A61H 39/086
Acupuncture needles
Official title: {Acupuncture needles}
A61H39/086 (Acupuncture needles) appears on 78 US grants and 139 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61H- Granted patents
- 78
- Published applications
- 139
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 181
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13 |
| 2018 | 1 | 17 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 |
| 2020 | 12 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 20 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11 |
| 2026 | 8 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Continuous needle ejection device22 Sep 2026US 12,740,919 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
- Needle assemblies25 Aug 2026US 12,714,643 B2Red Coral Acupuncture Supplies Pty Ltd
- Acupuncture device and method of using magnetic fields to stimulate acupuncture needles, and magnetic coil configurations30 Jun 2026US 12,667,520 B2
- Device, system, and method for self dry needle for pain or discomfort2 Jun 2026US 12,642,742 B2Dry Needling Innovation Systems, LLC
- 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 pain relief device19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076871 A1
- Devices, systems and methods for auricular acupuncture15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014055 A1Adaptogenics Technologies, LLC
- Continuous needle ejection device11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375352 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and systems for treating meibomian gland dysfunction using radio-frequency energy29US 9,719,977 B2TearScience, Inc. · 2017
- Acupuncture needle with magnetized handle28US 8,226,540 B12012
- Skin treatment apparatus and method27US 9,480,836 B22016
- Method, system, and apparatus for dermalogical treatment17US 8,979,912 B22015
- Subcutaneous needle and method of producing the same14US 6,004,304 ASeirin Kasei Co., Ltd. · 1999