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Top 100 Key Players companies in Knee replacement
by Most News Heat in the world in 2018

The Knee replacement top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat Knee replacement Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2018, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability. It is most commonly performed for osteoarthritis, and also for other knee diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. In patients with severe deformity from advanced rheumatoid arthritis, trauma, or long-standing osteoarthritis, the surgery may be more complicated and carry higher risk. Osteoporosis does not typically cause knee pain, deformity, or inflammation and is not a reason to perform knee replacement...

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

India

United States

United Kingdom

Switzerland

Germany

France

Australia

Netherlands

Canada

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Stryker Corp.
Michigan, United States
Medical equipment,Neurotechnology,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 81
2
Johnson & Johnson
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Medical equipment,Risperidone,
...[+2]
news: 78
3
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
Indiana, United States
Medical equipment,Dental implant,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 70
4
Smith & Nephew PLC
Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Sports medicine,Medical equipment,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 67
5
ConforMIS, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Medical equipment,Implant,Knee replacement,
...[+2]
news: 47
6
Medtronic Plc
Dublin, Ireland
Medical equipment,Health care,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,
...[+2]
news: 44
7
Pfizer Inc.
New York, United States
Health care,Clinical trial,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 36
8
DePuy Synthes
Solothurn, Switzerland
Medical equipment,Health care,Knee replacement,
...[+2]
news: 33
9
Kyocera Corp.
Kyoto, Japan
Semiconductor,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 32
10
SINTX Technologies, Inc.
Utah, United States
Medical equipment,Health care,Spinal fusion,
...[+2]
news: 30
11
Amedica Biotech, Inc.
CA, US
Surgical instrument,Medicine,Medical equipment,
...[+2]
news: 30
12
CMS Energy Corp.
Mississippi, United States
Electric utility,Petroleum industry,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 29
13
Blue Belt Technologies, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Medical equipment,Robotics,Instrumentation,
...[+2]
news: 28
14
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
New York, United States
Medicine,Health care,Oncology drugs,
...[+2]
news: 27
15
Biomet, Inc.
Bridgend, United Kingdom
Medical equipment,Orthotics,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 27
16
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 24
17
Bayer AG
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Health care,Biology,Chemical engineering,
...[+2]
news: 22
18
Regency Centers Corp.
United States
Real estate investment trust,Downstream (networking),Property (philosophy)
news: 20
19
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 20
20
Bernstein Liebhard LLP
New York, United States
Mass tort,Paralegal,Creditor,
...[+2]
news: 20
21
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 19
22
Medacta International SA
Ticino, Switzerland
Medical equipment,3D printing,Bone cement,
...[+2]
news: 18
23
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 18
24
American Academy of Neurology
Minnesota, United States
Neurology,Neuroscience,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 18
25
CTL Amedica
news: 18
26
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
New Jersey, United States
Snack foods,Food processing,Food service,
...[+2]
news: 17
27
Healthgrades Operating Co., Inc.
Colorado, United States
Patient satisfaction,Information technology consulting,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 17
28
INC Internet Limitada
Region Metropolitana, Chile
Software
news: 17
29
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 16
30
Chularat Hospital PCL
Samut Prakan, Thailand
Patient assessment,Health care,Hospitality industry
news: 16
31
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
Indiana, United States
Medicine,Medical equipment,Prosthesis,
...[+2]
news: 16
32
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, United States
Surgery,Knee replacement,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 16
33
Danbury Orthopedics
Connecticut, United States
Health care
news: 16
34
Medacta Group SA
Switzerland
Medicine,Medical equipment,Joint replacement,
...[+2]
news: 15
35
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Drug,Medicine,Risperdal Consta,
...[+2]
news: 15
36
Boston Scientific Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Medical equipment,Catheter,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 14
37
Materialise NV
Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
3D printing,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 14
38
Exactech, Inc.
United States
Medical equipment,Health care,Prosthesis,
...[+2]
news: 14
39
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 13
40
Navio Systems, Inc.
California, United States
E-commerce,Medical robot,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 13
41
OrthoSensor, Inc.
United States
Orthopedic surgery,Medical equipment,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 13
42
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Prime brokerage,Financial institution,
...[+2]
news: 12
43
Reflexion Health, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Medical equipment,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 12
44
OtisMed Corp.
California, United States
Health care,Instrumentation,Implant
news: 12
45
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Health care,Wellness Programs,Pharmacy,
...[+2]
news: 11
46
Guitar Center, Inc.
California, United States
Guitar,Music,Amplifier,
...[+2]
news: 11
47
C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Medicine,Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),Human immunodeficiency,
...[+2]
news: 11
48
Wright Medical Group, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Biologic Products,Ankle,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 11
49
inc design Ltd.
Manchester, United Kingdom
Advertising
news: 11
50
PeerWell, Inc.
California, United States
Surgery,Health care,Software,
...[+2]
news: 11
51
United Orthopedic Corp.
California, United States
Medical equipment,Medical robot,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 10
52
Rush University Medical Center
Illinois, United States
Health care,Surgical Specialty,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 10
53
MediCaid
United States
Gift card,Medicaid,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 10
54
Belt Technologies, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Metal,Shelf life,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
news: 10
55
Breast Health Today
Utah, United States
Breast enlargement,Health care,Physical fitness,
...[+2]
news: 10
56
Janssen Research & Development LLC
New Jersey, United States
Neuroscience,Oncology,Biotechnology,
...[+2]
news: 10
57
Stryker Trauma & Extremities
New Jersey, United States
Medical equipment,Medicine
news: 10
58
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 9
59
Valeo SE
Île-de-France, France
Automotive engineering,Powertrain,Thermal,
...[+2]
news: 9
60
Walmart, Inc.
Arkansas, United States
Warehouse,E-commerce,Hypermarket,
...[+2]
news: 9
61
Link Administration Holdings Ltd.
New South Wales, Australia
Fund administration,Software,Customer relationship management,
...[+1]
news: 9
62
Department of Health and Human Services
Tasmania, Australia
Human services,Hospitality industry,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 9
63
OMNIlife science, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Medical equipment,Robotics,Knee replacement,
...[+2]
news: 9
64
OrthAlign, Inc.
California, United States
Medical equipment,Navigation system,Joint replacement,
...[+2]
news: 9
65
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery
Louisiana, United States
Orthopedic surgery
news: 9
66
Abbott Laboratories
Illinois, United States
Medical equipment,Health care,Emergency medicine,
...[+2]
news: 8
67
Merck & Co., Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 8
68
Novartis AG
Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Dosage form,Health care,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 8
69
Thomson Reuters Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Publishing,Risk management,
...[+2]
news: 8
70
The New York Times Co.
New York, United States
Publishing,Advertising,News media,
...[+2]
news: 8
71
University Bancorp, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Time deposit,Ultrasonic sensor,Accelerometer,
...[+1]
news: 8
72
Florida Hospital
United States
Health care,Hospitality industry,Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,
...[+2]
news: 8
73
MarketWatch, Inc.
California, United States
News media,Suite
news: 8
74
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts, United States
Substance abuse,Hospitality industry,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 8
75
Omni Cargo SAS
Colombia
Automotive engineering,Public transport,Knee replacement,
...[+2]
news: 8
76
Orthotaxy SAS
Rhône-Alpes, France
Software,Surgery,Health care
news: 8
77
Koninklijke Philips NV
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Health care,Wellness Programs,Medical imaging,
...[+2]
news: 7
78
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
Nebraska, United States
Property insurance,Reinsurance,Aviation,
...[+2]
news: 7
79
Humana, Inc.
Kentucky, United States
Insurance benefit,Medicaid,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 7
80
Roche Holding AG
Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Drug,Clinical chemistry,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 7
81
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 7
82
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 7
83
Bayer HealthCare AG
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Health care,Diabetes Therapy,Immunoprotein,
...[+2]
news: 7
84
Wright Medical Group NV
Tennessee, United States
Medical equipment,Joint implant,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 7
85
MAKO Surgical Corp.
United States
Medical equipment,Robotic arm,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 7
86
CNBC LLC
United States
News media,Digital media,Business Day,
...[+2]
news: 7
87
Prospectus Group DAC
Dublin, Ireland
Social care
news: 7
88
Janssen, Inc.
Ontario, Canada
Cyclen,Ditropan xl
news: 7
89
Mako Gmbh
Germany
Coating,Industrial engineering,Robot,
...[+2]
news: 7
90
Lima Corporate
United States
news: 7
91
Georgetown University Hospital
District of Columbia, United States
Medicine,Medical equipment,Cell therapy,
...[+2]
news: 7
92
FDA Sdn. Bhd.
Malaysia
Real estate development
news: 7
93
ZBH - Cofonds
Germany
Asset management,Impact investing
news: 7
94
GSK Plc
United Kingdom
Health care,Clinical trial,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 6
95
3M Co.
Minnesota, United States
Adhesive,Electronics,Writing paper,
...[+2]
news: 6
96
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
news: 6
97
Cigna Corp.
Connecticut, United States
Health care,Insurance carriers,Pharmacy,
...[+2]
news: 6
98
Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Shi, China
Emergency medicine,Medicine,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 6
99
MicroPort Scientific Corp.
Shanghai Shi, China
Stent,Medical equipment,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 6
100
Select Medical Corp.
Pennsylvania, United States
Health care,Hospitality industry,Critically ill,
...[+2]
news: 6

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