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Goretti Medeiros

First filing 2003
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0 patents currently held, every record listed here

2 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.

This portfolio holds none of the 2 US patents in force on its record. from the record

Of the 2 now held by other companies, 2 name NuVasive Inc. as their current owner. Each row says so.

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Ending by 2030
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Next term end

When these terms end

Each bar runs from grant to computed term end. 2010 to 2028.
US 7,691,057 Surgical Access System and Related Methods Dec 22, 2026
US 7,819,801 Surgical Access System and Related Methods Sep 12, 2028
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Every computed term in this portfolio is shown above.Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
None of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
Cited by 484 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2026.
now held by NuVasive, Inc.
Ends Dec 2026 · High confidence
Also notable
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 564 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data. Protection runs to 2028.
now held by NuVasive, Inc.
Ends Sep 2028 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.

Recent changes

Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
Also on record: 2 patents in force now held by others · 32 patents ended · 1 application abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
2 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed
9 computed term dates come from a chain with an unresolved parent. A continuity parent has not yet been fetched from USPTO's records. The term is dated from this application's own claim; no earlier date is assumed until the parent is resolved.
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