A61B 1/122
Using cleaning tools
Official title: {using cleaning tools, e.g. brushes}
A61B1/122 (Using cleaning tools) appears on 197 US grants and 274 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 197
- Published applications
- 274
- Assignees
- 102
- Inventors
- 445
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 20 | 13 |
| 2025 | 15 | 22 |
| 2026 | 8 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cleaning adapter with and without safety tag1 Sep 2026US 12,721,502 B2Medivators Inc.
- Channel replacement method, endoscope, and plug25 Aug 2026US 12,714,291 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Utilization indicators for single-use valves for medical devices16 Jun 2026US 12,653,378 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for drying and/or cleaning endoscopic devices12 May 2026US 12,624,891 B2GI Scientific, LLC
- Silver-ion-impregnated channel for endoscope, endoscope including silver-ion-impregnated channel, and methods of cleaning and reprocessing such endoscope5 May 2026US 12,616,205 B2Hoya Corporation
- Medical device inspection system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199540 A1Clarus Medical, LLC
- Imaging element cleaning device and method of operating the same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182832 A1Industrial Technology Research Institute
- Endoscope with bendable camera shaft18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165566 A1Psip2 LLC
- Apparatus for cleaning a laparoscope19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076533 A1King Saud University
- Systems and methods for drying and/or cleaning endoscopic devices12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043607 A1GI Scientific, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscope system417US 5,301,061 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Bladed endoscopic retractor327US 5,293,863 ALoma Linda University Medical Center · 1994
- Method for cleaning endoscope162US 5,240,675 A1993
- Endoscopic bipolar coagulation device146US 5,423,814 ALoma Linda University Medical Center · 1995
- Method and apparatus for cleaning catheter lumens132US 6,045,623 A2000