A61B 1/01
Guiding arrangements therefore
A61B1/01 (Guiding arrangements therefore) appears on 441 US grants and 710 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 441
- Published applications
- 710
- Assignees
- 230
- Inventors
- 1,115
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 10 |
| 2005 | 6 | 20 |
| 2006 | 5 | 10 |
| 2007 | 4 | 14 |
| 2008 | 1 | 21 |
| 2009 | 6 | 14 |
| 2010 | 10 | 20 |
| 2011 | 7 | 15 |
| 2012 | 12 | 21 |
| 2013 | 15 | 24 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 | 12 | 27 |
| 2016 | 10 | 25 |
| 2017 | 16 | 34 |
| 2018 | 23 | 56 |
| 2019 | 23 | 66 |
| 2020 | 31 | 62 |
| 2021 | 27 | 54 |
| 2022 | 53 | 54 |
| 2023 | 37 | 43 |
| 2024 | 42 | 36 |
| 2025 | 30 | 31 |
| 2026 | 30 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Medical instrument guide device and endoscope apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,605 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Deflectable medical probe8 Sep 2026US 12,728,232 B2Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
- Overtube for endoscope25 Aug 2026US 12,714,295 B2Olympus Corporation
- Systems and methods for robotic bronchoscopy18 Aug 2026US 12,708,461 B2Noah Medical Corporation
- Insertion assistance system, insertion assistance method, and recording medium4 Aug 2026US 12,697,040 B2Evident Corporation
- Oxygenating bite block17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273214 A1Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Medical devices with camera and methods of placement3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256346 A1Wm & Dg, Inc.
- Magnetically steerable device for use inside of a mammalian body27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249048 A1ETH Zurich
- Medical device kit with endoscope accessory20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240414 A1GI Scientific, LLC
- Method of making a steerable surgical arm for use in endoscopes during surgical procedures6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224098 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscope with adjacently positioned guiding apparatus1,945US 6,984,203 B2NeoGuide Systems, Inc. · 2006
- Tendon-driven endoscope and methods of insertion1,786US 6,858,005 B2Neo Guide Systems, Inc. · 2005
- System and methods for advancing a catheter1,348US 7,276,044 B2Stereotaxis, Inc. · 2007
- Rotate-to-advance catheterization system1,027US 9,907,456 B2Olympus Corporation · 2018
- Method of using a guide wire, therapeutic instrument and endoscope954US 7,341,555 B2Olympus Corporation · 2008