Why submit to Codman? 

Codman has extensive experience in developing medical devices. In addition to our own expertise, Codman has access to many of the resources of our parent company, Johnson & Johnson— the industry leader in health care products.

Codman values the contributions of outside inventors as a means to maintain our leadership as an innovator in medical technology development. In the past, Codman has licensed or acquired patents from dozens of individual inventors or companies. They now serve as the basic intellectual property behind many of our  products. Codman pays compensation to these inventors and has worked with many of them to develop their innovations.

The three most compelling reasons that would interest an inventor in a partnership with Codman are:

Leadership: Codman is a worldwide leader in the neurological device market.

Experience & expertise: Codman offers extraordinary preclinical, technical and market resources. Along with other J&J companies, such as Corporate Biomaterials (CBC), Corporate Office of Science and Technology (COSAT), and Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC), Codman can provide a multitude of skills and resources to assess, test, fund and ultimately sell your invention.

Worldwide sales force: Codman employs approximately 500 sales representatives worldwide who can promote and sell your invention.