A61B 1/00078
With stiffening means
Official title: {with stiffening means}
A61B1/00078 (With stiffening means) appears on 395 US grants and 604 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 395
- Published applications
- 604
- Assignees
- 195
- Inventors
- 866
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 11 |
| 2004 | 7 | 10 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 13 |
| 2007 | 0 | 13 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 14 |
| 2010 | 3 | 21 |
| 2011 | 6 | 16 |
| 2012 | 11 | 17 |
| 2013 | 10 | 26 |
| 2014 | 20 | 21 |
| 2015 | 20 | 29 |
| 2016 | 9 | 32 |
| 2017 | 22 | 36 |
| 2018 | 21 | 43 |
| 2019 | 28 | 47 |
| 2020 | 32 | 52 |
| 2021 | 38 | 37 |
| 2022 | 28 | 27 |
| 2023 | 29 | 33 |
| 2024 | 27 | 28 |
| 2025 | 34 | 36 |
| 2026 | 13 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Information processing system, medical system and cannulation method16 Jun 2026US 12,653,380 B2Olympus Corporation
- Endoscopic instrument for inserting into a body of a patient16 Jun 2026US 12,653,561 B2Richard Wolf GmbH
- Safe and secure method for inserting devices into hollow organs and body cavities26 May 2026US 12,635,869 B2
- Endoscope comprising a flexible insertion tube and a bending portion19 May 2026US 12,629,008 B2Hoya Corporation
- Systems and methods for configurable endoscope bending section28 Apr 2026US 12,611,092 B2Noah Medical Corporation
- Large bore suction overtube8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305924 A1
- Device for anti-fog arthroscope system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232179 A1
- Variable Profile Implantable Catheter23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207889 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Steerable rigidizing catheter systems and methods4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151599 A1Jupiter Endovascular Inc.
- Articulating needles and related methods of use21 May 2026US 2026/0137376 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy2,067US 6,790,173 B2USGI Medical, Inc. · 2004
- Controllable endoscopic sheath apparatus and related method of use1,791US 6,179,776 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2001
- Endoscope having a guide tube1,775US 6,837,846 B2Neo Guide Systems, Inc. · 2005
- Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy1,717US 6,960,163 B2USGI Medical, Inc. · 2005
- Controllable endoscopic sheath apparatus and related method of use1,705US 6,761,685 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2004