospital & Patient Transport
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Stryker Corporation | 505 | 152 | 158 | 134 | 61 | -15.2% |
| 2 | Globus Medical, Inc. | 249 | 53 | 81 | 86 | 29 | +6.2% |
| 3 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. | 226 | 54 | 71 | 78 | 23 | +9.9% |
| 4 | HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. | 180 | 52 | 42 | 61 | 25 | +45.2% |
| 5 | Covidien LP | 136 | 43 | 50 | 32 | 11 | -36.0% |
| 6 | Cilag GmbH International | 115 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 17 | -15.2% |
| 7 | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | 115 | 31 | 21 | 44 | 19 | +109.5% |
| 8 | Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 115 | 28 | 34 | 45 | 8 | +32.4% |
| 9 | Coloplast A/S | 95 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 9 | +16.0% |
| 10 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | 95 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 11 | -21.9% |
| 11 | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 85 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 12 | SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG | 84 | 15 | 13 | 39 | 17 | +200.0% |
| 13 | OSSUR ICELAND EHF | 82 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 8 | -17.9% |
| 14 | SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED | 80 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 18 | +184.6% |
| 15 | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. | 78 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 16 | +38.9% |
| 16 | Auris Health, Inc. | 67 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 9 | +15.8% |
| 17 | GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC | 66 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 11 | +30.0% |
| 18 | NuVasive, Inc. | 65 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 7 | -11.8% |
| 19 | Stryker European Operations Limited | 64 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 12 | +10.0% |
| 20 | BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG | 63 | 9 | 25 | 17 | 12 | -32.0% |
| 21 | Sage Products, LLC | 62 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 10 | +4.8% |
| 22 | SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG | 61 | · | 14 | 29 | 18 | +107.1% |
| 23 | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 60 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 6 | +4.2% |
| 24 | TurnCare, Inc. | 55 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 6 | +57.1% |
| 25 | DJO, LLC | 54 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 4 | -16.7% |