Why Should You Hire an Attorney to Obtain a Medical Device Patent?
Medical technologies can involve complex structures, systems, methods, and components, making it important to develop a patent strategy that accurately captures the innovation.
An experienced medical device patent attorney can help you evaluate your invention, identify opportunities for intellectual property protection, develop patent applications, and build a portfolio as the technology evolves. Patent protection may also play an important role in pursuing investment, licensing, partnerships, and commercialization opportunities.
Medical Device Patent Services
A new medical device, an existing technology, a growing portfolio: Sleman & Lund LLP offers patent and intellectual property services for medical device innovators at every stage.
Medical Device Technologies We Serve
Our medical device patent experience covers a broad range of technologies.
Cardiovascular & Structural Heart
TAVR, TMVR, stents, valve assemblies, perivalvular leakage, delivery devices, surgical heart valves, heart valve repair, embolic protection, and balloon angioplasty.
Diagnostic & Imaging
Ultrasound transducers, pattern-recognition imaging, infrared thermometers, and concussion detection.
Therapeutic & Implantable
Drug infusion systems, hemodialysis, cochlear implants, radiation therapy, and sterilization techniques.
Neurotechnology & Neurovascular
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), microcatheters, microstimulators, neurovascular intervention, and lead insertion methods.
Respiratory & Critical Care
CPAP systems, sleep-disordered breathing, COPD technologies, ventilators, oxygenators, and nasal pillows.
Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical
Bone attachments, fixation, screws, staplers, drills, spine, knee, hip, and ankle prostheses, orthodontics, and wound closure.
What Our Client Says
Our partnership with Sleman & Lund has been exceptional from the outset. Our technology is complex, but we are confident in Peter and the rest of the team. They are truly dedicated to their craft. The relationship with the firm is not transactional, but a real partnership built on trust.
Rosina Samadani, CEO of Oculogica
We have been with Sleman & Lund LLP for over 5 years and they have advised us from no granted patents to our present IP portfolio. Having tried other firms in the past, we appreciated their attention to our needs at a time when resources were tight. I recommend this firm highly--especially to other startups in the MedTech space.
Bill Lear, CEO of Suturegard
What Sets Us Apart
20+ Years of Medical Device Experience
More than twenty years focused on the technologies and businesses shaping the medical device industry.
Leadership in Physician Entrepreneurship
Peter D. Sleman leads the medical device practice and is a member of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE). He has written a book and journal articles on medical device patenting and innovation.
Fortune 500 to Startup Experience
Experience representing both established companies and emerging MedTech ventures.
Physician-Inventor Experience
Regular work with physicians turning clinical problems and observations into innovations.
Broad Technical Experience
Experience across cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, orthopedic, diagnostic, and other medical technologies.
Industry Connected
Partnership with Project MedTech and involvement in conferences, startup coaching, and MedTech Innovator pitch competitions.
Medical Device Patent Counsel for Companies, Startups & Physicians
Medical Device Companies
Protecting technologies and developing intellectual property portfolios.
Physician-Inventors
Protecting inventions developed from clinical experience.
MedTech Startups
Building patent protection around emerging medical technologies.
Entrepreneurs & Innovators
Developing intellectual property strategies for new medical technologies.
Related Industries We Serve
Medical device technologies can overlap with other industries and technical disciplines. Our experience across related areas can help identify additional intellectual property considerations when an innovation crosses industry boundaries.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a medical device patent attorney actually protect?
A medical device patent attorney protects the mechanism, the method of use, and often the manufacturing process behind a device. A single product can carry several separate patentable elements, and part of our job is identifying all of them, not just the obvious one.
Do I need a working prototype before I file a patent?
No. Many of the devices we have helped patent start as sketches or as described improvements to existing products. What matters is that the invention is described in enough technical detail to support a patent application, which our attorneys can help you develop.
Do you work with individual physicians, or only device companies?
Both. We represent everything from Fortune 500 medical device manufacturers to individual physician inventors filing their first patent. Peter D. Sleman leads our physician-inventor work and wrote a book aimed at doctors navigating this process for the first time.
How long does it take to patent a medical device?
Timelines vary with device complexity and the USPTO backlog, but most utility patents for medical devices take 1 to 3 years from filing to grant. We give clients a realistic estimate upfront based on the technology and file accordingly.