A61N 1/0502
Skin piercing electrodes
Official title: {Skin piercing electrodes}
A61N1/0502 (Skin piercing electrodes) appears on 459 US grants and 657 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 459
- Published applications
- 657
- Assignees
- 240
- Inventors
- 885
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 24 |
| 2013 | 14 | 24 |
| 2014 | 13 | 25 |
| 2015 | 20 | 34 |
| 2016 | 17 | 19 |
| 2017 | 31 | 46 |
| 2018 | 24 | 56 |
| 2019 | 24 | 51 |
| 2020 | 32 | 28 |
| 2021 | 42 | 61 |
| 2022 | 41 | 56 |
| 2023 | 32 | 36 |
| 2024 | 35 | 48 |
| 2025 | 46 | 44 |
| 2026 | 21 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for manufacturing fractional microneedle module having partitioned zones high frequency6 Oct 2026US 12,752,091 B2Agnes Medical Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for providing stimulation based on radio frequency current and plasma1 Sep 2026US 12,722,019 B2
- Subthreshold direct current (DC) nerve conduction block after suprathreshold “priming”18 Aug 2026US 12,708,774 B2Case Western Reserve University
- Electrostimulation device with a double percutaneous coaxial needle and process for manufacturing the same4 Aug 2026US 12,697,485 B2
- Electrical applicators for applying energy to tissue surfaces or regions superficial to the surface30 Jun 2026US 12,667,717 B2Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for positioning, implanting and using a stimulation lead8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306832 A1Spr Therapeutics, Inc.
- Mobile defibrillator with improved pads, charging, and switching17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273291 A1Defibrio AS
- Mobile defibrillator with improved pads, charging, and switching17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273292 A1Defibrio AS
- Multi-site neuromodulation20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241168 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Ultrasonic stimulation systems and methods6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224919 A1Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for reducing subcutaneous fat deposits by electroporation408US 6,795,728 B2Minnesota Medical Physics LLC · 2004
- Method and device for locating a nerve322US 6,259,945 B1UroMed Corporation · 2001
- Needle electrodes for mediated delivery of drugs and genes308US 5,702,359 AGenetronics, Inc. · 1997
- Minimally invasive medical electrical lead303US 5,716,392 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1998
- Electric pulse applicator using pairs of needle electrodes for the treatment of biological tissue278US 5,674,267 ACentre National De La Recherche Scientifique · 1997