A61B 1/00144
Hygienic packaging
Official title: {Hygienic packaging}
A61B1/00144 (Hygienic packaging) appears on 168 US grants and 241 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 168
- Published applications
- 241
- Assignees
- 108
- Inventors
- 412
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 11 |
| 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13 |
| 2016 | 5 | 11 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 23 |
| 2020 | 12 | 18 |
| 2021 | 12 | 18 |
| 2022 | 9 | 19 |
| 2023 | 12 | 22 |
| 2024 | 17 | 14 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 |
| 2026 | 12 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Endoscope package system, manufacturing method of endoscope, and holding body29 Sep 2026US 12,745,895 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Siphon protection and infection prevention of air-water tube end connector8 Sep 2026US 12,727,741 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Cleaning adapter with and without safety tag1 Sep 2026US 12,721,502 B2Medivators Inc.
- Endoscope sheath apparatuses18 Aug 2026US 12,708,252 B2Neptune Medical Inc.
- Receptacle for a laryngoscope and method of using same11 Aug 2026US 12,702,285 B2
- Endoscope, base module and handling module for an endoscope, sterile single-use product, system, and method for providing an endoscope24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283449 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Endoscope sheath apparatuses27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248371 A1Neptune Medical Inc.
- Methods of attaching a rigidizing sheath to an endoscope2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182826 A1Neptune Medical Inc.
- Packaging for a medical endoscope7 May 2026US 2026/0123823 A1
- Multifunctional enclosure for medical probes12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069373 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sterile cover for instrument1,519US 4,408,692 AThe Kendall Company · 1983
- Capsule medical apparatus1,019US 8,454,495 B2Olympus Corporation · 2013
- Endoscopic instrumentation kit and package therefor129US 5,144,942 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1992
- Packaging system for disposable endoscope sheaths116US 4,997,084 AOpielab, Inc. · 1991
- Endoscope attachment for changing angle of view89US 5,573,493 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1996