A61B 1/125
Using fluid circuits
Official title: {using fluid circuits}
A61B1/125 (Using fluid circuits) appears on 311 US grants and 391 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 311
- Published applications
- 391
- Assignees
- 111
- Inventors
- 608
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 11 |
| 2003 | 7 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 1 | 21 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 4 |
| 2011 | 9 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12 |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 13 |
| 2016 | 12 | 19 |
| 2017 | 10 | 34 |
| 2018 | 16 | 17 |
| 2019 | 23 | 21 |
| 2020 | 14 | 41 |
| 2021 | 17 | 25 |
| 2022 | 20 | 18 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 |
| 2024 | 22 | 34 |
| 2025 | 15 | 23 |
| 2026 | 11 | 14 |
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.
- Pneumatic device for washing, drying and disinfection endoscopes and methods for detecting obstructions and leaks in an endoscope18 Aug 2026US 12,708,484 B2Ruvid S.A.S.
- Fluid handling assembly and related tube set and method for use in surgical procedures30 Jun 2026US 12,669,115 B2Misonix, Incorporated
- Utilization indicators for single-use valves for medical devices16 Jun 2026US 12,653,378 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Albarran deflector16 Jun 2026US 12,653,988 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Characterizing channel cleaning efficacy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294226 A1Saban Ventures Pty Limited
- Cleaning adaptor for an endoscope24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283455 A1Meditech Endoscopy Ltd
- Novel endoscopic cleaning adapter10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262925 A1Ga Health Company Limited
- Port connectors16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198760 A1IDEATE Medical Inc.
- Endoscope reprocessor, method, and control apparatus for fluid supply control25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174320 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical cleaning and sterilizing apparatus135US 5,711,921 AKew Import/Export Inc. · 1998
- Apparatus and method for providing flow to endoscope channels125US 7,918,788 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2011
- Electronic type endoscope in which image pickup unit is dismounted to execute disinfection/sterilization processing107US 5,609,561 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1997
- Device for obstruction removal with specific tip structure95US 8,353,860 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2013
- Device and system for sterilizing objects91US 5,534,221 AAmerican Sterilizer Company · 1996