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Surgical Imaging & Navigation

Systems and methods that use imaging technologies, computer vision, and augmented reality to provide real-time guidance, localization, and visualization during surgical procedures or for detailed anatomical assessment.

28,870 US filings from 4,476 companies since 2023 · 2023: 7,116 · 2024: 9,168 · 2025: 8,789 · 2026 YTD: 3,797

Medical Diagnostics & Surgery

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.	1,011	226	317	328	140	+3.5%
2	KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.	875	234	298	261	82	-12.4%
3	GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC	769	149	213	275	132	+29.1%
4	FUJIFILM CORPORATION	725	144	239	250	92	+4.6%
5	Cilag GmbH International	714	227	216	204	67	-5.6%
6	Covidien LP	707	241	229	177	60	-22.7%
7	SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.	456	146	150	113	47	-24.7%
8	SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG	450	·	111	223	116	+100.9%
9	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.	416	79	139	130	68	-6.5%
10	Globus Medical, Inc.	392	77	111	151	53	+36.0%
11	CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION	358	100	118	105	35	-11.0%
12	OLYMPUS CORPORATION	302	94	89	92	27	+3.4%
13	MAKO Surgical Corp.	295	66	87	90	52	+3.4%
14	Stryker Corporation	294	55	85	107	47	+25.9%
15	Verb Surgical Inc.	281	75	112	83	11	-25.9%
16	Auris Health, Inc.	278	71	80	84	43	+5.0%
17	Alcon Inc.	249	56	76	86	31	+13.2%
18	Siemens Healthcare GmbH	225	141	82	2	·	-97.6%
19	BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.	223	63	69	68	23	-1.4%
20	Medtronic Navigation, Inc.	216	43	95	59	19	-37.9%
21	SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.	199	52	56	73	18	+30.4%
22	Hologic, Inc.	184	44	67	60	13	-10.4%
23	PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION	167	48	46	42	31	-8.7%
24	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA	165	33	53	50	29	-5.7%
25	SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG	164	39	43	64	18	+48.8%