A61B 1/0014
Fastening element for attaching accessories to the outside of an endoscope
Official title: {Fastening element for attaching accessories to the outside of an endoscope, e.g. clips, clamps or bands}
A61B1/0014 (Fastening element for attaching accessories to the outside of an endoscope) appears on 573 US grants and 946 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 573
- Published applications
- 946
- Assignees
- 275
- Inventors
- 1,370
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 9 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 20 |
| 2006 | 7 | 21 |
| 2007 | 4 | 19 |
| 2008 | 4 | 24 |
| 2009 | 8 | 26 |
| 2010 | 15 | 24 |
| 2011 | 10 | 23 |
| 2012 | 9 | 22 |
| 2013 | 17 | 30 |
| 2014 | 27 | 25 |
| 2015 | 23 | 29 |
| 2016 | 19 | 62 |
| 2017 | 24 | 53 |
| 2018 | 29 | 54 |
| 2019 | 49 | 70 |
| 2020 | 27 | 63 |
| 2021 | 43 | 56 |
| 2022 | 48 | 56 |
| 2023 | 55 | 56 |
| 2024 | 49 | 71 |
| 2025 | 50 | 76 |
| 2026 | 37 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic attachment assembly for an endoscope6 Oct 2026US 12,751,601 B2EndoSound, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for providing sealable access to a working channel22 Sep 2026US 12,740,691 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Attachment mechanism for using an endoscope with a surgical robot8 Sep 2026US 12,727,742 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Tissue traction bands and methods for tissue traction1 Sep 2026US 12,721,616 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Endoscope attachment mechanisms and methods of use18 Aug 2026US 12,708,251 B2Resnent, LLC
- Attachment system for endoscopes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305917 A1Endocision Technologies Inc.
- Anti-buckling devices and methods for surgical system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283451 A1Noah Medical Corporation
- Control devices with locking handle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272270 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Control devices with injection/aspiration syringes17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272271 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Attachment mechanism for using an endoscope with a surgical robot3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256341 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for endoscopic suturing2,229US 6,997,931 B2LSI Solutions, Inc. · 2006
- 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
- Endoscope1,880US 6,071,233 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2000
- Surgical stapling instrument1,835US 7,810,690 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010