A61B 1/0623
For off-axis illumination
Official title: {for off-axis illumination}
A61B1/0623 (For off-axis illumination) appears on 282 US grants and 362 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 282
- Published applications
- 362
- Assignees
- 155
- Inventors
- 608
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | 0 | 10 |
| 2007 | 2 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 14 |
| 2010 | 10 | 12 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 10 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 14 | 23 |
| 2016 | 11 | 24 |
| 2017 | 12 | 29 |
| 2018 | 16 | 21 |
| 2019 | 17 | 30 |
| 2020 | 25 | 20 |
| 2021 | 18 | 22 |
| 2022 | 18 | 17 |
| 2023 | 18 | 22 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 |
| 2025 | 21 | 15 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Light carrier and illumination system for a surgical tube19 May 2026US 12,629,229 B2Sunoptic Technologies LLC
- Imaging apparatus and method which utilizes multidirectional field of view endoscopy28 Apr 2026US 12,611,089 B2The General Hospital Corporation
- Scene adaptive endoscopic illuminator with fluorescence illumination17 Mar 2026US 12,575,724 B2KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
- Endoscope9 Dec 2025US 12,490,884 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Panoramic view attachment for colonoscopy systems18 Nov 2025US 12,471,762 B2Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
- Remote imaging system for medical endoscopic system for viewing a target27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248364 A1Axess Vision Technology
- Oral imaging device and system thereof30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215672 A1Guangzhou Stars Pulse Co., Ltd.
- Heterogeneous Integration of Optical Elements into a Miniaturized Endoscopic System2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182824 A1Leadoptik Inc.
- Endoscope device and system with an endoscope device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174315 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Endoscope designs and methods of manufacture18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169278 A1Integrated Endoscopy, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Image sensor and an endoscope using the same1,237US 6,659,940 B2C2Cure, Inc. · 2003
- Dual-view probe for illumination and imaging, and use thereof252US 10,536,617 B2Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona · 2020
- Endoscope guide pipe183US 4,819,620 A1989
- Objective optical system for endoscopes163US 5,916,148 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Anoscope158US 6,616,603 B12003