A61N 5/0619
Acupuncture
Official title: {Acupuncture}
A61N5/0619 (Acupuncture) appears on 143 US grants and 199 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61N- Granted patents
- 143
- Published applications
- 199
- Assignees
- 94
- Inventors
- 330
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 11 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 | 26 |
| 2021 | 8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rehabilitation assistant system for patient with cognitive impairments11 Aug 2026US 12,702,785 B2Asia University
- Rehabilitation assistant system for patients with depression7 Jul 2026US 12,673,179 B2Asia University
- Blood pressure lowering training device24 Feb 2026US 12,558,290 B2Metabrain Technology Pte. Ltd.
- Light beam irradiation apparatus23 Dec 2025US 12,502,550 B2Teijin Pharma Limited
- Devices, systems and methods for auricular acupuncture14 Oct 2025US 12,440,422 B2Adaptogenics Technologies, LLC
- Laser irradiation system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273304 A1
- Invasive light irradiation apparatus capable of automatic output limitation13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233021 A1Wontech Co., Ltd.
- Laser stimulation and management system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175042 A1New Advantage Marketing Business Co., Ltd.
- Devices, systems and methods for auricular acupuncture15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014055 A1Adaptogenics Technologies, LLC
- Hand acupoint stimulation device using hand acupuncture therapy15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014056 A1Samter Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Photomatrix device344US 6,443,978 B1Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas · 2002
- Methods and devices for optical stimulation of neural tissues227US 6,921,413 B2Vanderbilt University · 2005
- Microwave resonance therapy205US 5,507,791 A1996
- Method and apparatus for photon therapy138US 6,221,095 B1Meditech International Inc. · 2001
- Optical transmission type acupuncture needle118US 5,250,068 AYakuouji Shinkiyu Chiryouin · 1993