Medical Devices

Overview

We partner with medical device manufacturers in the United States and abroad to bring revolutionary products to market, navigate industry regulations, protect designs, drive business growth, and enhance and execute overall business strategies. Our regulatory counsel team manages interactions with governmental agencies, including the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services and the Food and Drug Administration, and our government affairs professionals help to identify and mobilize strategies for prompt product approvals and to respond to the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities presented by new regulations and changes in the marketplace. Whether developing a new product, seeking to enter a new market, or pursuing a strategic acquisition or affiliation, our regulatory, corporate, transactional, and IP attorneys leverage industry-specific insights to help medical device companies advance their goals.

Medical Devices

Overview

Insights & Events

Latest

Unlocking the Right to Repair: The Expanding Compliance Landscape

Tariffs, Trade Policy, and Supply Chains Under Pressure: Critical Considerations for Life Sciences Companies Operating in High-Stakes International Markets

The Intel Report: Quarterly National Security Briefing — 2026 Q2

Minnesota Lawyer Recognizes Richard Bennett and Kelly Fermoyle as 2026 ‘Up & Coming Attorneys’

Florida IP Litigation & Regional Innovation

The Legal 500 United States 2026 Guide Recognizes Faegre Drinker Practices and Attorneys

EU AI Act High-Risk Systems — European Commission Issues Draft Guidelines

Multimillion-Dollar Trade Secret Verdict Reversed by Federal Circuit Due to Prior Disclosure in Patents and Self-Evident Concepts in California Case

FDA-Related Legislative and Regulatory Proposals and Funding Change the President's FY27 Budget

Minnesota PFAS Reporting: Deadline Extension and Enhanced Support

Insights

Unlocking the Right to Repair: The Expanding Compliance Landscape

The Intel Report: Quarterly National Security Briefing — 2026 Q2

EU AI Act High-Risk Systems — European Commission Issues Draft Guidelines

Multimillion-Dollar Trade Secret Verdict Reversed by Federal Circuit Due to Prior Disclosure in Patents and Self-Evident Concepts in California Case

FDA-Related Legislative and Regulatory Proposals and Funding Change the President's FY27 Budget

Minnesota PFAS Reporting: Deadline Extension and Enhanced Support

US and International Developments in Artificial Intelligence

Key Updates in FDA’s 2026 General Wellness and Clinical Decision Support Software Guidance

Joanne Lewers Shares Insights With Law360 on Major 2025 FTC Merger Challenges

Significant Drug & Device Developments of 2025

Events

Past Events

Tariffs, Trade Policy, and Supply Chains Under Pressure: Critical Considerations for Life Sciences Companies Operating in High-Stakes International Markets

Florida IP Litigation & Regional Innovation

Aligning FDA Regulatory Support and Advocacy

Making Waves: Advance Legal Topics in Other Transaction Agreements

AI-Enabled Medical Devices: Navigating New Liability Risks and Regulatory Frontiers

News

Minnesota Lawyer Recognizes Richard Bennett and Kelly Fermoyle as 2026 ‘Up & Coming Attorneys’

The Legal 500 United States 2026 Guide Recognizes Faegre Drinker Practices and Attorneys

Trevor Belden and James Strickland Named Indiana Lawyer ‘Leadership in Law’ Honorees

Jessica Natali Honored With Temple Law’s 2026 Women’s Law Caucus Leadership Award

Faegre Drinker Shortlisted for 2026 Global Competition Review Awards

Faegre Drinker Wins Trial for Surmodics in High-Profile Merger Challenge Against FTC

Faegre Drinker Continues Product Liability Growth in New York, Adding Counsel Alena Markley

The Legal 500 United States 2025 Guide Recognizes Faegre Drinker Practices

Faegre Drinker Strengthens Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts Practice, Adding Medical Device Litigator Dan Smulian in New York

Faegre Drinker Welcomes Former Senate HELP Committee General Counsel Barrett Tenbarge to Government and Regulatory Group

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Experience

Our Experience

Multinational Health Care Product Manufacturer Achieves Dismissal of Ethylene Oxide Claims

Surmodics Inc. Agrees to $627M Acquisition by GTCR

Cook Medical Litigates National MDL Involving IVC Filter

Faegre Drinker Represents Boston Scientific in $850M Acquisition of Relievant Medsystems, Inc.

Faegre Drinker Team Secures Appellate Victory for LivaNova

LivaNova USA Wins Motion for Summary Judgement in District Court

Meet The Team

Meet The Team

Andrea Roberts Pierson

Patrick H. Reilly

Timothy E. Grimsrud

Trevor J. Belden

Reed Abrahamson

Nicholas B. Alford

Libby Baney Burstein

Tricia A. Beckmann

Trevor J. Belden

Jared B. Briant

W. Morgan Burns

Doriann H. Cain

Andrew L. Campbell

Martin S. Chester

Michael K. Coddington

Joshua L. Colburn

Jessica Benson Cox

Patrick S. Cross

John J. D'Andrea

Jonathan W. Dettmann

Aaron T. Dobosenski

Christin Jaye Eaton

Kelly J. Fermoyle

Amy R. Fiterman

Timothy R. Franson, M.D.

Jim Frederick