167 patents currently held

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Jul 2027. from the record

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Jul 2027

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others 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: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Self-Articulating Joint for a Minimally Invasive Surgical Apparatus US 10,105,126

The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 435 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data. Protection runs to 2035.

Ends Jul 2035 · High confidence Also notable

Medical Instrument to Place a Pursestring Suture, Open a Hole and Pass a Guidewire US 7,731,727

Cited by 200 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2010 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2028.

Ends May 2028 · High confidence Also notable

Re-Arming Apparatus for a Minimally Invasive Surgical Suturing Device US 10,327,756

A family of 9 related applications built on the 2019 grant. Protection runs to 2036.

Ends Jul 2036 · Medium confidence

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 Nov 30, 2026
The maintenance fee for Device for Cardiac Surgery and Methods Thereof (US 11,660,085) comes due Nov 30, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 1, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due Dec 6 to 25, 2026 · next Dec 6
3 fees due Feb 1 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 1
2 fees due Mar 24 to 26, 2027 · next Mar 24
4 fees due Apr 3 to 8, 2027 · next Apr 3
2 fees due May 14 to 28, 2027 · next May 14
2 fees due Jun 5 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 5
6 fees due Jul 2 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 2
1 fee due Aug 20, 2027
The maintenance fee for Apparatus for Mitral Valve Repair and Methods Thereof (US 11,903,578) comes due Aug 20, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 22, 2028, it lapses early.
8 fees due Sep 5 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 5
4 fees due Oct 2 to 28, 2027 · next Oct 2

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Recent changes

Oct 30Assignment recorded on 1 record: Sauer, MD, Jude S. and 1 other to LSI Solutions, Inc. Recorded Oct 30, 2026, executed Oct 25, 2024. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76579, frame 189.
Oct 23Assignment recorded on 1 record: Sauer, MD, Jude S. to LSI Solutions, Inc. Recorded Oct 23, 2026, executed Oct 14, 2026. Conveyance as recorded: Assignment of Assignor's Interest. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership. Reel 76490, frame 34.
7 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 100 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Suturing Device for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Needles and Methods Thereof	8 in force	to Sep 2038
Sternal Ascender Apparatus	6 in force	to May 2042
Prosthetic Suturing Device and Methods Thereof	6 in force	to Aug 2039
Crimping Instrument with Reduced Dimension, Continued Compatibility, and Tissue Protection Features	6 in force	to Jan 2036
Mechanical Suture Fastener	4 in force	to Jan 2041

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,016,845	Instrument for Guiding the Surgical Cutting of Tissue and Method of Use In force Term ends Jul 13, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 13, 2027	High confidence
US 7,833,237	Instrument for Assisting in the Remote Placement of Tied Surgical Knots and Trimming of Suture Away from the Knot and Method of Use In force Term ends Mar 13, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Mar 13, 2028	High confidence
US 7,731,727	Medical Instrument to Place a Pursestring Suture, Open a Hole and Pass a Guidewire In force Term ends May 13, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends May 13, 2028	High confidence
US 10,231,729	Ferrule Holder with Suture Relief Lobes In force Term ends May 14, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends May 14, 2028	Medium confidence
US D720,454	Suture Dispensing Tray In force Term ends Dec 30, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Dec 30, 2028	High confidence
US D749,725	Handheld Uterine Manipulator with Cervical Cup In force Term ends Feb 16, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 16, 2030	High confidence
US D750,260	Handheld Uterine Sound Device In force Term ends Feb 23, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 23, 2030	High confidence
US 8,398,680	Bioabsorbable Magnesium Knots for Securing Surgical Suture In force Term ends Nov 15, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 15, 2030	High confidence
US 8,795,295	Multiple Loop Device for Passing Suture Tails Through a Surgical Pledget In force Term ends Jul 29, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jul 29, 2031	High confidence
US 8,398,657	Multi-Fire Suturing Instrument with Proximal Ferrule Release Feature In force Term ends Aug 14, 2031 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 14, 2031	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 167: 9 patents ended · 46 applications pending · 15 applications 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.

Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.

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