A61N 2005/1009
Apparatus for loading seeds into magazines or needles
Official title: {Apparatus for loading seeds into magazines or needles}
A61N2005/1009 (Apparatus for loading seeds into magazines or needles) appears on 73 US grants and 77 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 73
- Published applications
- 77
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 146
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 10 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
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| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Customizable radioactive carriers and loading system16 Jun 2026US 12,654,030 B2Gt Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Universally friendly obturator (UFO) for brachytherapy treatment of cervical cancer24 Mar 2026US 12,582,838 B2Baylor College of Medicine
- Customizable radioactive carriers and loading system25 Nov 2025US 12,478,800 B2Gt Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Rotating shield brachytherapy apparatus and method23 Sep 2025US 12,420,111 B2University of Iowa Research Foundation
- Radiotherapy seeds and applicators12 Nov 2024US 12,138,474 B2Alpha Tau Medical Ltd.
- Radioactive carriers and loading system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216530 A1Gt Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Multi-channel radioactive source implantation device and its method of use5 Jun 2025US 2025/0177777 A1Hangzhou Dashtech Co., Ltd.
- Negative-pressure drug loading apparatus and negative-pressure drug loading method20 Feb 2025US 2025/0058144 A1Suzhou Yiben Life Technology Co., Ltd
- Radiotherapy seeds and applicators23 Jan 2025US 2025/0025718 A1Alpha Tau Medical Ltd.
- Device for loading and pushing radioactive seeds16 Jan 2025US 2025/0018222 A1Centrale Lille Institut
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for loading radioactive seeds into brachytherapy needles161US 6,358,195 B1Neoseed Technology LLC · 2002
- Automated implantation system for radioisotope seeds113US 6,869,390 B2Mentor Corporation · 2005
- Automated radioisotope seed loader system for implant needles108US 6,537,192 B1Mentor Corporation · 2003
- Automated radioisotope seed loader system for implant needles87US 7,229,400 B2Mills Biopharmaceuticals LLC · 2007
- Automated radioisotope seed cartridge72US 6,616,593 B1Mentor Corporation · 2003