A61N 5/00
Radiation therapy
Official title: Radiation therapy (ultrasound therapy A61N7/00; devices or apparatus applicable to both therapy and diagnosis A61B6/00)
A61N5/00 (Radiation therapy) appears on 17,036 US grants and 22,884 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 17,036
- Published applications
- 22,884
- Assignees
- 5,926
- Inventors
- 28,096
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 29 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 39 | 0 |
| 1987 | 48 | 0 |
| 1988 | 47 | 0 |
| 1989 | 83 | 0 |
| 1990 | 68 | 0 |
| 1991 | 79 | 0 |
| 1992 | 87 | 0 |
| 1993 | 67 | 0 |
| 1994 | 101 | 0 |
| 1995 | 115 | 0 |
| 1996 | 125 | 0 |
| 1997 | 137 | 0 |
| 1998 | 220 | 0 |
| 1999 | 202 | 0 |
| 2000 | 269 | 0 |
| 2001 | 269 | 81 |
| 2002 | 282 | 289 |
| 2003 | 314 | 381 |
| 2004 | 253 | 451 |
| 2005 | 203 | 450 |
| 2006 | 241 | 496 |
| 2007 | 229 | 603 |
| 2008 | 228 | 684 |
| 2009 | 248 | 661 |
| 2010 | 330 | 749 |
| 2011 | 373 | 758 |
| 2012 | 475 | 816 |
| 2013 | 579 | 1054 |
| 2014 | 658 | 1129 |
| 2015 | 773 | 1231 |
| 2016 | 775 | 1184 |
| 2017 | 807 | 1234 |
| 2018 | 796 | 1187 |
| 2019 | 1075 | 1299 |
| 2020 | 1041 | 1380 |
| 2021 | 913 | 1346 |
| 2022 | 932 | 1293 |
| 2023 | 890 | 1246 |
| 2024 | 980 | 1111 |
| 2025 | 928 | 1031 |
| 2026 | 554 | 740 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Beauty device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,534 B2Amogreentech Co., Ltd.
- Dental lasing device system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,792 B2
- Method for treating tumours by capturing copper and/or iron6 Oct 2026US 12,752,018 B2Centre National De La Recherche Scentifique (Cnrs)
- Lamp body bracket device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,126 B2Dongguan Laiguang Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
- Test device, method, and system for treating Alzheimer's disease6 Oct 2026US 12,752,127 B2
- Wearable Compression Apparatus for Localized Therapeutic Treatment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305739 A1
- Therapeutic device with a functional head8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306354 A1Shenzhen Nuon Medical Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Halogenated Xanthene-Containing Topical Anti-Gram-Positive Bacterial Ophthalmic Composition and Method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306444 A1Provectus Pharmatech, Inc.
- Long-Lived Gadolinium Based Tumor Targeted Imaging and Therapy Agents8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306634 A1Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
- Skin Care Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306826 A1Meditherapy Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical tool2,269US 5,395,312 A1995
- Cell necrosis apparatus1,835US 5,843,021 ASomnus Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Dispensing catheter and method1,832US 4,900,303 A1990
- Illumination components1,698US 6,211,626 B1Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2001
- Methods and devices for inhibiting hair growth and related skin treatments1,686US 6,050,990 AThermoLase Corporation · 2000