A61N 1/00
Electrotherapy
Official title: Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor (A61N2/00 takes precedence; irradiation apparatus A61N5/00)
A61N1/00 (Electrotherapy) appears on 44,268 US grants and 50,954 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 44,268
- Published applications
- 50,954
- Assignees
- 7,447
- Inventors
- 41,154
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 81 | 0 |
| 1977 | 94 | 0 |
| 1978 | 93 | 0 |
| 1979 | 92 | 0 |
| 1980 | 86 | 0 |
| 1981 | 141 | 0 |
| 1982 | 111 | 0 |
| 1983 | 132 | 0 |
| 1984 | 128 | 0 |
| 1985 | 171 | 0 |
| 1986 | 188 | 0 |
| 1987 | 165 | 0 |
| 1988 | 158 | 0 |
| 1989 | 199 | 0 |
| 1990 | 236 | 0 |
| 1991 | 257 | 0 |
| 1992 | 270 | 0 |
| 1993 | 300 | 0 |
| 1994 | 414 | 0 |
| 1995 | 431 | 0 |
| 1996 | 437 | 0 |
| 1997 | 447 | 0 |
| 1998 | 692 | 0 |
| 1999 | 596 | 0 |
| 2000 | 674 | 0 |
| 2001 | 714 | 214 |
| 2002 | 694 | 914 |
| 2003 | 748 | 1104 |
| 2004 | 620 | 1393 |
| 2005 | 623 | 1563 |
| 2006 | 863 | 1684 |
| 2007 | 860 | 1752 |
| 2008 | 630 | 1861 |
| 2009 | 844 | 1773 |
| 2010 | 1249 | 2220 |
| 2011 | 1481 | 2078 |
| 2012 | 1705 | 2012 |
| 2013 | 2090 | 2140 |
| 2014 | 2366 | 2485 |
| 2015 | 1981 | 2271 |
| 2016 | 2044 | 2407 |
| 2017 | 1971 | 2400 |
| 2018 | 1743 | 2363 |
| 2019 | 1983 | 2478 |
| 2020 | 1894 | 2479 |
| 2021 | 1861 | 2452 |
| 2022 | 1905 | 2437 |
| 2023 | 1820 | 2281 |
| 2024 | 1882 | 2350 |
| 2025 | 1850 | 2261 |
| 2026 | 1254 | 1582 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61N 1/18Applying electric currents by contact electrodes35,883
- A61N 1/02Details21,996
- A61N 1/40Applying electric fields by inductive or capacitive coupling2,266
- A61N 1/44Applying ionised fluids346
- A61N 1/16Screening or neutralising undesirable influences from or using, atmospheric or terrestrial radiation128
- A61N 1/14Leading-off electric charges119
- A61N 1/10Applying static electricity56
Recent patents
- 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
- External medical device that identifies a response activity6 Oct 2026US 12,751,674 B2ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Salty taste enhancer for food/beverage8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305665 A1Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
- 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
- Atrioventricular Valve Modification Systems, Devices, and Methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306255 A1Evalve, Inc.
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
- Handheld personal data assistant (PDA) with a medical device and method of using the same2,273US 6,558,320 B1Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2003
- Methods and apparatus for surgical cutting2,184US 5,697,909 AArthroCare Corporation · 1997
- Rechargeable spinal cord stimulator system1,937US 6,516,227 B1Advanced Bionics AG · 2003