A61N 5/06
Radiation therapy: using light
Official title: using light
A61N5/06 (Radiation therapy: using light) appears on 7,329 US grants and 11,289 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 7,329
- Published applications
- 11,289
- Assignees
- 3,495
- Inventors
- 14,201
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 46 | 0 |
| 1990 | 42 | 0 |
| 1991 | 37 | 0 |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 54 | 0 |
| 1995 | 52 | 0 |
| 1996 | 55 | 0 |
| 1997 | 47 | 0 |
| 1998 | 84 | 0 |
| 1999 | 83 | 0 |
| 2000 | 101 | 0 |
| 2001 | 89 | 32 |
| 2002 | 99 | 132 |
| 2003 | 112 | 181 |
| 2004 | 100 | 219 |
| 2005 | 90 | 229 |
| 2006 | 116 | 254 |
| 2007 | 97 | 307 |
| 2008 | 88 | 340 |
| 2009 | 73 | 304 |
| 2010 | 88 | 335 |
| 2011 | 122 | 358 |
| 2012 | 170 | 387 |
| 2013 | 242 | 502 |
| 2014 | 260 | 517 |
| 2015 | 313 | 566 |
| 2016 | 330 | 586 |
| 2017 | 367 | 623 |
| 2018 | 342 | 583 |
| 2019 | 511 | 656 |
| 2020 | 460 | 676 |
| 2021 | 437 | 673 |
| 2022 | 443 | 681 |
| 2023 | 412 | 626 |
| 2024 | 439 | 568 |
| 2025 | 440 | 572 |
| 2026 | 277 | 382 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61N 5/0613Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment5,885
- A61N 2005/0658Characterised by the wavelength of light usedIndexing code2,950
- A61N 2005/0635Characterised by the body area to be irradiatedIndexing code2,421
- A61N 2005/065Light sources thereforIndexing code2,372
- A61N 5/0601Apparatus for use inside the body1,887
- A61N 5/067Using laser light1,483
- A61N 2005/0626Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methodsIndexing code1,230
- A61N 2005/063Comprising light transmitting meansIndexing code931
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