Medical & Surgical Devices

Medical Device & Surgical Patent Attorney

Endoscopes, surgical instruments, diagnostic tools, and patient monitoring devices — filed by an attorney with an engineering background who has worked directly alongside surgeons and medical device inventors.

Surgical and medical device instruments
  • MIT-trained engineer Chemical engineering degree, now a patent attorney
  • Flat-fee filings Your filing cost is agreed upfront, before work begins
  • Direct attorney access You work with your attorney, not a rotating team
Medical Technology

What's covered

Medical technology takes a lot of forms — here's where this practice spends most of its time, and what else falls under it.

Surgical & Interventional Devices
Instruments and tools used during a procedure — hand instruments, fixation devices, endoscopic and minimally invasive tools
Diagnostic & Monitoring Devices
Devices that observe or measure a patient's condition — patient monitoring systems, diagnostic and imaging devices, sensor-based detection tools
Therapeutic & Implantable Devices
Devices that deliver treatment or remain in or on the body — drug-delivery devices, implants, prosthetics, wearable therapeutics
Digital & Connected Medical Technology
Software-enabled and connected medical technology — remote monitoring platforms, digital diagnostics, connected health devices
Don't see your device listed?

Medical technology moves fast, and this list isn't exhaustive. If you're building something in the medical device space that doesn't fit neatly into a category above, reach out — there's a good chance it's still a fit.

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Catherine Hrbac, founding attorney of Hrbac Law
Credibility, Not a Generic Bio

Always an engineer. Also an attorney.

Before law, I worked as a research engineer. I've spent years working directly with surgeons and medical device inventors — people solving real clinical problems, often because they've seen those problems firsthand. I can look at a CAD file or a physical prototype and understand what makes it novel, not just what a patent examiner will say about it.

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Process

How it works

  1. Free consultation
  2. Invention disclosure call
  3. We draft & file
  4. We handle office actions
  5. You get your patent

Every filing gets the same careful, hands-on drafting from an attorney who understands the underlying technology — not a templated form.

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Fee Structure

Flat-fee pricing

Every patent filing is billed at one flat fee, agreed upfront — so you know exactly what your filing costs before we begin.

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Questions

Common questions

Should I get FDA clearance before I file a patent?
Patent timing isn't tied to FDA clearance — the key trigger is public disclosure or sale. We can help you think through sequencing based on your product and funding timeline.
My device is still a prototype. Is it too early to file?
Not necessarily. You don't need a finished, market-ready product — just an invention that's clearly defined enough to describe and claim.
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