A61N 1/0404
For external use
Official title: {for external use (A61N1/06 takes precedence)}
A61N1/0404 (For external use) appears on 5,542 US grants and 7,832 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 5,542
- Published applications
- 7,832
- Assignees
- 2,340
- Inventors
- 9,766
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 39 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 37 | 0 |
| 1995 | 36 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 46 | 0 |
| 1999 | 59 | 0 |
| 2000 | 60 | 0 |
| 2001 | 41 | 16 |
| 2002 | 39 | 71 |
| 2003 | 57 | 112 |
| 2004 | 49 | 104 |
| 2005 | 44 | 112 |
| 2006 | 55 | 125 |
| 2007 | 48 | 133 |
| 2008 | 30 | 136 |
| 2009 | 46 | 136 |
| 2010 | 57 | 176 |
| 2011 | 73 | 155 |
| 2012 | 118 | 175 |
| 2013 | 124 | 204 |
| 2014 | 190 | 327 |
| 2015 | 227 | 312 |
| 2016 | 235 | 388 |
| 2017 | 258 | 444 |
| 2018 | 240 | 471 |
| 2019 | 343 | 554 |
| 2020 | 339 | 522 |
| 2021 | 389 | 583 |
| 2022 | 454 | 548 |
| 2023 | 395 | 524 |
| 2024 | 412 | 580 |
| 2025 | 416 | 566 |
| 2026 | 278 | 358 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Electrical stimulation of tissue6 Oct 2026US 12,752,101 B2Esqure Advanced Medical Devices Ltd.
- Disposable electrodes for portable stimulation devices and systems and methods for replacement of the disposable electrodes6 Oct 2026US 12,752,102 B1Spark Biomedical, Inc.
- Modulation of SIRT6 Oct 2026US 12,752,107 B2Leonhardt Ventures LLC
- Skin Care Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306826 A1Meditherapy Co., Ltd.
- Iontophoresis pharmaceutical delivery system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306827 A1Remagine Labs, Inc.
- Inducing and monitoring muscle growth and activity in a wearable neuroprosthesis8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306828 A1
- Wearable therapeutic device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306829 A1ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Neural sleeve for neuromuscular stimulation, sensing and recording8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306831 A1Battelle Memorial Institute
Most cited
By later US patents
- Physiologic signs feedback system1,075US 6,047,203 ANims, Inc. · 2000
- Electrotherapy apparatus with superimposed AC fields1,059US 5,476,481 A1995
- System and method for nerve stimulation1,040US 7,979,137 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2011
- Portable device for sensing cardiac function and automatically delivering electrical therapy800US 5,078,134 ALifecor, Inc. · 1992
- Methods and apparatus for renal neuromodulation793US 7,653,438 B2Ardian, Inc. · 2010