A61B 1/0646
With illumination filters
Official title: {with illumination filters}
A61B1/0646 (With illumination filters) appears on 787 US grants and 993 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 787
- Published applications
- 993
- Assignees
- 263
- Inventors
- 1,243
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 10 | 17 |
| 2003 | 9 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 22 |
| 2005 | 7 | 18 |
| 2006 | 6 | 20 |
| 2007 | 10 | 23 |
| 2008 | 7 | 27 |
| 2009 | 9 | 33 |
| 2010 | 17 | 42 |
| 2011 | 11 | 33 |
| 2012 | 31 | 64 |
| 2013 | 37 | 50 |
| 2014 | 44 | 45 |
| 2015 | 46 | 35 |
| 2016 | 27 | 50 |
| 2017 | 37 | 45 |
| 2018 | 25 | 64 |
| 2019 | 46 | 68 |
| 2020 | 60 | 92 |
| 2021 | 48 | 55 |
| 2022 | 56 | 45 |
| 2023 | 42 | 36 |
| 2024 | 47 | 44 |
| 2025 | 47 | 31 |
| 2026 | 21 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Optical assemblies for endoscopic stereo visualization29 Sep 2026US 12,745,897 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Infrared otoscope for characterization of effusion15 Sep 2026US 12,733,814 B2OtoNexus Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Systems and methods for optical filter detection and identification8 Sep 2026US 12,727,750 B2Stryker Corporation
- Method and apparatus for quantitative and depth resolved hyperspectral fluorescence and reflectance imaging for surgical guidance8 Sep 2026US 12,727,799 B2Trustees of Dartmouth College
- Image rotation in an endoscopic hyperspectral, fluorescence, and laser mapping imaging system1 Sep 2026US 12,721,509 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Optical fiber waveguide in an endoscopic system for hyperspectral, fluorescence, and laser mapping imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306023 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Anti-fogging device for endoscope17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272277 A1Stryker Corporation
- Device for anti-fog arthroscope system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232179 A1
- Laser-induced flashing alert, control, or compensation30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215849 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Medical instrumentation utilizing narrowband imaging23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207039 A1Nsv LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscope system, processor device thereof, and image producing method469US 9,167,960 B2FUJIFILM Corporation · 2015
- Fluorescent endoscope apparatus443US 5,749,830 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1998
- Imaging system for detecting diseased tissue using native fluorsecence in the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract289US 5,647,368 AXillix Technologies Corp. · 1997
- Fluorescent endoscope system enabling simultaneous normal light observation and fluorescence observation in infrared spectrum278US 6,293,911 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Endoscopic imaging system for diseased tissue268US 5,507,287 AXillix Technologies Corp. · 1996