Liberate Medical LLC
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation device that exercises respiratory muscles to reduce ventilator dependence
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- CRESTWOOD, KY
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $4.5M, Sep 2025
- Total capital
- $7.1M
- Federal grants
- $1.4M
- 1 award · 2016
- Rank in peer group#309 of 477
- Private capital raised
- $5.7M
- 3 Form D · last Sep 2025
- 13 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 5 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#155 of 477
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$4.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$835K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$400K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · STTR Phase II: A Novel Abdominal Stimulator to Assist with Ventilator Weaning in Patients$1.4M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Federal first
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from Liberate Medical LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Sep 2016
- NSF · $1.4M
- First Form D · Sep 2016
- $400K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 477 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#155 · top 32%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Angus McLachlanResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $1.4M in grants as PI
- Alec J. MachielsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Andrew OfferDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Cedric J. FrancoisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jennifer LandisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John LandryDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 9 people
- John J MooreDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rob J. WolfordDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rod WolfordDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 6- PendingDevices And Methods For Adjusting And Tracking Respiration-stimulating ElectrodesUSPTOApplication 19348132
- GrantedDevices And Methods For Adjusting And Tracking Respiration-stimulating ElectrodesUSPTOUS 12,465,763
- PendingApparatus And Methods For Assisting BreathingUSPTOApplication 19220667
Show all 6 patent records
- Devices And Methods For Adjusting And Tracking Respiration-stimulating ElectrodesJan 29, 2026 · Application 19348132Pending
- Devices And Methods For Adjusting And Tracking Respiration-stimulating ElectrodesNov 11, 2025 · US 12,465,763Granted
- Apparatus And Methods For Assisting BreathingSep 11, 2025 · Application 19220667Pending
- Device And Methods For Monitoring And Training BreathingFeb 6, 2025 · Application 18718237Pending
- Devices And Methods For Adjusting And Tracking Respiration-stimulating ElectrodesApplication PCTUS2020052655Pending
- Methods and Apparatus for Adjusting the Size and Tracking the Use of ElectrodesApplication 62907150Pending
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
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- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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