A61B 1/00137
End pieces at either end of the endoscope
Official title: {End pieces at either end of the endoscope, e.g. caps, seals or forceps plugs}
A61B1/00137 (End pieces at either end of the endoscope) appears on 676 US grants and 1,083 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 676
- Published applications
- 1,083
- Assignees
- 305
- Inventors
- 1,553
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 | 13 |
| 2007 | 2 | 13 |
| 2008 | 1 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 | 18 |
| 2010 | 6 | 18 |
| 2011 | 7 | 14 |
| 2012 | 12 | 37 |
| 2013 | 14 | 24 |
| 2014 | 30 | 42 |
| 2015 | 23 | 37 |
| 2016 | 11 | 57 |
| 2017 | 32 | 66 |
| 2018 | 36 | 49 |
| 2019 | 40 | 78 |
| 2020 | 47 | 102 |
| 2021 | 34 | 105 |
| 2022 | 60 | 72 |
| 2023 | 61 | 75 |
| 2024 | 78 | 70 |
| 2025 | 72 | 106 |
| 2026 | 36 | 51 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Biopsy cap for use with endoscope15 Sep 2026US 12,733,796 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Cleaning adapter with and without safety tag1 Sep 2026US 12,721,502 B2Medivators Inc.
- Channel replacement method, endoscope, and plug25 Aug 2026US 12,714,291 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Image tube and endoscope1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294224 A1
- Safety cap for multi-functional surgical scope tip1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294225 A1Jackson Medical Group Inc.
- Anti-buckling devices and methods for surgical system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283451 A1Noah Medical Corporation
- Cleaning adaptor for an endoscope24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283455 A1Meditech Endoscopy Ltd
- Endoscope valves10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262921 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Insertion auxiliary implement1,117US 8,550,984 B2Olympus Corporation · 2013
- Method of positioning a device on an endoscope1,095US 7,648,457 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Gas-tight seal accommodating surgical instruments with a wide range of diameters384US 5,407,433 AOrigin Medsystems, Inc. · 1995
- Forceps plug for endoscopes364US 4,809,679 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1989
- Front end hood for endoscope364US 5,897,487 AAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999