A61B 1/00131
Accessories for endoscopes
Official title: {Accessories for endoscopes}
A61B1/00131 (Accessories for endoscopes) appears on 2,867 US grants and 4,493 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,867
- Published applications
- 4,493
- Assignees
- 1,040
- Inventors
- 5,576
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 11 |
| 2002 | 17 | 22 |
| 2003 | 17 | 37 |
| 2004 | 16 | 27 |
| 2005 | 21 | 79 |
| 2006 | 21 | 75 |
| 2007 | 9 | 77 |
| 2008 | 13 | 97 |
| 2009 | 20 | 107 |
| 2010 | 47 | 93 |
| 2011 | 54 | 107 |
| 2012 | 51 | 143 |
| 2013 | 76 | 132 |
| 2014 | 118 | 195 |
| 2015 | 121 | 202 |
| 2016 | 96 | 239 |
| 2017 | 132 | 283 |
| 2018 | 145 | 251 |
| 2019 | 206 | 309 |
| 2020 | 207 | 316 |
| 2021 | 193 | 320 |
| 2022 | 217 | 291 |
| 2023 | 229 | 277 |
| 2024 | 257 | 282 |
| 2025 | 237 | 333 |
| 2026 | 137 | 188 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 1/00135Oversleeves mounted on the endoscope prior to insertion1,373
- A61B 1/00137End pieces at either end of the endoscope676
- A61B 1/00133Drive units for endoscopic tools inserted through or with the endoscope615
- A61B 1/0014Fastening element for attaching accessories to the outside of an endoscope573
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic attachment assembly for an endoscope6 Oct 2026US 12,751,601 B2EndoSound, Inc.
- Endoscope and treatment tool elevating mechanism22 Sep 2026US 12,740,688 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Devices, systems, and methods for providing sealable access to a working channel22 Sep 2026US 12,740,691 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Visual tweezers and driving mechanism thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,740,695 B1Shenzhen Sulang Technology Co., Ltd
- Biopsy cap for use with endoscope15 Sep 2026US 12,733,796 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Image processing adapter for endoscope8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305916 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Attachment system for endoscopes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305917 A1Endocision Technologies Inc.
- Medical devices and related systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305920 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Implantable devices and methods to treat benign prostate hyperplasia (bph) and associated lower urinary tract symptoms (luts)8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305930 A1Prodeon Medical Corporation
- Image tube and endoscope1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294224 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgery apparatus2,420US 6,352,503 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002
- System for endoscopic suturing2,229US 6,997,931 B2LSI Solutions, Inc. · 2006
- Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy2,067US 6,790,173 B2USGI Medical, Inc. · 2004
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable disposable tube assembly2,036US 5,489,256 A1996
- Endoscope with adjacently positioned guiding apparatus1,945US 6,984,203 B2NeoGuide Systems, Inc. · 2006