A61N 1/403
For thermotherapy
Official title: {for thermotherapy, e.g. hyperthermia}
A61N1/403 (For thermotherapy) appears on 1,101 US grants and 1,219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 1,101
- Published applications
- 1,219
- Assignees
- 492
- Inventors
- 1,678
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 51 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 47 | 0 |
| 2001 | 41 | 10 |
| 2002 | 24 | 22 |
| 2003 | 32 | 27 |
| 2004 | 20 | 36 |
| 2005 | 11 | 31 |
| 2006 | 15 | 30 |
| 2007 | 13 | 34 |
| 2008 | 12 | 32 |
| 2009 | 14 | 43 |
| 2010 | 19 | 51 |
| 2011 | 14 | 40 |
| 2012 | 32 | 46 |
| 2013 | 29 | 54 |
| 2014 | 36 | 59 |
| 2015 | 46 | 50 |
| 2016 | 38 | 57 |
| 2017 | 46 | 76 |
| 2018 | 39 | 53 |
| 2019 | 45 | 68 |
| 2020 | 30 | 69 |
| 2021 | 41 | 62 |
| 2022 | 39 | 61 |
| 2023 | 49 | 63 |
| 2024 | 38 | 57 |
| 2025 | 49 | 56 |
| 2026 | 38 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods, systems, and devices for treating nerve spasticity6 Oct 2026US 12,751,858 B2Pacira CryoTech, Inc.
- Apparatus for providing stimulation based on radio frequency current and plasma1 Sep 2026US 12,722,019 B2
- Methods and devices for aesthetic treatment of biological structures by radiofrequency and magnetic energy11 Aug 2026US 12,702,470 B2BTL Medical Solutions A. S.
- System and method of generating high voltage variable frequency electromagnetic radiation4 Aug 2026US 12,697,501 B2Advanced Biotechnologies Limited
- Optimization of thermoradiotherapy treatment4 Aug 2026US 12,700,492 B2Raysearch Laboratories AB (publ)
- Pulsed electromagnetic field transmission for nanoparticles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306865 A1New Phase Ltd.
- Methods and apparatuses for detecting and responding to changes in a subject27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249095 A1Novocure GmbH
- Shifting of transducer array to reduce skin irritation30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216507 A1Novocure GmbH
- Using Capacitors to Regulate Current in Transducer Arrays for Applying Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields)23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207956 A1Novocure GmbH
- Pulsating brachytherapy method and system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175045 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for surgical cutting2,184US 5,697,909 AArthroCare Corporation · 1997
- Cell necrosis apparatus1,835US 5,843,021 ASomnus Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Method for ablating interior sections of the tongue1,673US 5,800,379 ASommus Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Apparatus and method for treating cardiac arrhythmias1,580US 5,391,199 ABiosense, Inc. · 1995
- System for determining the location and orientation of an invasive medical instrument1,444US 6,690,963 B2Biosense, Inc. · 2004