A61H 39/00
Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for
Official title: Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture (chiropodists' instruments A61B17/54; {for radiation therapy A61N5/0619})
A61H39/00 (Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for) appears on 1,152 US grants and 1,770 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61H- Granted patents
- 1,152
- Published applications
- 1,770
- Assignees
- 659
- Inventors
- 2,652
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 7 |
| 2002 | 16 | 23 |
| 2003 | 15 | 24 |
| 2004 | 21 | 44 |
| 2005 | 13 | 41 |
| 2006 | 17 | 65 |
| 2007 | 15 | 52 |
| 2008 | 15 | 59 |
| 2009 | 14 | 56 |
| 2010 | 25 | 51 |
| 2011 | 23 | 50 |
| 2012 | 24 | 48 |
| 2013 | 24 | 68 |
| 2014 | 29 | 86 |
| 2015 | 41 | 71 |
| 2016 | 44 | 86 |
| 2017 | 46 | 107 |
| 2018 | 50 | 102 |
| 2019 | 68 | 118 |
| 2020 | 71 | 103 |
| 2021 | 66 | 122 |
| 2022 | 59 | 100 |
| 2023 | 58 | 74 |
| 2024 | 57 | 81 |
| 2025 | 53 | 80 |
| 2026 | 38 | 52 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61H 39/04Devices for pressing such points507
- A61H 39/002Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for374
- A61H 39/08Devices for applying needles to such points, i.e. for acupuncture206
- A61H 39/02Devices for locating such points97
- A61H 39/06Devices for heating or cooling such points within cell-life limits91
- A61H 39/007Stimulation by mechanical vibrations88
- A61H 2039/005Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body forIndexing code79
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Cryosurgical probe453US 4,207,897 ASpembly Limited · 1980
- Auricular electrical stimulator334US 5,514,175 ACerebral Stimulation, Inc. · 1996
- Transcutaneous nerve stimulation device and method for using same300US 5,458,625 A1995
- Acupuncture needles and holder276US 3,943,932 A1976
- Intramuscular stimulation therapy facilitating device and method237US 5,968,063 A1999