A61B 2018/00982
Combined with or comprising means for visual or photographic inspections inside the
Official title: {combined with or comprising means for visual or photographic inspections inside the body, e.g. endoscopes}
A61B2018/00982 (Combined with or comprising means for visual or photographic inspections inside the) appears on 1,883 US grants and 2,745 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,883
- Published applications
- 2,745
- Assignees
- 684
- Inventors
- 3,563
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 34 | 13 |
| 2002 | 29 | 45 |
| 2003 | 25 | 58 |
| 2004 | 28 | 39 |
| 2005 | 22 | 38 |
| 2006 | 18 | 25 |
| 2007 | 24 | 26 |
| 2008 | 17 | 37 |
| 2009 | 18 | 37 |
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| 2011 | 11 | 35 |
| 2012 | 19 | 52 |
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| 2014 | 31 | 104 |
| 2015 | 62 | 125 |
| 2016 | 63 | 141 |
| 2017 | 77 | 166 |
| 2018 | 80 | 152 |
| 2019 | 108 | 183 |
| 2020 | 137 | 187 |
| 2021 | 101 | 203 |
| 2022 | 122 | 213 |
| 2023 | 144 | 211 |
| 2024 | 186 | 199 |
| 2025 | 175 | 251 |
| 2026 | 89 | 118 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Skin procedure guidance and feedback system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,064 B2
- Impact-during-suction surgical ureteroscope15 Sep 2026US 12,733,977 B2Ningbo Xinwell Medical Technology Co., Ltd
- Intrauterine morcellation device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,430 B2Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
- Endoscopic treatment device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,434 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Treatment device for ablation11 Aug 2026US 12,702,463 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Insertion instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305926 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Technologies for operating an energy-based surgical instrument based on time-dependent clamp pressure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294511 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Technologies for operating an energy-based surgical instrument based on a tissue fingerprint1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294512 A1
- Energy-based surgical instruments including an insulated electrode1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294514 A1
- Methods and systems for treating one or more metabolic conditions of a patient1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294527 A1Fractyl Health, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Alignment of master and slave in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus2,565US 6,364,888 B1Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2002
- Endoscopic electrosurgical apparatus2,415US 5,334,183 AValleylab, Inc. · 1994
- Surgical tool2,269US 5,395,312 A1995
- Motorized cutting and fastening instrument having control circuit for optimizing battery usage1,886US 8,622,274 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014
- Endoscopic ultrasonic aspirators1,862US 4,750,902 ASonomed Technology, Inc. · 1988