A61B 1/00091
Nozzles
Official title: {Nozzles}
A61B1/00091 (Nozzles) appears on 470 US grants and 640 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 470
- Published applications
- 640
- Assignees
- 172
- Inventors
- 988
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 19 |
| 2008 | 1 | 15 |
| 2009 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 14 | 16 |
| 2012 | 6 | 25 |
| 2013 | 13 | 17 |
| 2014 | 12 | 19 |
| 2015 | 21 | 28 |
| 2016 | 10 | 23 |
| 2017 | 14 | 49 |
| 2018 | 27 | 46 |
| 2019 | 25 | 36 |
| 2020 | 36 | 58 |
| 2021 | 29 | 41 |
| 2022 | 39 | 54 |
| 2023 | 25 | 43 |
| 2024 | 44 | 47 |
| 2025 | 50 | 37 |
| 2026 | 16 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Endoscope having a nozzle element for cleaning a lens element15 Sep 2026US 12,733,791 B2Hoya Corporation
- Endoscope, distal end structural member provided at distal end portion of endoscope, and method for manufacturing distal end structural member provided at distal end portion of endoscope1 Sep 2026US 12,721,500 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Lavage and cleansing system and method25 Aug 2026US 12,714,298 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Perfusion device, perfusion method, and perfusion system18 Aug 2026US 12,708,256 B2Olympus Corporation
- Ultrasound endoscope4 Aug 2026US 12,697,015 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Large bore suction overtube8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305924 A1
- Endoscope, distal end structural member provided at distal end portion of endoscope, and method for manufacturing distal end structural member provided at distal end portion of endoscope1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294214 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Endoscope24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283448 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Video Laryngoscopy Apparatuses and Methods for Using Same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262929 A1The Regents of the University of California
- Method and system for camera sleep endoscopy23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207129 A1Northwestern University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for cleaning a minimally invasive instrument992US 10,039,440 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2018
- Methods and devices for maintaining visibility and providing irrigation and/or suction during surgical procedures541US 8,915,842 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Endoscope sheath and valve system437US 5,386,817 AEndoMedical Technologies, Inc. · 1995
- Real time angioscopy imaging system415US 4,998,972 A1991
- Endoscope cleaning and irrigation sheath356US 6,126,592 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2000