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33 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026

37 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.

Recorded under 4 name spellings.

Ending by 2030

Jun 2027

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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 Jan 16, 2027
The maintenance fee for Method and Apparatus for Altering Biomechanics of the Shoulder (US 10,349,980) comes due Jan 16, 2027. Unpaid by Jul 16, 2027, it lapses early.
3 fees due Feb 20 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 20
4 fees due Sep 8 to 30, 2027 · next Sep 8

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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.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 7,655,243	Methods and Systems for Toxin Delivery to the Nasal Cavity In force Ends no later than Jun 27, 2027 · Medium confidence	In force	Ends no later than Jun 27, 2027	Medium confidence
US 8,679,171	Devices and methods for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm In force Term ends Nov 17, 2028 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 17, 2028	High confidence
US 8,845,724	Method and Apparatus for Altering Biomechanics of the Articular Joints In force Term ends Aug 27, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 27, 2030	High confidence
US 9,114,016	Method and Apparatus for Altering Biomechanics of the Articular Joints In force Term ends Aug 27, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 27, 2030	High confidence
US 9,278,004	Method and Apparatus for Altering Biomechanics of the Articular Joints In force Term ends Aug 27, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 27, 2030	High confidence
US 9,668,868	Apparatus and Methods for Treatment of Patellofemoral Conditions In force Term ends Aug 27, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 27, 2030	High confidence
US 9,795,410	Method and Apparatus for Force Redistribution in Articular Joints In force Term ends Aug 27, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 27, 2030	High confidence
US 9,861,408	Method and Apparatus For Treating Canine Cruciate Ligament Disease In force Term ends Aug 27, 2030 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 27, 2030	Medium confidence
US 9,931,136	Method and Apparatus for Altering Biomechanics of Articular Joints In force Term ends Aug 27, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 27, 2030	High confidence
US 10,695,094	Method and Apparatus for Altering Biomechanics of Articular Joints In force Term ends Nov 20, 2030 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Nov 20, 2030	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 33: 37 patents in force now held by others · 21 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 44 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.

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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.

4 pending · 13 abandoned · 2 no status recorded

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