A61B 10/04
Endoscopic instruments
Official title: Endoscopic instruments, e.g. catheter-type instruments
A61B10/04 (Endoscopic instruments) appears on 1,252 US grants and 1,811 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,252
- Published applications
- 1,811
- Assignees
- 578
- Inventors
- 2,814
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 6 |
| 2002 | 9 | 19 |
| 2003 | 17 | 26 |
| 2004 | 13 | 30 |
| 2005 | 13 | 23 |
| 2006 | 16 | 41 |
| 2007 | 10 | 33 |
| 2008 | 4 | 37 |
| 2009 | 10 | 39 |
| 2010 | 15 | 37 |
| 2011 | 18 | 36 |
| 2012 | 38 | 45 |
| 2013 | 27 | 59 |
| 2014 | 41 | 77 |
| 2015 | 46 | 125 |
| 2016 | 43 | 131 |
| 2017 | 60 | 86 |
| 2018 | 71 | 108 |
| 2019 | 71 | 127 |
| 2020 | 75 | 126 |
| 2021 | 80 | 113 |
| 2022 | 75 | 128 |
| 2023 | 77 | 107 |
| 2024 | 102 | 101 |
| 2025 | 85 | 94 |
| 2026 | 62 | 57 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Biopsy device and specimen collection method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,702 B2Olympus Corporation
- Internally barbed biopsy stylet and system29 Sep 2026US 12,745,992 B2Cook Medical Technologies LLC
- Multi-compartment syringe with pump mechanism29 Sep 2026US 12,746,333 B2Regents of the University of Minnesota
- Devices, systems, and methods for providing sealable access to a working channel22 Sep 2026US 12,740,691 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Waste collection cart for collecting waste during a medical procedure22 Sep 2026US 12,740,771 B2Stryker Corporation
- Systems and methods for medical procedures using optical coherence tomography sensing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305944 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Sheaths for needle delivery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306752 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Retractable Insertion Tubes for Medical Devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306790 A1
- Superelastic biopsy shaft and steerable needle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294409 A1Auris Health, Inc.
- Puncture device, puncture system, operation method of puncture device, and usage method of guidewire1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294477 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lung treatment apparatus and method2,136US 6,770,070 B1R. ITA Medical Systems, Inc. · 2004
- Endoscope assemblies having working channels with reduced bending and stretching resistance1,705US 7,056,284 B2Vision Sciences, Inc. · 2006
- Endoscope assemblies having working channels with reduced bending and stretching resistance1,687US 6,740,030 B2Vision Sciences, Inc. · 2004
- Endoscopic tissue removal apparatus and method1,570US 6,971,988 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2005
- Atherectomy device having a flexible housing1,560US 4,781,186 ADevices for Vascular Intervention, Inc. · 1988