A61B 1/008
Articulations
A61B1/008 (Articulations) appears on 458 US grants and 696 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 458
- Published applications
- 696
- Assignees
- 176
- Inventors
- 1,008
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 13 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 14 |
| 2006 | 4 | 12 |
| 2007 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 18 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 16 |
| 2011 | 6 | 24 |
| 2012 | 9 | 52 |
| 2013 | 25 | 30 |
| 2014 | 42 | 38 |
| 2015 | 36 | 32 |
| 2016 | 20 | 30 |
| 2017 | 24 | 44 |
| 2018 | 30 | 34 |
| 2019 | 28 | 48 |
| 2020 | 28 | 40 |
| 2021 | 25 | 37 |
| 2022 | 33 | 40 |
| 2023 | 33 | 41 |
| 2024 | 30 | 39 |
| 2025 | 26 | 46 |
| 2026 | 25 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Bendable part of endoscope, endoscope, and movable member1 Sep 2026US 12,721,505 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Insertion device, bending portion of insertion device, and traction member for bending portion of insertion device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,294 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Endoscope attachment mechanisms and methods of use18 Aug 2026US 12,708,251 B2Resnent, LLC
- Device and method for assisting laparoscopic surgery—rule based approach18 Aug 2026US 12,708,350 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Bending piece and bending portion of medical device, and endoscope11 Aug 2026US 12,702,280 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Bending mechanism and endoscope17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272274 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Articulation joints and associated assemblies for medical devices30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215662 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Endoscope bending members30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215663 A1Sg Endoscopy Pte. Ltd.
- Endoscopic articulating tube2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182829 A1Dyne Medical Group Inc.
- Magnetic robotic assembly, magnetic robotic system, method for locating a medical device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174512 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Selectively orientable implantable fastener cartridge2,602US 8,393,514 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- Surgical tool having positively positionable tendon-actuated multi-disk wrist joint2,495US 6,817,974 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2004
- Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy2,067US 6,790,173 B2USGI Medical, Inc. · 2004
- Collapsible fastener cartridge2,017US 9,044,227 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Surgical stapling instrument with compact articulation control arrangement1,980US 8,840,003 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014