The global medical industry experienced a 36% decline in the number of robotics-related patent applications in Q2 2023 compared with the previous quarter. The total number of robotics-related grants dropped by 9% in Q2 2023, according to GlobalData’s Patent Analytics. GlobalData’s Robotics in Healthcare – Thematic Intelligence market report provides a detailed understanding of how Robotics impacts the value chain in the Medical Devices sector, and the leading robotics adopters and vendors in the market. Buy the report here.
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Notably, the number of robotics-related patent applications in the medical industry was 156 in Q2 2023, versus 242 in the prior quarter.
The top five companies accounted for 34% of patenting activity
Analysis of patenting activity by companies shows that CMR Surgical filed the most robotics patents within the medical industry in Q2 2023. The company filed 21 robotics-related patents in the quarter, compared with 14 in the previous quarter. It was followed by johnson & johnson with 15 robotics patent filings, Stryker (6 filings), and Intuitive Surgical (6 filings) in Q2 2023.
Patenting activity was driven by the US with a 60% share of total patent filings
The largest share of robotics related patent filings in the medical industry in Q2 2023 was in the US with 60%, followed by China (6%) and the UK (5%). The share represented by the US was 12% higher than the 48% share it accounted for in Q1 2023.
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