A61F 7/02
Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling
A61F7/02 (Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling) appears on 2,813 US grants and 3,754 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 2,813
- Published applications
- 3,754
- Assignees
- 1,281
- Inventors
- 5,423
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 42 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 40 | 0 |
| 1994 | 54 | 0 |
| 1995 | 54 | 0 |
| 1996 | 48 | 0 |
| 1997 | 45 | 0 |
| 1998 | 71 | 0 |
| 1999 | 81 | 0 |
| 2000 | 76 | 0 |
| 2001 | 86 | 33 |
| 2002 | 67 | 84 |
| 2003 | 76 | 83 |
| 2004 | 52 | 102 |
| 2005 | 54 | 103 |
| 2006 | 51 | 112 |
| 2007 | 47 | 120 |
| 2008 | 24 | 148 |
| 2009 | 32 | 112 |
| 2010 | 58 | 119 |
| 2011 | 61 | 131 |
| 2012 | 79 | 129 |
| 2013 | 70 | 146 |
| 2014 | 64 | 171 |
| 2015 | 61 | 163 |
| 2016 | 76 | 174 |
| 2017 | 96 | 192 |
| 2018 | 81 | 188 |
| 2019 | 118 | 229 |
| 2020 | 113 | 244 |
| 2021 | 97 | 194 |
| 2022 | 134 | 191 |
| 2023 | 144 | 188 |
| 2024 | 130 | 149 |
| 2025 | 112 | 150 |
| 2026 | 71 | 99 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2007/0225Connected to the body or a part thereofIndexing code971
- A61F 7/03Thermophore, i.e. self-heating542
- A61F 2007/0244With layersIndexing code458
- A61F 2007/0268Having a plurality of compartments being filled with a heat carrierIndexing code385
- A61F 2007/0282For particular medical treatments or effectsIndexing code357
- A61F 2007/0295For heating or cooling or use at more than one temperatureIndexing code332
- A61F 2007/0203Cataplasms, poultices or compresses, characterised by their contentsIndexing code315
- A61F 2007/0292Using latent heat produced or absorbed during phase change of materialsIndexing code227
All 14 subgroupsShow fewer
- A61F 2007/0242Heated by microwavesIndexing code139
- A61F 2007/0261MedicatedIndexing code133
- A61F 7/0241Apparatus for the preparation of hot packs, hot compresses, cooling pads68
- A61F 2007/0277Other details of hot water bottles, heat packs or cold packsIndexing code39
- A61F 2007/0201Shaped as a dollIndexing code33
- A61F 2007/0266Without external heat source, i.e. using one's own body heatIndexing code28
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for moist heat therapy1,244US 4,540,412 AThe Kendall Company · 1985
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