A61B 17/3478
Endoscopic needles
Official title: {Endoscopic needles, e.g. for infusion (biopsy needles A61B10/0233; catheters with injection needles A61M25/0067)}
A61B17/3478 (Endoscopic needles) appears on 1,761 US grants and 2,584 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,761
- Published applications
- 2,584
- Assignees
- 654
- Inventors
- 3,376
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 32 | 12 |
| 2002 | 19 | 22 |
| 2003 | 35 | 50 |
| 2004 | 18 | 61 |
| 2005 | 16 | 56 |
| 2006 | 18 | 71 |
| 2007 | 19 | 79 |
| 2008 | 19 | 98 |
| 2009 | 28 | 96 |
| 2010 | 60 | 105 |
| 2011 | 66 | 80 |
| 2012 | 67 | 86 |
| 2013 | 62 | 98 |
| 2014 | 85 | 126 |
| 2015 | 68 | 125 |
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| 2017 | 91 | 116 |
| 2018 | 68 | 101 |
| 2019 | 103 | 127 |
| 2020 | 96 | 142 |
| 2021 | 95 | 177 |
| 2022 | 101 | 150 |
| 2023 | 109 | 129 |
| 2024 | 120 | 145 |
| 2025 | 104 | 146 |
| 2026 | 78 | 82 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultrasound visualization device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,688 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Methods and devices for puncturing tissue15 Sep 2026US 12,733,955 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Tissue engagement devices, systems, and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,727,867 B2Circa Scientific, Inc.
- Energy-emitting devices for elongated medical assembly1 Sep 2026US 12,721,675 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Cardiac transseptal instruments, assemblies, and method of use of the same18 Aug 2026US 12,708,354 B2Pressure Products Medical Supplies, Inc.
- Systems and methods for endoluminal valve creation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306131 A1InterVene, Inc.
- Sheaths for needle delivery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306752 A1GYRUS ACMI INC. (d.b.a.Olympus Surgical Technologies America)
- Puncture device, puncture system, operation method of puncture device, and usage method of guidewire1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294477 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Method of employing a medical apparatus with translatable imaging device for real-time confirmation of interception of target tissue24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283593 A1Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Phase segmentation of a percutaneous medical procedure10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263163 A1Auris Health, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical system for reproducing a state of contact of the treatment section in the operation unit2,068US 5,339,799 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Gastric treatment and diagnosis device and method1,899US 6,535,764 B2IntraPace, Inc. · 2003
- Cutting apparatus having disposable handpiece1,607US 5,951,581 AAngioTrax, Inc. · 1999
- Integrated handle assembly for anchor delivery system1,529US 7,905,889 B2NeoTract, Inc. · 2011
- Methods and apparatus for defibrillating a heart refractory to electrical stimuli1,480US 6,224,617 B1AngioTrax, Inc. · 2001