A61B 1/00179
For off-axis viewing
Official title: {for off-axis viewing}
A61B1/00179 (For off-axis viewing) appears on 373 US grants and 485 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 373
- Published applications
- 485
- Assignees
- 190
- Inventors
- 836
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 0 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 | 15 |
| 2010 | 2 | 14 |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 9 | 18 |
| 2013 | 14 | 21 |
| 2014 | 17 | 28 |
| 2015 | 9 | 18 |
| 2016 | 15 | 20 |
| 2017 | 14 | 23 |
| 2018 | 15 | 37 |
| 2019 | 21 | 25 |
| 2020 | 24 | 39 |
| 2021 | 28 | 27 |
| 2022 | 25 | 48 |
| 2023 | 34 | 40 |
| 2024 | 24 | 22 |
| 2025 | 28 | 22 |
| 2026 | 12 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Endoscope and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,745,896 B2Meditrina, Inc.
- Systems and methods for changing the direction of view during video guided clinical procedures using real-time image processing14 Jul 2026US 12,678,029 B2S&N Orion Prime, S.A.
- Pannable endoscope14 Jul 2026US 12,678,038 B2Psip2 LLC
- Endoscope device with off axis view16 Jun 2026US 12,653,381 B2Altek Biotechnology Corporation
- Imaging apparatus and method which utilizes multidirectional field of view endoscopy28 Apr 2026US 12,611,089 B2The General Hospital Corporation
- Imaging Device, Imaging System, and Method for Operating an Imaging Device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254933 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Enhanced vision in electrosurgery6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224091 A1
- Horizontal image alignment in rotatable imaging system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174312 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Systems and methods for characterization of an endoscope and automatic calibration of an endoscopic camera system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174314 A1S&N Orion Prime, S.A.
- Endoscope device and system with an endoscope device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174315 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible endoscopic surgical instrument for invagination and fundoplication2,263US 6,086,600 ASymbiosis Corporation · 2000
- Imaging system for a surgical device1,385US 8,771,169 B2Covidien LP · 2014
- Apparatus and method for controlling endoscopic instruments1,247US 6,695,774 B2EndActive, Inc. · 2004
- Method for treating vascular occlusion514US 6,120,516 ALuMend, Inc. · 2000
- Endoscope optical system and image pickup apparatus273US 5,912,764 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1999