A61N 1/18
Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
A61N1/18 (Applying electric currents by contact electrodes) appears on 35,883 US grants and 42,465 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 35,883
- Published applications
- 42,465
- Assignees
- 5,987
- Inventors
- 33,371
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 54 | 0 |
| 1977 | 58 | 0 |
| 1978 | 67 | 0 |
| 1979 | 61 | 0 |
| 1980 | 64 | 0 |
| 1981 | 82 | 0 |
| 1982 | 68 | 0 |
| 1983 | 79 | 0 |
| 1984 | 81 | 0 |
| 1985 | 125 | 0 |
| 1986 | 118 | 0 |
| 1987 | 93 | 0 |
| 1988 | 114 | 0 |
| 1989 | 132 | 0 |
| 1990 | 149 | 0 |
| 1991 | 175 | 0 |
| 1992 | 181 | 0 |
| 1993 | 211 | 0 |
| 1994 | 290 | 0 |
| 1995 | 267 | 0 |
| 1996 | 284 | 0 |
| 1997 | 316 | 0 |
| 1998 | 461 | 0 |
| 1999 | 395 | 0 |
| 2000 | 443 | 0 |
| 2001 | 509 | 158 |
| 2002 | 515 | 719 |
| 2003 | 568 | 831 |
| 2004 | 487 | 1102 |
| 2005 | 488 | 1214 |
| 2006 | 705 | 1341 |
| 2007 | 683 | 1418 |
| 2008 | 518 | 1472 |
| 2009 | 695 | 1408 |
| 2010 | 1014 | 1771 |
| 2011 | 1201 | 1613 |
| 2012 | 1363 | 1603 |
| 2013 | 1717 | 1726 |
| 2014 | 1953 | 1996 |
| 2015 | 1615 | 1813 |
| 2016 | 1707 | 2031 |
| 2017 | 1659 | 1987 |
| 2018 | 1453 | 2026 |
| 2019 | 1698 | 2144 |
| 2020 | 1617 | 2173 |
| 2021 | 1630 | 2154 |
| 2022 | 1693 | 2171 |
| 2023 | 1603 | 2046 |
| 2024 | 1674 | 2110 |
| 2025 | 1651 | 2036 |
| 2026 | 1099 | 1402 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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
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- Handheld personal data assistant (PDA) with a medical device and method of using the same2,273US 6,558,320 B1Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2003
- Rechargeable spinal cord stimulator system1,937US 6,516,227 B1Advanced Bionics AG · 2003
- Gastric treatment and diagnosis device and method1,899US 6,535,764 B2IntraPace, Inc. · 2003
- Dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use1,862US 6,450,989 B2Artemis Medical, Inc. · 2002