A61N 5/02
Radiation therapy: using microwaves
Official title: using microwaves
A61N5/02 (Radiation therapy: using microwaves) appears on 855 US grants and 895 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 855
- Published applications
- 895
- Assignees
- 410
- Inventors
- 1,218
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 43 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 5 |
| 2002 | 24 | 9 |
| 2003 | 16 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3 | 17 |
| 2006 | 2 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 26 |
| 2008 | 5 | 14 |
| 2009 | 6 | 14 |
| 2010 | 10 | 57 |
| 2011 | 10 | 30 |
| 2012 | 20 | 38 |
| 2013 | 24 | 45 |
| 2014 | 27 | 47 |
| 2015 | 46 | 53 |
| 2016 | 48 | 62 |
| 2017 | 32 | 72 |
| 2018 | 32 | 56 |
| 2019 | 53 | 68 |
| 2020 | 31 | 46 |
| 2021 | 30 | 49 |
| 2022 | 33 | 42 |
| 2023 | 33 | 36 |
| 2024 | 31 | 39 |
| 2025 | 30 | 18 |
| 2026 | 22 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Microwave networks, waveguides, mixing carts, methods of supplying gas, and gas management systems for radiation therapy machines6 Oct 2026US 12,752,245 B2Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
- UV radiation devices and methods of use thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,728,281 B2Photon Therapeutics Ltd.
- Device and method for processing a 3D polymer structure18 Aug 2026US 12,709,061 B2uppolluX GmbH & Co. KG
- Optimization of thermoradiotherapy treatment4 Aug 2026US 12,700,492 B2Raysearch Laboratories AB (publ)
- Methods and devices to treat nasal airways14 Jul 2026US 12,678,212 B2Aerin Medical Inc.
- Device and Method for Nerve Block by Local Cooling to Room Temperature1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294678 A1University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Apparatus for non-invasive brain intervention with radio frequency microwaves10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263826 A1Xi' An Jiaotong University
- Methods of denervating vertebral body using external energy source27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248552 A1Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
- Method for improving retinal vascular circulation using radio frequency (rf) microwaves, rf emitting circuit using the same and use thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241194 A1
- Apparatus for treating cancer with high-frequency hyperthermia using angle-adjustable parabolic-shaped rotating high-frequency radiating body electrode9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192122 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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 for ablating turbinates1,524US 6,517,535 B2Gyrus Ent, L.L.C. · 2003
- Medical probe device and method1,238US 5,370,675 AVidamed, Inc. · 1994
- Method for controlled contraction of collagen tissue932US 5,755,753 AThermage, Inc. · 1998