A61B 1/00133
Drive units for endoscopic tools inserted through or with the endoscope
Official title: {Drive units for endoscopic tools inserted through or with the endoscope}
A61B1/00133 (Drive units for endoscopic tools inserted through or with the endoscope) appears on 615 US grants and 941 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 615
- Published applications
- 941
- Assignees
- 267
- Inventors
- 1,452
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 17 |
| 2006 | 1 | 21 |
| 2007 | 3 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 19 |
| 2009 | 7 | 28 |
| 2010 | 15 | 23 |
| 2011 | 13 | 18 |
| 2012 | 12 | 15 |
| 2013 | 14 | 19 |
| 2014 | 23 | 34 |
| 2015 | 25 | 41 |
| 2016 | 18 | 53 |
| 2017 | 21 | 80 |
| 2018 | 35 | 66 |
| 2019 | 52 | 80 |
| 2020 | 53 | 61 |
| 2021 | 57 | 71 |
| 2022 | 61 | 65 |
| 2023 | 51 | 48 |
| 2024 | 46 | 56 |
| 2025 | 57 | 73 |
| 2026 | 35 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Visual tweezers and driving mechanism thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,740,695 B1Shenzhen Sulang Technology Co., Ltd
- Endoscope system and treatment method endoscopic treatment tool8 Sep 2026US 12,727,748 B2Olympus Corporation
- Optical unit and endoscope25 Aug 2026US 12,714,292 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Medical manipulator system, controller, and controlling method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,247 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Medical manipulator system and manipulation device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,248 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- 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
- Ureteroscope with integrated fluid channel24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283693 A1Ventaris Surgical, Inc.
- Control devices with locking handle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272270 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Adaptive fiber control17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272551 A1Lumenis Ltd.
- Medical device kit with endoscope accessory20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240414 A1GI Scientific, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscope system1,519US 8,002,696 B2Olympus Corporation · 2011
- External endoscopic accessory control system1,491US 7,717,846 B2C. R. Bard, Inc. · 2010
- Imaging system for a surgical device1,385US 8,771,169 B2Covidien LP · 2014
- Surgical instrument guide device1,093US 8,409,175 B22013
- Rotate-to-advance catheterization system1,027US 9,907,456 B2Olympus Corporation · 2018