Apparatus for passive exercising (A61H5/00 takes precedence); Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones

Filing statistics

CPC A61H 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass A61H, which recorded 108,216 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 4,798 in 2013 to 8,885 in 2023 (+85%), peaking at 13,817 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A61 are PHILIPS ELECTRONICS (20,621 applications), NOVARTIS (15,792 applications) and ROCHE (14,303 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings