A61B 1/015
Control of fluid supply or evacuation
A61B1/015 (Control of fluid supply or evacuation) appears on 1,786 US grants and 2,898 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,786
- Published applications
- 2,898
- Assignees
- 732
- Inventors
- 3,719
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 13 |
| 2003 | 12 | 22 |
| 2004 | 10 | 13 |
| 2005 | 12 | 34 |
| 2006 | 8 | 51 |
| 2007 | 1 | 67 |
| 2008 | 7 | 60 |
| 2009 | 16 | 45 |
| 2010 | 16 | 56 |
| 2011 | 39 | 68 |
| 2012 | 41 | 104 |
| 2013 | 58 | 102 |
| 2014 | 64 | 105 |
| 2015 | 87 | 141 |
| 2016 | 67 | 135 |
| 2017 | 73 | 171 |
| 2018 | 115 | 133 |
| 2019 | 110 | 169 |
| 2020 | 107 | 206 |
| 2021 | 103 | 193 |
| 2022 | 120 | 219 |
| 2023 | 132 | 219 |
| 2024 | 157 | 211 |
| 2025 | 194 | 223 |
| 2026 | 103 | 135 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fluid feeding and suction apparatus, endoscope system, and method of suction residue by endoscope system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,609 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Devices, systems, and methods to supply fluids to an endoscope29 Sep 2026US 12,745,899 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Air speculum29 Sep 2026US 12,745,903 B2Ivy Next Ltd.
- Devices, systems, and methods for priming a fluid management system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,325 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Catheter placement device for urethral applications29 Sep 2026US 12,746,371 B2
- Endoscopy device having enhanced fluid control mechanisms8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305913 A1Evoendo, Inc.
- Distal tip for medical devices and related methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305914 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Fiber bragg grating for endoscopes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305915 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Large bore suction overtube8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305924 A1
- Specialty-specific inflow pump parameters8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306723 A1Arthrex, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic surgery apparatus2,420US 6,352,503 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002
- Protective endoscope sheath and method of installing same2,091US 4,646,722 AOpielab, Inc. · 1987
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable disposable tube assembly2,036US 5,489,256 A1996
- Deformable fiberscope with a displaceable supplementary device1,820US 6,878,106 B12005
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable auxiliary assembly1,770US 5,630,782 A1997