A61N
Electrotherapy
Official title: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)
A61N (Electrotherapy) appears on 64,411 US grants and 78,657 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 64,411
- Published applications
- 78,657
- Assignees
- 13,095
- Inventors
- 71,956
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 99 | 0 |
| 1977 | 109 | 0 |
| 1978 | 117 | 0 |
| 1979 | 113 | 0 |
| 1980 | 114 | 0 |
| 1981 | 160 | 0 |
| 1982 | 137 | 0 |
| 1983 | 150 | 0 |
| 1984 | 155 | 0 |
| 1985 | 210 | 0 |
| 1986 | 231 | 0 |
| 1987 | 225 | 0 |
| 1988 | 211 | 0 |
| 1989 | 295 | 0 |
| 1990 | 320 | 0 |
| 1991 | 365 | 0 |
| 1992 | 396 | 0 |
| 1993 | 401 | 0 |
| 1994 | 551 | 0 |
| 1995 | 569 | 0 |
| 1996 | 583 | 0 |
| 1997 | 606 | 0 |
| 1998 | 925 | 0 |
| 1999 | 837 | 0 |
| 2000 | 995 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1057 | 319 |
| 2002 | 1038 | 1314 |
| 2003 | 1161 | 1594 |
| 2004 | 935 | 1972 |
| 2005 | 870 | 2158 |
| 2006 | 1138 | 2304 |
| 2007 | 1129 | 2506 |
| 2008 | 910 | 2763 |
| 2009 | 1134 | 2602 |
| 2010 | 1660 | 3163 |
| 2011 | 1927 | 3063 |
| 2012 | 2293 | 3087 |
| 2013 | 2804 | 3404 |
| 2014 | 3110 | 3818 |
| 2015 | 2853 | 3714 |
| 2016 | 2934 | 3787 |
| 2017 | 2916 | 3817 |
| 2018 | 2658 | 3743 |
| 2019 | 3246 | 3947 |
| 2020 | 3071 | 4054 |
| 2021 | 2901 | 3986 |
| 2022 | 2985 | 3963 |
| 2023 | 2848 | 3788 |
| 2024 | 3000 | 3708 |
| 2025 | 2984 | 3566 |
| 2026 | 1975 | 2517 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Beauty device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,534 B2Amogreentech Co., Ltd.
- System and method for writing into the memory of an active medical device implantable by telemetry6 Oct 2026US 12,751,622 B2Sorin Crm SAS
- System and method for evoking a reflex to monitor the nerves of the larynx6 Oct 2026US 12,751,667 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Electrode catheter6 Oct 2026US 12,751,669 B2Inter Nova Inc
- Systems and methods for classifying motion of a patient wearing an ambulatory medical device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,671 B2ZOLL Mecial Corporation
- Salty taste enhancer for food/beverage8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305665 A1Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- Wearable Compression Apparatus for Localized Therapeutic Treatment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305739 A1
- Features for support garment for a wearable medical device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305742 A1ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Electrocochleography-based classification8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306009 A1The University of Melbourne
- Needle for delivery of multiple extending elements to tissue8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306135 A1University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
Most cited
By later US patents
- Handheld personal data assistant (PDA) with a medical device and method of using the same2,420US 6,641,533 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2003
- Coagulating forceps2,401US 5,443,463 AVesta Medical, LLC · 1995
- Bipolar or ultrasonic surgical device2,316US 8,292,888 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2012
- Handheld personal data assistant (PDA) with a medical device and method of using the same2,273US 6,558,320 B1Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2003
- Surgical tool2,269US 5,395,312 A1995