Artivion has a total of 464 patents globally, out of which 253 have been granted. Of these 464 patents, more than 51% patents are active. The United States of America is where Artivion has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Europe and Germany. Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D center and also is the origin country of Artivion.
Artivion was founded in 1984 by Steven G Anderson. Artivion is a medical device company focused on developing simple, elegant solutions that address cardiac and vascular surgeons’ most difficult challenges in treating patients with aortic disease. The company’s major products include:aortic stents, stent grafts, prosthetic heart valves, cyropreserved cardiac and vascular allografts, and surgical sealants. As of July 2022, Artivion has a market cap of $731.41 Million.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of Artivion which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Artivion patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Artivion patent portfolio.
How many patents does the Founder and CEO of Artivion have?
The Founder Steven G Anderson has 0 patents and the CEO James Patrick Mackin has 0 patents.
How many patents does Artivion have?
Artivion has a total of 464 patents globally. These patents belong to 119 unique patent families. Out of 464 patents, 237 patents are active.
How Many Patents did Artivion File Every Year?

Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
Year of Patents Filing or Grant | Artivion Applications Filed | Artivion Patents Granted |
2011 | 18 | 21 |
2012 | 24 | 6 |
2013 | 48 | 8 |
2014 | 29 | 9 |
2015 | 19 | 6 |
2016 | 39 | 17 |
2017 | 23 | 8 |
2018 | 18 | 20 |
2019 | 11 | 18 |
2020 | 15 | 27 |
2021 | 5 | 21 |
2022 | 2 | 10 |
How many Artivion patents are Alive/Dead?
Worldwide Patents

How Many Patents did Artivion File in Different Countries?

Countries in which Artivion Filed Patents
Country | Patents |
United States Of America | 106 |
Europe | 75 |
Germany | 63 |
Spain | 35 |
Japan | 32 |
China | 19 |
Australia | 13 |
Austria | 11 |
Brazil | 8 |
India | 7 |
Canada | 7 |
Poland | 6 |
Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 6 |
Denmark | 4 |
Portugal | 3 |
Norway | 2 |
Korea (South) | 2 |
Singapore | 1 |
Turkey | 1 |
South Africa | 1 |
Finland | 1 |
Egypt | 1 |
Russia | 1 |
Cyprus | 1 |
Malaysia | 1 |
Mexico | 1 |
Where are Research Centers of Artivion Patents Located?

10 Best Artivion Patents
US6921412B1 is the most popular patent in the Artivion portfolio. It has received 997 citations so far from companies like Ethicon Llc, Zimmer Orthobiologics Inc and Cilag Gmbh International.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Artivion:
Publication Number | Citation Count |
US6921412B1 | 997 |
US6551302B1 | 552 |
US6554794B1 | 348 |
US6493575B1 | 193 |
US6830568B1 | 178 |
US7318998B2 | 157 |
US6706011B1 | 142 |
US20070167901A1 | 126 |
US20060184238A1 | 125 |
DE102006053748B3 | 96 |
What Percentage of Artivion US Patent Applications were Granted?
Artivion (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 142 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 109 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 83.2%.
Below are the key stats of Artivion patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for Artivion?
Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
Trop Pruner & Hu Pc | 27 | 96.30% |
Eversheds Sutherland Us Llp | 17 | 58.82% |
Merit Medical Systems Inc | 17 | 76.47% |
Meunier Carlin & Curfman Llc | 12 | 100.00% |
Heller Ehrman Llp | 8 | 100.00% |
Kusner & Jaffe | 8 | 50.00% |
Stanley J Gradisar | 7 | 100.00% |
Janet Kaiser Castaneda | 5 | 100.00% |
Crowell Bgl | 4 | 100.00% |
Lucas & Mercanti Llp | 3 | 100.00% |
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