A61B 1/05
Characterised by the image sensor
Official title: characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion
A61B1/05 (Characterised by the image sensor) appears on 4,362 US grants and 6,089 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 4,362
- Published applications
- 6,089
- Assignees
- 1,135
- Inventors
- 6,772
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 37 | 0 |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 37 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 14 |
| 2002 | 41 | 53 |
| 2003 | 32 | 44 |
| 2004 | 27 | 59 |
| 2005 | 23 | 64 |
| 2006 | 27 | 77 |
| 2007 | 23 | 107 |
| 2008 | 25 | 131 |
| 2009 | 32 | 128 |
| 2010 | 45 | 119 |
| 2011 | 57 | 142 |
| 2012 | 97 | 154 |
| 2013 | 130 | 216 |
| 2014 | 167 | 251 |
| 2015 | 120 | 246 |
| 2016 | 140 | 285 |
| 2017 | 192 | 376 |
| 2018 | 204 | 368 |
| 2019 | 315 | 450 |
| 2020 | 318 | 537 |
| 2021 | 322 | 506 |
| 2022 | 321 | 409 |
| 2023 | 359 | 439 |
| 2024 | 400 | 355 |
| 2025 | 323 | 360 |
| 2026 | 192 | 199 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Rotatable 3D endoscope and imaging system with integrated design of optical system and imaging unit6 Oct 2026US 12,751,603 B2Beijing Fanxing Guangdian Medical Treatment Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Medical visualization and intubation systems6 Oct 2026US 12,751,606 B2Visurraga Enterprises, LLC
- System, method and computer program for a scientific or surgical imaging system, scientific or surgical imaging system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,608 B2Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- 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
- Distal tip for medical devices and related methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305914 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- 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
- Surgical Tool With Proximally Mounted Camera For Use With Cannulas8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306132 A1Viseon, Inc.
- Imaging device, electronic endoscope system, data processing method, and program8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313261 A1Hoya Corporation
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