A61K 41/00
Medicinal preparations obtained by treating materials with wave energy or particle radiation
Official title: Medicinal preparations obtained by treating materials with wave energy or particle radiation {; Therapies using these preparations}
A61K41/00 (Medicinal preparations obtained by treating materials with wave energy or particle radiation) appears on 4,009 US grants and 6,346 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61K- Granted patents
- 4,009
- Published applications
- 6,346
- Assignees
- 2,461
- Inventors
- 10,705
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 30 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 41 | 0 |
| 1996 | 55 | 0 |
| 1997 | 70 | 0 |
| 1998 | 99 | 0 |
| 1999 | 92 | 0 |
| 2000 | 89 | 0 |
| 2001 | 86 | 44 |
| 2002 | 79 | 164 |
| 2003 | 113 | 242 |
| 2004 | 73 | 247 |
| 2005 | 63 | 174 |
| 2006 | 86 | 186 |
| 2007 | 79 | 201 |
| 2008 | 58 | 178 |
| 2009 | 62 | 190 |
| 2010 | 85 | 240 |
| 2011 | 86 | 237 |
| 2012 | 115 | 230 |
| 2013 | 130 | 232 |
| 2014 | 154 | 255 |
| 2015 | 162 | 291 |
| 2016 | 197 | 323 |
| 2017 | 194 | 317 |
| 2018 | 155 | 290 |
| 2019 | 220 | 342 |
| 2020 | 212 | 324 |
| 2021 | 204 | 290 |
| 2022 | 151 | 329 |
| 2023 | 159 | 315 |
| 2024 | 164 | 306 |
| 2025 | 146 | 220 |
| 2026 | 127 | 179 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61K 41/0057Photodynamic therapy with a photosensitizer, i.e. agent able to produce reactive oxygen1,417
- A61K 41/0052Thermotherapy540
- A61K 41/0028Disruption537
- A61K 41/0038Radiosensitizing, i.e. administration of pharmaceutical agents that enhance the effect of radiotherapy473
- A61K 41/10Inactivation or decontamination of a medicinal preparation prior to administration to an305
- A61K 41/0042Photocleavage of drugs in vivo238
- A61K 41/0004Homeopathy212
- A61K 41/009Neutron capture therapy178
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Recent patents
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- Aqueous formulations comprising fullerene, structured water, dissolved hydrogen gas, minerals and additives8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306402 A1Best Planet Science LLC
- Nanoparticles for photoimmune therapy comprising photosensitizer and adjuvant, and usage thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306632 A1Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- A combination therapy for cancer treatment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306633 A1Purdue Research Foundation
- Long-Lived Gadolinium Based Tumor Targeted Imaging and Therapy Agents8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306634 A1Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Pulsed electromagnetic field transmission for nanoparticles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306865 A1New Phase Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical scanning and treatment system and method1,502US 5,464,013 A1995
- Disposable piezoelectric polymer bandage for percutaneous delivery of drugs and method for such percutaneous delivery (a)1,242US 4,787,888 AUniversity of Connecticut · 1988
- Microporation of human skin for monitoring the concentration of an analyte944US 5,885,211 AAltea Technologies, Inc. · 1999
- Transdermal delivery of encapsulated drugs775US 5,814,599 AMassachusetts Insitiute of Technology · 1998
- Microporation of human skin for drug delivery and monitoring applications699US 6,142,939 AAltea Technologies, Inc. · 2000