G02B 23/2453
Of the proximal end
Official title: {of the proximal end}
G02B23/2453 (Of the proximal end) appears on 188 US grants and 200 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 188
- Published applications
- 200
- Assignees
- 83
- Inventors
- 360
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2014 | 6 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 | 13 |
| 2017 | 9 | 28 |
| 2018 | 15 | 20 |
| 2019 | 22 | 12 |
| 2020 | 17 | 18 |
| 2021 | 15 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 12 |
| 2024 | 18 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026 | 7 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Light module for an endoscopic system, use of a light module, and endoscopic system16 Jun 2026US 12,653,390 B2Ambu A/S
- Endoscope with optical filter arrangement and use26 May 2026US 12,635,862 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Optical instrument configured to switch between an integrated and external light source14 Apr 2026US 12,599,291 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Method of visible light and fluorescence imaging with reduced chromatic aberration17 Mar 2026US 12,575,722 B2KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
- Light source and system for and method of fluorescence diagnosis10 Mar 2026US 12,569,124 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Filter switching device for an endoscopic camera head23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211227 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Endoscope designs and methods of manufacture18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169278 A1Integrated Endoscopy, Inc.
- Optical system, imaging device, and endoscope system26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083307 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Filter changing apparatus for an endoscopic camera, camera head for an endoscope, and retrofit kit for retrofitting a camera head and/or an endoscope23 Oct 2025US 2025/0325171 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Surgical camera system with high dynamic range and fluorescent imaging10 Jul 2025US 2025/0227382 A1Arthrex, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscope293US 7,780,593 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · 2010
- Confocal microscopy with multi-spectral encoding246US 6,341,036 B12002
- Confocal microscopy with multi-spectral encoding and system and apparatus for spectroscopically encoded confocal microscopy183US 6,831,781 B2The General Hospital Corporation · 2004
- Medical observing instrument177US 5,601,549 AMachida Endoscope Co., Ltd. · 1997
- Fiber-optic confocal imaging apparatus and methods of use164US 6,370,422 B1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System · 2002