MedicalPatents.com is the medical device patent practice of Lexigent, LLC, an intellectual property law firm serving inventors and technology companies worldwide. The practice focuses exclusively on patent protection for medical innovations, from surgical instruments and diagnostic devices to digital health platforms and implantable technologies.
John Behles, Patent Attorney
The practice is led by John Behles, a registered U.S. patent attorney who is also a mechanical engineer and a biomedical device inventor. He has sat on both sides of the table: as the attorney drafting and prosecuting the application, and as the inventor and founder whose company depended on the patent holding up.
Over the course of his career he has been involved in the prosecution of more than 1,000 patent applications, with particular depth in medical device technology, software-implemented inventions, and complex electromechanical systems. He has advised individual inventors, physician and nurse inventors, venture-backed startups, and established companies on patent strategy from the first disclosure meeting through portfolio development and exit.
Founder and Operator in Healthcare
John founded Everyone Health and Sano Surgery, healthcare companies later acquired by Nomi Health, and served as closing attorney on that transaction. He is the founder and Chief Legal Officer of MedMerge, and the founder and General Partner of PhyCap Fund, an early-stage healthcare venture fund. That experience shapes how the practice treats a patent: not as an isolated filing, but as an asset that has to survive diligence, support a raise, and hold value through an acquisition.
Credentials
- Registered U.S. Patent Attorney, USPTO Reg. No. 54987.
- Attorney, OBA No. 20460, with over two decades of practice.
- Juris Doctor, The University of Tulsa College of Law.
- Mechanical engineer by training, with an engineering background spanning mechanical and electrical technologies.
- Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2012 to 2017.
Why the Medical Device Focus
Medical devices present patent challenges that general IP counsel often miss. The intersection of FDA regulation and patent law creates timing constraints that can forfeit rights if mishandled. The density of academic and clinical prior art in the medical field requires thorough searching and precise claim drafting. Software as a medical device raises Section 101 eligibility issues that demand a specific prosecution strategy. Combination drug and device products may require multiple coordinated filings. This practice exists because medical device inventors deserve counsel that handles these issues routinely, not occasionally.
How an Engagement Works
Every matter starts with a free consultation and, if we proceed, a technical disclosure meeting where the invention is taken apart mechanism by mechanism. From there the usual path is a provisional application to hold a priority date, followed by a nonprovisional application written to the device, its variations, and the way it is actually used. FDA timing is planned alongside the patent timeline so that a 510(k) summary or a clinical publication does not become prior art against the inventor. Fees are confirmed in writing before any work begins.
Lexigent, LLC
Lexigent, LLC provides a full range of intellectual property and business law services beyond medical device patents, including trademark prosecution, copyright registration, IP licensing, commercial contracts, and startup legal counsel. For clients whose needs extend beyond medical patents, the firm's broader practice is available through lexigentllc.com.
Contact
Phone: (918) 856-3100. Email: jb@medicalpatents.com. Consultations are handled by phone and video for inventors worldwide filing into the United States. To schedule, visit the contact page.