An innovative team of medical device entrepreneurs operating out of Miami, FL, have successfully secured $1.5 million in funding for their patented Sinusleeve™ balloon that looks set to transform traditional Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) procedures. One of several patents was granted several years ago for the balloon sinus dilation sleeve that targets Chronic Sinusitis, a condition affecting ov... Read MoreArchive for the ‘Florida Biomedical Patenting News’ Category
ENT Medical Device Patent Targets Chronic Sinusitis
An innovative team of medical device entrepreneurs operating out of Miami, FL, have successfully secured $1.5 million in funding for their patented Sinusleeve™ balloon that looks set to transform traditional Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) procedures. One of several patents was granted several years ago for the balloon sinus dilation sleeve that targets Chronic Sinusitis, a condition affecting ov... Read MoreYour Simple Medical Idea Could Be Worth Millions!
Tomorrow’s millionaires (and billionaires!) are not the ones with the most real estate, physical equipment or assets but the ones with the innovative ideas or what we eloquently call “Intellectual Property”. Think about well-known medical apps or software that you use such as Uber or Airbnb. Uber does not own any vehicles; Airbnb does not own any hotels. Yet both of these compani... Read MoreDoes “Leapfrog” Innovation Exist In The Medical Device Sector?
NO, concludes a recent report by Qmed, adding that it’s increasingly defined by incremental improvements from medical device companies hampered by financial constraints as hospitals downsize operations and request device discounts. “In the past, it was commonplace for device makers to charge substantially more money for new products that only had minor improvements over the previous-genera... Read MoreHow Medical Research Leads to New Patent Ideas
A new patent pending medical device – based on scientific research – proves even simple innovations to existing products can be very lucrative. Surgical masks haven’t changed too much since 1918. It was the year of the Spanish Flu pandemic, and surgeons adopted cotton gauze masks during surgery to protect themselves from patient diseases. The interest in masks as germ barriers wa... Read More
Join me at the Florida International Medical Exposition
As a Fort Lauderdale Patent Attorney, I have been fortunate enough to practice within a stone’s throw of the annual meeting location one of the most exciting and interesting expositions on medical and dental innovations in the united States, namely, the Florida International Medical Exposition or FIME for short. If you are a medical or dental device innovator, this is one tradeshow you DO NO... Read More
