Archive for 2018

It’s Time to Believe That Your Patented Medical Device Can Succeed!

Portable MRI Patented Inventor Arguably the biggest challenge you will face as a medical device inventor is self-confidence.  While my law firm’s specialty is helping you protect your device, many of the medical inventors that walk through my doors openly express the fear that their ideas will be CRUSHED by larger predatory companies with unlimited funds at their disposal and a virtual monopoly on device innovation.   T... Read More

Hair Comes Growth!

laser therapy for hair loss patent Imagine 82 medical-grade lasers aimed at your hair follicles to stimulate growth on a receding hairline? HairMax has unlocked the wonders of cellular follicle growth through a medical device that uses therapeutic light. Several Intellectual Property Patents give HairMax a leadership position in the hair transplant sector, projected to expand by 25% over the next 7 years.    Hair loss (and hair ... Read More

Listen Carefully, Inventor

Littman Stethoscope Few can argue that nothing imbues more  trust and credibility into an approaching doctor than  the sight of the mythical stethoscope that hangs loosely around his neck, symbolizing 257 years of medical evolution including some important patents along the way. While historians will mark 1761 as a key year in which the value of chest percussion was identified in Vienna, others will remind us of ov... Read More

Groundbreaking Wheelchair Medical Device Wins Patents in United States, Canada and Japan!

Paraglide wheelchair patent v2 A recent medical innovation in the wheelchair sector demonstrates an inventor’s keen understanding of the power of patents to protect a groundbreaking idea and lay the foundations for financial success. Matt Mackenzie, a Nova Scotia entrepreneur has successfully received patents in the U.S., Canada and Japan for Paraglide, an automated wheelchair repositioning device, acknowledging it will take ... Read More

Lessons To Be Learned in a Medical Device Inventor’s Journey

Pressure monitoring method and apparatus patent Sometimes medical device inventors need to travel back in time to analyze earlier innovators who have crossed the divide from being a dreamer to becoming a successful patent holder with regular annuities and royalties from their invention.   But even when success strikes, its duration may be short lived offering us valuable lessons for those who follow similar paths. Such is the case when examin... Read More