A61B 1/00059
Provided with identification means for the endoscope
Official title: {provided with identification means for the endoscope}
A61B1/00059 (Provided with identification means for the endoscope) appears on 430 US grants and 622 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 430
- Published applications
- 622
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 1,048
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 11 |
| 2003 | 2 | 10 |
| 2004 | 10 | 15 |
| 2005 | 8 | 17 |
| 2006 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 8 | 30 |
| 2008 | 4 | 26 |
| 2009 | 10 | 18 |
| 2010 | 11 | 19 |
| 2011 | 11 | 13 |
| 2012 | 21 | 12 |
| 2013 | 24 | 22 |
| 2014 | 13 | 37 |
| 2015 | 17 | 27 |
| 2016 | 14 | 24 |
| 2017 | 24 | 34 |
| 2018 | 20 | 32 |
| 2019 | 24 | 41 |
| 2020 | 33 | 37 |
| 2021 | 23 | 35 |
| 2022 | 23 | 24 |
| 2023 | 20 | 35 |
| 2024 | 19 | 36 |
| 2025 | 26 | 31 |
| 2026 | 23 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Surgical apparatus cart having communication capabilities15 Sep 2026US 12,734,008 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Methods and systems for upgradable video medical device system8 Sep 2026US 12,727,754 B2Verathon Inc.
- Medical manipulator system, controller, and controlling method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,247 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Medical manipulator system and manipulation device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,248 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Light source device18 Aug 2026US 12,713,751 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Image processing adapter for endoscope8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305916 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Intraoral scanning system with improved wireless communication security24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283459 A13Shape A/S
- Anti-fogging device for endoscope17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272277 A1Stryker Corporation
- Medical device inspection scope3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256345 A1Clarus Medical, LLC
- Insertable tool identification for flexible elongate devices27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248586 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotic endoscope1,530US 6,835,173 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Articulation joint for video endoscope1,494US 7,591,783 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2009
- Robotic endoscope with wireless interface1,461US 6,770,027 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Force and torque sensing for surgical instruments1,174US 8,945,095 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- Endoscope reader1,097US 7,289,139 B2KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc. · 2007