A61B 1/0052
Constructional details of control elements
Official title: {Constructional details of control elements, e.g. handles}
A61B1/0052 (Constructional details of control elements) appears on 1,342 US grants and 1,909 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 1,909
- Assignees
- 431
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- 2,471
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 89 | 74 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Rotary knob assembly for a steerable medical device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,604 B2EndoVista, Inc.
- Endoscope and method of use29 Sep 2026US 12,745,896 B2Meditrina, Inc.
- Endoscope handle with frame29 Sep 2026US 12,745,898 B2Ambu A/S
- Rotational and deflectable catheter control assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,746,366 B2EnTellect Medical Holdings
- Endoscope system15 Sep 2026US 12,733,793 B2Olympus Corporation
- Actuation mechanisms for medical devices and related systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305922 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Endoscope using capstan principle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305923 A1Ambu A/S
- Ureteroscope devices and systems having a selectively extendable distal portion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305929 A1C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Attachment for medical instrument and medical instrument system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294215 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Video endoscope with flexible tip1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294221 A1Verathon Inc.
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- Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy2,067US 6,790,173 B2USGI Medical, Inc. · 2004
- Robotically-controlled surgical instrument with selectively articulatable end effector2,060US 9,301,759 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2016
- Robotically-controlled endoscopic accessory channel1,993US 8,992,422 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015