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Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Filings on record here from 2001, where this site's data begins
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1,548 patents currently held

45 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.
27 more records may belong here and await a decision; they are not counted.

The next term ends in Dec 2026. from the record

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Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 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
Thin Film Wound Dressing US 9,017,302
Cited by 409 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2030.
Ends Sep 2030 · Medium confidence Also notable
Wound Cleansing Apparatus with Actives US 8,257,327
Cited by 519 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
Ends May 2029 · High confidence Also notable
Apparatus and Method for Applying Topical Negative Pressure US 8,974,429
Cited by 402 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2015 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2029.
Ends Mar 2029 · High confidence

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What they patent

The 5 largest of its 813 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
Self Contained Wound Dressing with Micropump24 in forceto Oct 2031
Suture Passer and Method15 in forceto Apr 2034
Wound Therapy System with Portable Container Apparatus13 in forceto Jan 2030
Apparatus and Method for Applying Topical Negative Pressure12 in forceto Nov 2030
Apparatuses and Methods for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy11 in forceto Nov 2032

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 8,925,437Cutting Tool Having a Magnetically Controlled Pre-Load Force
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,451,550Rotational Alignment Femoral Sizing Guide
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,979,798Surgical Fluid Management
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,569,742Self Contained Wound Dressing with Micropump
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,591,821Surgical Technique and Instrumentation for Minimal Incision Hip Arthroplasty Surgery
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,010,422Trial Femoral Prosthesis and Its Use
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US D674,093Landmark Identifier for Targeting a Landmark of an Orthopaedic Implant
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,795,243Flexible Reduced Pressure Treatment Appliance
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,177,788In-Line Milling System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,736,680Systems and Methods for Using Polyaxial Plates
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 1,548: 45 patents in force now held by others · 619 patents ended · 364 applications pending · 487 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.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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