A61B 1/00128
Mechanical
Official title: {mechanical, e.g. for tubes or pipes}
A61B1/00128 (Mechanical) appears on 921 US grants and 1,456 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 921
- Published applications
- 1,456
- Assignees
- 413
- Inventors
- 2,311
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2020 | 64 | 106 |
| 2021 | 57 | 109 |
| 2022 | 64 | 103 |
| 2023 | 88 | 116 |
| 2024 | 82 | 128 |
| 2025 | 77 | 130 |
| 2026 | 76 | 111 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rotatable 3D endoscope and imaging system with integrated design of optical system and imaging unit6 Oct 2026US 12,751,603 B2Beijing Fanxing Guangdian Medical Treatment Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Endoscope package system, manufacturing method of endoscope, and holding body29 Sep 2026US 12,745,895 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Endoscope and treatment tool elevating mechanism22 Sep 2026US 12,740,688 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Dynamic elastic suspension system and frame for functional endoscopic sinus surgery22 Sep 2026US 12,740,846 B1
- Air/water connector to prevent water leaking15 Sep 2026US 12,733,795 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Endoscopy device having enhanced fluid control mechanisms8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305913 A1Evoendo, Inc.
- An insufflator, an insufflating system and a method for insufflating a cavity in the body of a human or animal subject8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306757 A1Palliare Limited
- Otoscope suction adapter for removing foreign objects and debris from the ear canal and nasal passage1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294212 A1
- Endoscope system and adapter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294219 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Adapter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294220 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tendon-driven endoscope and methods of insertion1,786US 6,858,005 B2Neo Guide Systems, Inc. · 2005
- Endoscopic surgical access devices and methods of articulating an external accessory channel1,664US 7,566,300 B2Wilson-Cook Medical Inc. · 2009
- System and method for multi-instrument surgical access using a single access port1,131US 8,518,024 B2TransEnterix, Inc. · 2013
- Connector device for a controllable instrument1,125US 8,888,688 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2014
- Endoscope apparatus319US 5,575,756 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1996