A61B 1/0008
Characterised by distal tip features
Official title: {characterised by distal tip features}
A61B1/0008 (Characterised by distal tip features) appears on 5,519 US grants and 7,925 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 5,519
- Published applications
- 7,925
- Assignees
- 1,590
- Inventors
- 8,980
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 35 | 0 |
| 1998 | 38 | 0 |
| 1999 | 47 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 14 |
| 2002 | 41 | 74 |
| 2003 | 52 | 91 |
| 2004 | 40 | 89 |
| 2005 | 60 | 135 |
| 2006 | 45 | 127 |
| 2007 | 38 | 206 |
| 2008 | 40 | 231 |
| 2009 | 62 | 214 |
| 2010 | 90 | 225 |
| 2011 | 122 | 197 |
| 2012 | 120 | 226 |
| 2013 | 204 | 292 |
| 2014 | 234 | 307 |
| 2015 | 221 | 338 |
| 2016 | 183 | 390 |
| 2017 | 249 | 449 |
| 2018 | 269 | 446 |
| 2019 | 360 | 535 |
| 2020 | 390 | 602 |
| 2021 | 358 | 538 |
| 2022 | 406 | 517 |
| 2023 | 383 | 545 |
| 2024 | 451 | 443 |
| 2025 | 422 | 445 |
| 2026 | 242 | 249 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 1/00096Optical elements2,247
- A61B 1/00087Tools1,142
- A61B 1/00082Balloons916
- A61B 1/00101The distal tip features being detachable727
- A61B 1/00098Deflecting means for inserted tools543
- A61B 1/00091Nozzles470
- A61B 1/00094Suction openings373
- A61B 1/00089Hoods372
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- Fiber bragg grating for endoscopes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305915 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
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Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
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