A61H 39/08
Devices for applying needles to such points, i.e. for acupuncture
Official title: Devices for applying needles to such points, i.e. for acupuncture {; Acupuncture needles or accessories therefor}
A61H39/08 (Devices for applying needles to such points, i.e. for acupuncture) appears on 206 US grants and 302 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61H- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 10 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Continuous needle ejection device22 Sep 2026US 12,740,919 B2
- Remote collaborative robot acupuncture system8 Sep 2026US 12,728,071 B2
- System, device, and method for acupuncture needle placement8 Sep 2026US 12,728,072 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Device, body, method and system for health-care25 Aug 2026US 12,714,642 B2Tao Mining Co., Ltd.
- Needle assemblies25 Aug 2026US 12,714,643 B2Red Coral Acupuncture Supplies Pty Ltd
- Acupuncture apparatus for blind method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272776 A1Anhui University of Chinese Medicine
- Acupuncture needle, sorbing heavy and toxic metal ions, method for production and application10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263324 A1
- Acupuncture device21 May 2026US 2026/0137590 A1The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
- Acupuncture pain relief device19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076871 A1
- Devices, systems and methods for auricular acupuncture15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014055 A1Adaptogenics Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Acupuncture needles and holder276US 3,943,932 A1976
- Intramuscular stimulation therapy facilitating device and method237US 5,968,063 A1999
- Apparatus for testing the sensory system on humans or animals213US 4,823,806 A1989
- Device for driving a needle into a patient200US 4,139,011 A1979
- Therapeutic and diagnostic needling device and method170US 6,808,499 B1University of Vermont · 2004