A61B 1/0676
At distal tip of an endoscope
Official title: {at distal tip of an endoscope}
A61B1/0676 (At distal tip of an endoscope) appears on 1,358 US grants and 2,177 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,358
- Published applications
- 2,177
- Assignees
- 621
- Inventors
- 2,915
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 5 |
| 2002 | 3 | 13 |
| 2003 | 11 | 16 |
| 2004 | 8 | 14 |
| 2005 | 5 | 31 |
| 2006 | 6 | 38 |
| 2007 | 3 | 51 |
| 2008 | 7 | 49 |
| 2009 | 18 | 41 |
| 2010 | 20 | 43 |
| 2011 | 22 | 38 |
| 2012 | 27 | 42 |
| 2013 | 45 | 80 |
| 2014 | 41 | 89 |
| 2015 | 47 | 95 |
| 2016 | 46 | 112 |
| 2017 | 83 | 132 |
| 2018 | 68 | 120 |
| 2019 | 99 | 169 |
| 2020 | 120 | 188 |
| 2021 | 110 | 136 |
| 2022 | 119 | 145 |
| 2023 | 111 | 159 |
| 2024 | 127 | 135 |
| 2025 | 111 | 160 |
| 2026 | 71 | 76 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Wireless endoscope22 Sep 2026US 12,740,689 B2Treble Innovations, LLC
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- Methods and systems for upgradable video medical device system8 Sep 2026US 12,727,754 B2Verathon Inc.
- Medical scope1 Sep 2026US 12,721,506 B2
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- Ultrasonic endoscope1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294211 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Endoscopy device having enhanced electrical control system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294228 A1Evoendo, Inc.
- Analysis of reflected signals during a laser procedure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272305 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Medical devices with camera and methods of placement3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256346 A1Wm & Dg, Inc.
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