A61N 2005/1097
Means for immobilizing the patient
Official title: {Means for immobilizing the patient}
A61N2005/1097 (Means for immobilizing the patient) appears on 337 US grants and 457 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 337
- Published applications
- 457
- Assignees
- 171
- Inventors
- 620
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
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| 2007 | 6 | 11 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 19 |
| 2011 | 11 | 13 |
| 2012 | 16 | 18 |
| 2013 | 14 | 10 |
| 2014 | 10 | 21 |
| 2015 | 13 | 28 |
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| 2019 | 24 | 38 |
| 2020 | 28 | 28 |
| 2021 | 18 | 32 |
| 2022 | 20 | 21 |
| 2023 | 21 | 19 |
| 2024 | 24 | 18 |
| 2025 | 11 | 13 |
| 2026 | 10 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rigidly indexed apparatus for external beam radiotherapy positioning of small animals14 Jul 2026US 12,678,637 B2Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
- Patient-specific immobilization structure and system and method for fabrication thereof7 Jul 2026US 12,673,219 B2Adaptiiv Medical Technologies Inc.
- Unlocking assembly, human body fixing apparatus and unlocking method for the unlocking assembly19 May 2026US 12,629,541 B2Klarity Medical & Equipment(Gz) Co., Ltd.
- Support apparatus, system, and method for positioning a patient14 Apr 2026US 12,599,345 B2Qfix Systems, LLC
- Headrest for an immobilization system24 Mar 2026US 12,582,497 B2Brainlab AG
- Immobilization devices for radiation therapy6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224174 A1Adaptiiv Medicaltechnologies Inc.
- Radiation therapy patient handling system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175044 A1Siemens Healthineers AG
- Radiotherapy couch top30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114826 A1Elekta Limited
- Radiotherapy couch top30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115494 A1Elekta Limited
- Tongue suction restrainer, tongue suction restrainer manufacturing kit, and method of manufacturing tongue suction restrainer23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108319 A1Institute of Science Tokyo
Most cited
By later US patents
- Path planning and collision avoidance for movement of instruments in a radiation therapy environment281US 7,280,633 B2Loma Linda University Medical Center · 2007
- Patient alignment system and procedure for radiation treatment256US 5,117,829 ALoma Linda University Medical Center · 1992
- Head and neck localizer237US 5,947,981 A1999
- Apparatus and method for stabilizing a body part235US 5,566,681 A1996
- Patient alignment system with external measurement and object coordination for radiation therapy system235US 7,199,382 B2Loma Linda University Medical Center · 2007