A61B 1/0056
The insertion parts being asymmetric
Official title: {the insertion parts being asymmetric, e.g. for unilateral bending mechanisms}
A61B1/0056 (The insertion parts being asymmetric) appears on 116 US grants and 122 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 116
- Published applications
- 122
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 272
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Instrument port for epicardial ablation with anatomical epicardial structures and real-time lesion image processor21 Jul 2026US 12,685,584 B2Circa Scientific, Inc.
- Method, apparatus, and system for facilitating bending of an instrument in a surgical or medical robotic environment14 Jul 2026US 12,678,147 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Endoscopic instrument for inserting into a body of a patient16 Jun 2026US 12,653,561 B2Richard Wolf GmbH
- Bending tube, insertion appliance, and manufacturing method of bending tube26 May 2026US 12,635,864 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Endoscope comprising a flexible insertion tube and a bending portion19 May 2026US 12,629,008 B2Hoya Corporation
- Bending tube, insertion appliance, and manufacturing method of bending tube3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256343 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Borescope articulation control mechanisms and related systems and methods18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165565 A1
- Imaging assembly with multiple degrees of movement5 Mar 2026US 2026/0067553 A1Med Smart Hub Ltd.
- Articulating medical devices and related methods12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041310 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Medical device with extendable shaft9 Oct 2025US 2025/0311919 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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- Deflectable-end endoscope with detachable flexible shaft assembly618US 4,911,148 AIntramed Laboratories, Inc. · 1990
- Surgical instrument with articulation region526US 10,874,290 B2Stryker Corporation · 2020