A61B 1/126
Provided with means for cleaning in-use
Official title: {provided with means for cleaning in-use}
A61B1/126 (Provided with means for cleaning in-use) appears on 707 US grants and 1,098 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 707
- Published applications
- 1,098
- Assignees
- 306
- Inventors
- 1,612
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 14 |
| 2007 | 1 | 18 |
| 2008 | 3 | 16 |
| 2009 | 4 | 28 |
| 2010 | 7 | 22 |
| 2011 | 15 | 30 |
| 2012 | 15 | 53 |
| 2013 | 30 | 42 |
| 2014 | 31 | 51 |
| 2015 | 35 | 58 |
| 2016 | 25 | 53 |
| 2017 | 34 | 54 |
| 2018 | 43 | 72 |
| 2019 | 47 | 52 |
| 2020 | 48 | 76 |
| 2021 | 50 | 77 |
| 2022 | 50 | 86 |
| 2023 | 50 | 76 |
| 2024 | 66 | 81 |
| 2025 | 65 | 75 |
| 2026 | 28 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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.
- Devices, systems, and methods to supply fluids to an endoscope29 Sep 2026US 12,745,899 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Endoscope having a nozzle element for cleaning a lens element15 Sep 2026US 12,733,791 B2Hoya Corporation
- Aseptic filling techniques and systems for an endoscope8 Sep 2026US 12,727,746 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Intraoperative endoscope cleaning system1 Sep 2026US 12,721,511 B2Bayou Surgical, Inc.
- Large bore suction overtube8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305924 A1
- Retrograde tethered capsule endomicroscopy systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305925 A1The General Hospital Corporation
- 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
- Endoscope system and adapter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294219 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for cleaning a minimally invasive instrument992US 10,039,440 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2018
- Methods and devices for maintaining visibility and providing irrigation and/or suction during surgical procedures541US 8,915,842 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Endoscope sheath and valve system437US 5,386,817 AEndoMedical Technologies, Inc. · 1995
- Miniature ingestible capsule408US 7,039,453 B22006
- Endoscope cleaning and irrigation sheath356US 6,126,592 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2000