A61B 1/04
Combined with photographic or television appliances
Official title: combined with photographic or television appliances
A61B1/04 (Combined with photographic or television appliances) appears on 9,668 US grants and 13,406 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 9,668
- Published applications
- 13,406
- Assignees
- 2,169
- Inventors
- 13,005
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 41 | 0 |
| 1989 | 60 | 0 |
| 1990 | 57 | 0 |
| 1991 | 54 | 0 |
| 1992 | 35 | 0 |
| 1993 | 47 | 0 |
| 1994 | 46 | 0 |
| 1995 | 53 | 0 |
| 1996 | 44 | 0 |
| 1997 | 64 | 0 |
| 1998 | 85 | 0 |
| 1999 | 84 | 0 |
| 2000 | 56 | 0 |
| 2001 | 59 | 36 |
| 2002 | 99 | 145 |
| 2003 | 90 | 145 |
| 2004 | 74 | 190 |
| 2005 | 91 | 272 |
| 2006 | 90 | 256 |
| 2007 | 74 | 367 |
| 2008 | 80 | 465 |
| 2009 | 122 | 471 |
| 2010 | 173 | 424 |
| 2011 | 228 | 382 |
| 2012 | 340 | 396 |
| 2013 | 384 | 495 |
| 2014 | 380 | 536 |
| 2015 | 328 | 531 |
| 2016 | 344 | 622 |
| 2017 | 423 | 793 |
| 2018 | 452 | 742 |
| 2019 | 597 | 884 |
| 2020 | 659 | 974 |
| 2021 | 667 | 918 |
| 2022 | 642 | 783 |
| 2023 | 656 | 792 |
| 2024 | 721 | 730 |
| 2025 | 634 | 696 |
| 2026 | 386 | 361 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 1/05Characterised by the image sensor4,362
- A61B 1/045Control thereof1,801
- A61B 1/041Capsule endoscopes for imaging1,462
- A61B 1/042Characterised by a proximal camera1,445
- A61B 1/043For fluorescence imaging1,373
- A61B 1/044For absorption imaging393
- A61B 1/046For infrared imaging236
- A61B 1/055Having rod-lens arrangements172
Recent patents
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- Motor control for disposable steerable endoscope6 Oct 2026US 12,751,611 B2Covidien LP
- Submucosal drug delivery apparatuses, systems, and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,079 B2Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Medical optical system, data processing system, computer program, and non-volatile computer-readable storage medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305912 A1Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Distal tip for medical devices and related methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305914 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Retrograde tethered capsule endomicroscopy systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305925 A1The General Hospital Corporation
- Dental plaque detection device, dental plaque detection method, and recording medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305927 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Optical fiber waveguide in an endoscopic system for hyperspectral, fluorescence, and laser mapping imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306023 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable disposable tube assembly2,036US 5,489,256 A1996
- Automated surgical system and apparatus2,024US 5,368,015 A1994
- Full thickness resection device1,857US 6,605,078 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable auxiliary assembly1,770US 5,630,782 A1997
- Electronic endoscope apparatus with imaging unit separable therefrom1,753US 5,653,677 AFuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. · 1997