A61B 1/12
Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes
Official title: with cooling or rinsing arrangements
A61B1/12 (Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes) appears on 2,340 US grants and 2,899 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,340
- Published applications
- 2,899
- Assignees
- 767
- Inventors
- 4,204
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 22 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 24 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 28 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 47 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 11 |
| 2002 | 42 | 44 |
| 2003 | 36 | 40 |
| 2004 | 31 | 49 |
| 2005 | 25 | 51 |
| 2006 | 20 | 60 |
| 2007 | 13 | 86 |
| 2008 | 16 | 81 |
| 2009 | 18 | 90 |
| 2010 | 34 | 69 |
| 2011 | 67 | 80 |
| 2012 | 55 | 99 |
| 2013 | 80 | 117 |
| 2014 | 89 | 115 |
| 2015 | 83 | 128 |
| 2016 | 83 | 147 |
| 2017 | 86 | 167 |
| 2018 | 104 | 159 |
| 2019 | 124 | 148 |
| 2020 | 127 | 207 |
| 2021 | 127 | 185 |
| 2022 | 122 | 182 |
| 2023 | 129 | 157 |
| 2024 | 149 | 177 |
| 2025 | 130 | 163 |
| 2026 | 77 | 87 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fluid feeding and suction apparatus, endoscope system, and method of suction residue by endoscope system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,609 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Endoscope cleaning cart6 Oct 2026US 12,751,610 B2National University Corporation Ehime University
- Devices, systems, and methods to supply fluids to an endoscope29 Sep 2026US 12,745,899 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for detecting failure in plasma treatment29 Sep 2026US 12,745,901 B2Plasmatica Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for detecting moisture in a vacuum chamber22 Sep 2026US 12,742,593 B2Asp Global Manufacturing GmbH
- Large bore suction overtube8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305924 A1
- Retrograde tethered capsule endomicroscopy systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305925 A1The General Hospital Corporation
- Insertion instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305926 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306131 A1InterVene, Inc.
- Trocar for cleaning medical devices therein8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306134 A1Covidien LP
Most cited
By later US patents
- Protective endoscope sheath and method of installing same2,091US 4,646,722 AOpielab, Inc. · 1987
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable disposable tube assembly2,036US 5,489,256 A1996
- Full thickness resection device1,857US 6,605,078 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Sterilizable endoscope with separable auxiliary assembly1,770US 5,630,782 A1997
- Conduction block verification probe and method of use1,263US 7,542,807 B2Endoscopic Technologies, Inc. · 2009