A61N 1/36021
For treatment of pain
Official title: {for treatment of pain}
A61N1/36021 (For treatment of pain) appears on 1,507 US grants and 1,906 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 1,507
- Published applications
- 1,906
- Assignees
- 624
- Inventors
- 2,219
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 3 |
| 2002 | 16 | 21 |
| 2003 | 24 | 29 |
| 2004 | 17 | 35 |
| 2005 | 19 | 41 |
| 2006 | 12 | 54 |
| 2007 | 15 | 52 |
| 2008 | 18 | 41 |
| 2009 | 18 | 46 |
| 2010 | 30 | 72 |
| 2011 | 31 | 62 |
| 2012 | 34 | 57 |
| 2013 | 67 | 84 |
| 2014 | 82 | 119 |
| 2015 | 69 | 97 |
| 2016 | 75 | 90 |
| 2017 | 72 | 123 |
| 2018 | 49 | 86 |
| 2019 | 109 | 128 |
| 2020 | 88 | 137 |
| 2021 | 83 | 113 |
| 2022 | 100 | 107 |
| 2023 | 87 | 80 |
| 2024 | 72 | 94 |
| 2025 | 64 | 84 |
| 2026 | 39 | 51 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Non-invasive nerve stimulation with mobile software application15 Sep 2026US 12,734,359 B2ElectroCore, Inc.
- Nerve stimulation (TENS) device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,786 B2NeuroMetrix, Inc.
- Vibratory neuromodulation1 Sep 2026US 12,721,996 B2Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
- Apparatus, system, and methods for generating electrical field therapy (EFT) voltages1 Sep 2026US 12,722,003 B1Nguyen Tat Thanh University
- Nerve stimulation system11 Aug 2026US 12,702,830 B2HaloStim, LLC
- Controlling electrical stimulation by multiple medical devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295265 A1Medtronic, Inc.
- Systems and methods to place one or more leads in tissue for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284398 A1Spr Therapeutics, Inc.
- Electrode Lead and Method for Pain Block using Ionic Direct Current17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273272 A1NewSouth Innovations Pty Limited
- System and method for controlling neurostimulation according to user activity and automated rescheduling of stimulation programs3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257070 A1Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
- Automatic detection-therapy systems for migraine and cluster headache and neurovascular monitoring system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241167 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for nerve stimulation1,040US 7,979,137 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2011
- Modulated high frequency tissue modification1,014US 6,246,912 B1Sherwood Services AG · 2001
- Electrical stimulation of the sympathetic nerve chain864US 6,885,888 B2The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · 2005
- Apparatus and method for locating a nerve811US 5,775,331 AThe Brigham and Women S Hospital, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for altering neural tissue function743US 5,983,141 ARadionics, Inc. · 1999