A61B 1/00087
Tools
Official title: {Tools (A61B17/00234 takes precedence)}
A61B1/00087 (Tools) appears on 1,142 US grants and 1,672 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,142
- Published applications
- 1,672
- Assignees
- 455
- Inventors
- 2,190
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 13 |
| 2003 | 5 | 18 |
| 2004 | 4 | 11 |
| 2005 | 9 | 16 |
| 2006 | 5 | 29 |
| 2007 | 6 | 31 |
| 2008 | 4 | 51 |
| 2009 | 13 | 25 |
| 2010 | 19 | 40 |
| 2011 | 20 | 33 |
| 2012 | 17 | 43 |
| 2013 | 35 | 65 |
| 2014 | 51 | 71 |
| 2015 | 46 | 86 |
| 2016 | 44 | 106 |
| 2017 | 64 | 97 |
| 2018 | 65 | 92 |
| 2019 | 81 | 106 |
| 2020 | 78 | 131 |
| 2021 | 82 | 137 |
| 2022 | 85 | 107 |
| 2023 | 101 | 113 |
| 2024 | 117 | 94 |
| 2025 | 93 | 100 |
| 2026 | 46 | 54 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Wireless oximeter probe with elongated tube22 Sep 2026US 12,740,730 B2ViOptix, Inc.
- Endoscope handle with catheter loop15 Sep 2026US 12,733,789 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Endoscope system and treatment method endoscopic treatment tool8 Sep 2026US 12,727,748 B2Olympus Corporation
- Two-piece spine implant installation instrument for use with an endoscope and method of use1 Sep 2026US 12,721,736 B2Life Spine, Inc.
- Systems, devices, and methods for the accurate deployment and imaging of an implant in the prostatic urethra25 Aug 2026US 12,714,587 B2Zenflow, Inc.
- Endoscope1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294213 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Apparatuses and methods for endoscope laser fiber steering24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283695 A1EndoTheia, Inc.
- Ultrasound probe, ultrasonic endoscope, and ultrasound diagnostic system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272412 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- System, method and computer-readable storage device for controlling laser light source of lithotripsy device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263152 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Endoscope with integrated tissue acquisition capability27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248367 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical device for stapling and fastening body tissues2,489US 5,395,030 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Flexible endoscopic surgical instrument for invagination and fundoplication2,263US 6,086,600 ASymbiosis Corporation · 2000
- Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ1,898US 6,478,210 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Full thickness resection device1,857US 6,605,078 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Method and device for full thickness resectioning of an organ1,831US 7,059,331 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2006