Michelson Patents
Feature Article on Dr. Gary Michelson, Innovation, and Intellectual Property (Pg. 1 of 4)
(Page 1 of 4.) Dr. Gary K. Michelson was a board-certified orthopedic surgeon for over 25 years. During this time he was an extraordinary inventor of medical technologies and devices, receiving over 950 patents worldwide for his inventions, most of which focused on improvements to spinal surgery that he had personally innovated during his career.
The medical devices company Medtronic eventually payed Dr. Michelson over $1 billion for his portfolio of patents, which springboarded Dr. Michelson into a new career as a philanthropist in medical innovation, IP education, and animal welfare.
Feature Article on Dr. Gary Michelson, Innovation, and Intellectual Property (Pg. 1 of 4)
(Page 1 of 4.) Dr. Gary K. Michelson was a board-certified orthopedic surgeon for over 25 years. During this time he was an extraordinary inventor of medical technologies and devices, receiving over 950 patents worldwide for his inventions, most of which focused on improvements to spinal surgery that he had personally innovated during his career.
The medical devices company Medtronic eventually payed Dr. Michelson over $1 billion for his portfolio of patents, which springboarded Dr. Michelson into a new career as a philanthropist in medical innovation, IP education, and animal welfare.