A61B 1/00197
Characterised by multiple eyepieces
Official title: {characterised by multiple eyepieces}
A61B1/00197 (Characterised by multiple eyepieces) appears on 40 US grants and 48 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 40
- Published applications
- 48
- Assignees
- 36
- Inventors
- 104
- Latest grant
- 30 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Autoclavable endoscope for endoscopic imaging systems30 Dec 2025US 12,507,873 B2Stryker Corporation
- Lens system for a video endoscope, endoscope objective, video endoscope, and assembly method12 Nov 2024US 12,140,747 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Laminated lens array, endoscope and image pickup unit23 Jul 2024US 12,044,838 B2Olympus Corporation
- Endoscope having eyepiece with first and second parts and electronic component arranged between the first and second parts6 Feb 2024US 11,889,985 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Circuit board assembly for a multiple viewing elements endoscope using CMOS sensors10 Oct 2023US 11,782,259 B2EndoChoice, Inc.
- Endoscope30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114713 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Optical system, imaging device, and endoscope system26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083307 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Endoscope system11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375103 A1Guangzhou Luxvisions Innovation Technology Limited
- Medical device, endoscope system, control method, and computer-readable recording medium20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352071 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Multispectral imaging camera and methods of use13 Nov 2025US 2025/0344942 A1Vicarious Surgical Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bronchoscope with small gauge viewing attachment182US 4,586,491 AWarner Lambert Technologies, Inc. · 1986
- Connecting device for an endoscope79US 4,565,423 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1986
- Fiber optics image scope (micro-endoscope), ureteroscope44US 4,718,406 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1988
- Endoscope connector26US 4,947,828 ASchott Fiber Optics, Inc. · 1990
- Salpingoscope20US 4,807,595 ARichard Wolf GmbH · 1989