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The medical devices industry continues to be a hotbed of patent innovation. Activity is driven by increased need for homecare, preventative treatments, early diagnosis, reducing patient recovery times and improving outcomes, as well as growing importance of technologies such as machine learning, augmented reality, 5G and digitalisation. In the last three years alone, there have been over 710,000 patents filed and granted in the medical devices industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Internet of Things in medical devices: head-mounted surgical camerasBuy the report here.

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According to GlobalData’s Technology Foresights, which uses over 155,000 patents to analyze innovation intensity for the medical devices industry, there are 30+ innovation areas that will shape the future of the industry.

Head-mounted surgical cameras is a key innovation area in Internet of Things

A head-mounted surgical camera is a hands-free device that allows surgeons to visualise and record surgeries, thereby creating a computerised archive. These videos are useful for educational purposes. These head-mounted cameras are expected to replace conventional camera types such as camcorders, as they are hands-free, lightweight and do not interfere with the first person’s view.

GlobalData’s analysis also uncovers the companies at the forefront of each innovation area and assesses the potential reach and impact of their patenting activity across different applications and geographies. According to GlobalData, there are 60+ companies, spanning technology vendors, established medical devices companies, and up-and-coming start-ups engaged in the development and application of head-mounted surgical cameras.

Key players in head-mounted surgical cameras – a disruptive innovation in the medical devices industry

‘Application diversity’ measures the number of applications identified for each patent. It broadly splits companies into either ‘niche’ or ‘diversified’ innovators.

‘Geographic reach’ refers to the number of countries each patent is registered in. It reflects the breadth of geographic application intended, ranging from ‘global’ to ‘local’.

Patent volumes related to head-mounted surgical cameras

Company Total patents (2010 - 2022) Premium intelligence on the world's largest companies
Smith & Nephew Plc 132 Unlock Company Profile
Stryker Corp 103 Unlock Company Profile
Medtronic Plc 57 Unlock Company Profile
Magic Leap Inc 52 Unlock Company Profile
Intuitive Surgical Inc 36 Unlock Company Profile
Vicarious Surgical Inc. 32 Unlock Company Profile
Globus Medical Inc 24 Unlock Company Profile
Align Technology Inc 24 Unlock Company Profile
Sony Group Corp 24 Unlock Company Profile
Johnson & Johnson 24 Unlock Company Profile
Alcon Inc 23 Unlock Company Profile
Elbit Systems Ltd 23 Unlock Company Profile
NovaRad Corp 22 Unlock Company Profile
Carl Zeiss Stiftung AG 18 Unlock Company Profile
Surgalign Holdings Inc 17 Unlock Company Profile
Aris MD Inc 17 Unlock Company Profile
Koninklijke Philips NV 15 Unlock Company Profile
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc 15 Unlock Company Profile
BrainLAB AG 15 Unlock Company Profile
Arspectra Sarl 14 Unlock Company Profile
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc 12 Unlock Company Profile
Siemens Healthineers AG 11 Unlock Company Profile
Olympus Corp 11 Unlock Company Profile
MediView XR Inc 10 Unlock Company Profile
Augmedics Inc 10 Unlock Company Profile
Ivoclar Vivadent AG 9 Unlock Company Profile
Dentsply Sirona Inc 9 Unlock Company Profile
Terumo Corp 8 Unlock Company Profile
Beyeonics Surgical Ltd 8 Unlock Company Profile
Taiwan Main Orthopaedics Biotechnology Co Ltd 7 Unlock Company Profile
Danaher Corp 7 Unlock Company Profile
Orangedental GmbH & Co., KG 6 Unlock Company Profile
Novartis AG 6 Unlock Company Profile
Westunitis Co Ltd 6 Unlock Company Profile
Paragon Care Group Australia Pty Ltd 6 Unlock Company Profile
Coretronic Corp 5 Unlock Company Profile
Radtec Medical Devices Inc 5 Unlock Company Profile
PrecisionOS Technology Inc 5 Unlock Company Profile
MiRus LLC 5 Unlock Company Profile
Fujifilm Holdings Corp 5 Unlock Company Profile
BHS Technologies GmbH 5 Unlock Company Profile
TROPHY 4 Unlock Company Profile
Enovis Corp 4 Unlock Company Profile
Becton Dickinson and Co 4 Unlock Company Profile
Halliburton Co 4 Unlock Company Profile
Orthogrid Systems Holdings LLC 4 Unlock Company Profile
International Business Machines Corp 3 Unlock Company Profile
B. Braun Melsungen AG 3 Unlock Company Profile
Surgical Theater Inc 2 Unlock Company Profile
KARL STORZ SE & Co KG 2 Unlock Company Profile

Source: GlobalData Patent Analytics

Smith & Nephew is the leading patent filer in the field of head-mounted surgical cameras. Some other key patent filers in the field include Stryker, Medtronic, Magic Leap, and Intuitive Surgical.

In terms of application diversity, IBM leads the pack, followed by Intuitive Surgical and Sony Group. By means of geographic reach, Smith & Nephew holds the top position, followed by Aris MD and Vicarious Surgical in second and third spots, respectively.

The major factors driving the growth of the head-mounted surgical cameras market include increased adoption and development of integrated and hybrid operating rooms, along with the elevated significance of computerised archival systems. With varied possible applications of surgical procedure recordings from these cameras for review, training, education, assessment, and legal purposes, several product advancements can be witnessed in the foreseeable future.

To further understand the key themes and technologies disrupting the medical devices industry, access GlobalData’s latest thematic research report on Medical Devices.

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GlobalData’s Patent Analytics tracks patent filings and grants from official offices around the world. Textual analysis and official patent classifications are used to group patents into key thematic areas and link them to specific companies across the world’s largest industries.