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Biomet Microfixation, LLC

39 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
8 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 1 fee due Dec 13, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Driven Universal Screw Guide (US 11,672,580) comes due Dec 13, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 14, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Jan 25 to 30, 2027 · next Jan 25
  • 1 fee due Feb 6, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Alignment Devices and Methods (US 10,368,925) comes due Feb 6, 2027. Unpaid by Aug 6, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Mar 1 to 19, 2027 · next Mar 1
  • 1 fee due Apr 15, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Orthopedic Fixation Device, System and Method (US 10,441,329) comes due Apr 15, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 15, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due May 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Gas Seal Pad (US 11,826,073) comes due May 28, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 29, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Unitary Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Devices (US 10,537,353) comes due Jul 21, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 21, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 9,119,900Unitary Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Devices
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,253,299Orthopaedic Fixation Devices, Systems and Methods
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,759,242Orthopaedic Fixation Device, System and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,498,246Unitary Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Devices
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,814,481Unitary Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Devices
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,943,328Unitary Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Devices with an Elastic Force
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,537,353Unitary Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Devices
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,751,896Unitary Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Devices
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 11,344,345Orthopaedic Fixation Device, System and Method
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 12,185,996Implant Positioning Devices and Methods
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 39: 8 patents in force now held by others · 9 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 30 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

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