A61B 1/00174
Characterised by the viewing angles
Official title: {characterised by the viewing angles}
A61B1/00174 (Characterised by the viewing angles) appears on 1,419 US grants and 1,858 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,419
- Published applications
- 1,858
- Assignees
- 566
- Inventors
- 2,732
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 9 |
| 2002 | 26 | 23 |
| 2003 | 25 | 26 |
| 2004 | 9 | 24 |
| 2005 | 15 | 29 |
| 2006 | 12 | 37 |
| 2007 | 14 | 61 |
| 2008 | 16 | 57 |
| 2009 | 18 | 56 |
| 2010 | 23 | 58 |
| 2011 | 25 | 49 |
| 2012 | 36 | 70 |
| 2013 | 44 | 87 |
| 2014 | 61 | 100 |
| 2015 | 46 | 84 |
| 2016 | 50 | 87 |
| 2017 | 83 | 100 |
| 2018 | 63 | 108 |
| 2019 | 73 | 109 |
| 2020 | 92 | 127 |
| 2021 | 87 | 101 |
| 2022 | 97 | 133 |
| 2023 | 93 | 108 |
| 2024 | 87 | 83 |
| 2025 | 90 | 85 |
| 2026 | 37 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Endoscope and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,745,896 B2Meditrina, Inc.
- Dental mirror tool22 Sep 2026US 12,740,696 B2
- Wireless oximeter probe with elongated tube22 Sep 2026US 12,740,730 B2ViOptix, Inc.
- Broadband, freeform focusing micro optics for side-viewing imaging catheters8 Sep 2026US 12,727,743 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Endoscope with pivoting lighting25 Aug 2026US 12,714,297 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Medical apparatus for multi-angle imaging10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262933 A1Optosurgical, LLC
- Resectoscope device, resection tool and resectoscope27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248549 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Imaging Device, Imaging System, and Method for Operating an Imaging Device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254933 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Medical device kit with endoscope accessory20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240414 A1GI Scientific, LLC
- Endoscope having multiple viewing directions20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240424 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible endoscopic surgical instrument for invagination and fundoplication2,263US 6,086,600 ASymbiosis Corporation · 2000
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable disposable tube assembly2,036US 5,489,256 A1996
- Stapler for endoscopes2,018US 6,872,214 B2Medigus Ltd. · 2005
- Full thickness resection device1,857US 6,605,078 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable auxiliary assembly1,770US 5,630,782 A1997