A61B 18/1485
Having a short rigid shaft for accessing the inner body through natural
Official title: {having a short rigid shaft for accessing the inner body through natural openings}
A61B18/1485 (Having a short rigid shaft for accessing the inner body through natural) appears on 1,292 US grants and 1,276 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,292
- Published applications
- 1,276
- Assignees
- 320
- Inventors
- 1,312
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 60 | 0 |
| 2000 | 65 | 0 |
| 2001 | 70 | 31 |
| 2002 | 60 | 48 |
| 2003 | 55 | 40 |
| 2004 | 42 | 45 |
| 2005 | 25 | 33 |
| 2006 | 16 | 25 |
| 2007 | 30 | 25 |
| 2008 | 27 | 39 |
| 2009 | 19 | 23 |
| 2010 | 19 | 28 |
| 2011 | 12 | 27 |
| 2012 | 17 | 38 |
| 2013 | 26 | 56 |
| 2014 | 38 | 48 |
| 2015 | 43 | 68 |
| 2016 | 46 | 58 |
| 2017 | 53 | 57 |
| 2018 | 35 | 63 |
| 2019 | 41 | 58 |
| 2020 | 48 | 80 |
| 2021 | 28 | 74 |
| 2022 | 47 | 69 |
| 2023 | 49 | 63 |
| 2024 | 70 | 92 |
| 2025 | 65 | 60 |
| 2026 | 29 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electrode for an electrosurgical handheld instrument6 Oct 2026US 12,751,762 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Electrosurgical device and methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,669 B2Medtronic Europe Sàrl
- Vaginal remodeling device and methods1 Sep 2026US 12,721,673 B2Inmode Ltd.
- Medical devices and related methods for delivering energy and/or fluid25 Aug 2026US 12,714,496 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Intrauterine morcellation device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,430 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Systems and methods for diagnosing and treating nasal conditions using tissue biomarkers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306015 A1Aerin Medical Inc.
- Systems, devices and methods for treating barrett's esophagus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294523 A1Endogenex, Inc.
- Uterine manipulator with cutting head17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272511 A1Freyja Healthcare, LLC
- Resectoscope device and resectoscope27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248550 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Surgical tool and handheld electrosurgical instrument, and method for recognizing a surgical tool27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248587 A1Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Coagulating forceps2,401US 5,443,463 AVesta Medical, LLC · 1995
- Methods and apparatus for surgical cutting2,184US 5,697,909 AArthroCare Corporation · 1997
- Electrosurgical instrument2,134US 5,944,715 AGyrus Medical Limited · 1999
- Electrosurgical instrument2,061US 6,056,746 AGyrus Medical Limited · 2000
- Electrosurgical generator method1,979US 6,293,942 B1Gyrus Medical Limited · 2001