A61B 1/00135
Oversleeves mounted on the endoscope prior to insertion
Official title: {Oversleeves mounted on the endoscope prior to insertion}
A61B1/00135 (Oversleeves mounted on the endoscope prior to insertion) appears on 1,373 US grants and 2,055 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,373
- Published applications
- 2,055
- Assignees
- 578
- Inventors
- 2,802
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 5 |
| 2002 | 15 | 13 |
| 2003 | 8 | 21 |
| 2004 | 12 | 19 |
| 2005 | 16 | 35 |
| 2006 | 13 | 38 |
| 2007 | 1 | 41 |
| 2008 | 8 | 50 |
| 2009 | 7 | 52 |
| 2010 | 21 | 39 |
| 2011 | 28 | 66 |
| 2012 | 25 | 88 |
| 2013 | 37 | 69 |
| 2014 | 57 | 95 |
| 2015 | 57 | 102 |
| 2016 | 45 | 110 |
| 2017 | 61 | 137 |
| 2018 | 66 | 135 |
| 2019 | 117 | 126 |
| 2020 | 111 | 140 |
| 2021 | 88 | 145 |
| 2022 | 81 | 119 |
| 2023 | 109 | 119 |
| 2024 | 111 | 110 |
| 2025 | 86 | 106 |
| 2026 | 51 | 75 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgery apparatus2,420US 6,352,503 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002
- 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
- Method of using a catheter-sleeve assembly for an endoscope1,867US 5,259,366 A1993
- Controllable endoscopic sheath apparatus and related method of use1,791US 6,179,776 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2001