A61B 1/00064
Constructional details of the endoscope body
Official title: {Constructional details of the endoscope body}
A61B1/00064 (Constructional details of the endoscope body) appears on 8,069 US grants and 11,748 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 8,069
- Published applications
- 11,748
- Assignees
- 2,174
- Inventors
- 12,459
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 47 | 0 |
| 1998 | 57 | 0 |
| 1999 | 72 | 0 |
| 2000 | 48 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 25 |
| 2002 | 64 | 105 |
| 2003 | 84 | 128 |
| 2004 | 70 | 132 |
| 2005 | 81 | 185 |
| 2006 | 64 | 197 |
| 2007 | 49 | 290 |
| 2008 | 49 | 314 |
| 2009 | 82 | 311 |
| 2010 | 128 | 313 |
| 2011 | 171 | 290 |
| 2012 | 177 | 361 |
| 2013 | 274 | 425 |
| 2014 | 343 | 468 |
| 2015 | 313 | 487 |
| 2016 | 270 | 577 |
| 2017 | 369 | 663 |
| 2018 | 398 | 658 |
| 2019 | 520 | 787 |
| 2020 | 560 | 876 |
| 2021 | 530 | 801 |
| 2022 | 581 | 766 |
| 2023 | 576 | 781 |
| 2024 | 659 | 693 |
| 2025 | 607 | 701 |
| 2026 | 383 | 414 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 1/00071Insertion part of the endoscope body6,279
- A61B 1/00066Proximal part of endoscope body1,192
- A61B 1/0011Manufacturing of endoscope parts1,066
- A61B 1/00105Characterised by modular construction873
- A61B 1/00103Designed for single use409
- A61B 1/00108Characterised by self-sufficient functionality for stand-alone use184
Recent patents
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- Medical visualization and intubation systems6 Oct 2026US 12,751,606 B2Visurraga Enterprises, LLC
- Fluid feeding and suction apparatus, endoscope system, and method of suction residue by endoscope system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,609 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Submucosal drug delivery apparatuses, systems, and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,079 B2Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Endoscopy device having enhanced fluid control mechanisms8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305913 A1Evoendo, Inc.
- Distal tip for medical devices and related methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305914 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Fiber bragg grating for endoscopes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305915 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Endoscope8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305921 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Large bore suction overtube8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305924 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Selectively orientable implantable fastener cartridge2,602US 8,393,514 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical device for stapling and fastening body tissues2,489US 5,395,030 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Endoscopic surgery apparatus2,420US 6,352,503 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002
- Flexible endoscopic surgical instrument for invagination and fundoplication2,263US 6,086,600 ASymbiosis Corporation · 2000
- Endoscope shaft with slotted tube2,127US 6,749,560 B1Circon Corporation · 2004