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Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection
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Locking mechanisms for endoscopic devices
Patent number
12,102,286
Issue date
Oct 1, 2024
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Evan Wilder
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Grant
Multi-lumen-catheter retractor system for a minimally-invasive, ope...
Patent number
12,089,830
Issue date
Sep 17, 2024
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Gregory Piskun
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Methods and apparatus to shape flexible entry guides for minimally...
Patent number
12,042,120
Issue date
Jul 23, 2024
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Theodore W. Rogers
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Endoscopic system with attached instruments
Patent number
12,022,996
Issue date
Jul 2, 2024
American Endoscopic Innovations, LLC
James Barry
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Flexible tube insertion apparatus, insertion control apparatus, and...
Patent number
12,004,709
Issue date
Jun 11, 2024
Olympus Corporation
Ryo Tezuka
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Modular body cavity access system
Patent number
11,969,156
Issue date
Apr 30, 2024
3NT MEDICAL LTD.
Ehud Bendory
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Surgical devices and methods
Patent number
11,944,276
Issue date
Apr 2, 2024
Aulea Medical, Inc.
George Chao-chih Hsu
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Insertion shaft for an electrically actuated scope
Patent number
11,930,261
Issue date
Mar 12, 2024
Guidance Airway Solutions, LLC
Joshua Joseph Herskovic
B25 - HAND TOOLS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS MANIPULATORS
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Catheter with multi-functional control handle having linear mechanism
Patent number
11,911,575
Issue date
Feb 27, 2024
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jeffrey William Schultz
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Rigidity variable device and endoscope
Patent number
11,839,358
Issue date
Dec 12, 2023
Olympus Corporation
Tomoyuki Kugo
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Grant
Locking mechanisms for endoscopic devices
Patent number
11,779,194
Issue date
Oct 10, 2023
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Evan Wilder
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Grant
Tool and method for using surgical endoscope with spiral lumens
Patent number
11,759,605
Issue date
Sep 19, 2023
Auris Health, Inc.
Enrique Romo
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Over-actuated hysteretic systems and methods for control of same
Patent number
11,633,572
Issue date
Apr 25, 2023
Eindhoven Medical Robotics B.V.
Rolf Iwan Gaasbeek
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Flexible wrist for surgical tool
Patent number
11,633,241
Issue date
Apr 25, 2023
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Thomas G. Cooper
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Endoscope with deployable tooltip camera and methods of use thereof
Patent number
11,589,740
Issue date
Feb 28, 2023
Jongwoo Kim
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Cardiac tissue penetrating devices, methods, and systems for treatm...
Patent number
11,559,212
Issue date
Jan 24, 2023
Bioventrix, Inc.
Kevin Van Bladel
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Endoscope
Patent number
11,517,185
Issue date
Dec 6, 2022
Panasonic I-PRO Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd.
Yuichi Hatase
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Endoscopic device
Patent number
11,503,988
Issue date
Nov 22, 2022
University of Cape Town
Edmund Grey Wessels
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Variable stiffness actuator, endoscope, and power supply method
Patent number
11,471,029
Issue date
Oct 18, 2022
Olympus Corporation
Tetsuya Morishima
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Variable stiffness device, variable stiffness system, endoscope, an...
Patent number
11,471,030
Issue date
Oct 18, 2022
Olympus Corporation
Tatsuhiko Okita
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Deflection device of steerable endoscope
Patent number
11,452,435
Issue date
Sep 27, 2022
ISSA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Yung-Yun Chen
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Robotically-controlled surgical instrument with selectively articul...
Patent number
11,439,470
Issue date
Sep 13, 2022
Cilag GmbH International
James T. Spivey
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Variable stiffness device, endoscope, and method of varying stiffne...
Patent number
11,399,704
Issue date
Aug 2, 2022
Olympus Corporation
Masaya Takahashi
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Shape-transferring cannula system and method of use
Patent number
11,395,580
Issue date
Jul 26, 2022
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Jaime S. Vargas
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Endoscope and stiffness varying method
Patent number
11,389,052
Issue date
Jul 19, 2022
Olympus Corporation
Tatsuhiko Okita
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Grant
Multi-lumen-catheter retractor system for a minimally-invasive, ope...
Patent number
11,344,285
Issue date
May 31, 2022
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Gregory Piskun
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Bendable tube with improved elastic hinge
Patent number
11,330,964
Issue date
May 17, 2022
Fortimedix Assets II B.V.
Mattheus Hendrik Louis Thissen
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Variable stiffness apparatus
Patent number
11,259,690
Issue date
Mar 1, 2022
Olympus Corporation
Tatsuhiko Okita
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Variable-stiffness actuator system
Patent number
11,253,142
Issue date
Feb 22, 2022
Olympus Corporation
Tetsuya Morishima
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Modular body cavity access system
Patent number
11,206,972
Issue date
Dec 28, 2021
3NT MEDICAL LTD.
Ehud Bendory
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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SURGICAL DEVICE AND METHODS
Publication number
20240341585
Publication date
Oct 17, 2024
AULEA MEDICAL, INC.
George Chao-chih Hsu
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
Endoscopic System With Attached Instruments
Publication number
20240237881
Publication date
Jul 18, 2024
American Endoscopic Innovations, LLC
James P. Barry
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
CATHETER WITH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CONTROL HANDLE HAVING LINEAR MECHANISM
Publication number
20240198054
Publication date
Jun 20, 2024
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jeffrey William Schultz
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
MODULAR BODY CAVITY ACCESS SYSTEM
Publication number
20240108206
Publication date
Apr 4, 2024
3NT Medical Ltd.
Ehud BENDORY
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
MULTIPLE-PULL-WIRE ROBOTIC INSTRUMENT ARTICULATION
Publication number
20240082539
Publication date
Mar 14, 2024
Auris Health, Inc.
Enrique Romo
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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DEPLOYABLE ENDOSCOPIC TOOLTIP AND METHODS OF USE
Publication number
20240057858
Publication date
Feb 22, 2024
ENDOPODIUM, INC.
Allen Newman
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, PROCESSOR, AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE...
Publication number
20230414076
Publication date
Dec 28, 2023
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Sayuri YAMAMOTO
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
RIGIDITY CONTROL APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND RIGIDITY CONTROL...
Publication number
20230414077
Publication date
Dec 28, 2023
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Sho NAKAMURA
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES
Publication number
20230404366
Publication date
Dec 21, 2023
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Evan WILDER
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
MEDICAL DEVICE FOR FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND METHOD OF USE
Publication number
20230277045
Publication date
Sep 7, 2023
InnoMed Five, LLC
Peter T. Falkner
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
SHAPE MEMORY ENDOSCOPE INSERTION TUBE SHEATH
Publication number
20230225596
Publication date
Jul 20, 2023
Nitesh Ratnakar
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
RIGIDITY VARIABLE APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF...
Publication number
20230157528
Publication date
May 25, 2023
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Tatsuhiko OKITA
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE
Publication number
20230010050
Publication date
Jan 12, 2023
ANQING MEDICAL CO., LTD
Hang YAN
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IMAGING AND IMPLANTING CARDIAC DE...
Publication number
20220378578
Publication date
Dec 1, 2022
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Eric Michael Petersen
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information
Patent Application
MULTI-LUMEN-CATHETER RETRACTOR SYSTEM FOR A MINIMALLY-INVASIVE, OPE...
Publication number
20220280032
Publication date
Sep 8, 2022
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Gregory Piskun
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information
Patent Application
Bendable tube with improved elastic hinge
Publication number
20220240757
Publication date
Aug 4, 2022
Fortimedix Assets II B.V.
Mattheus Hendrik Louis Thissen
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information
Patent Application
HANDLE FOR PARANASAL SINUS ACCESS DEVICE
Publication number
20220151464
Publication date
May 19, 2022
3NT Medical Ltd.
Ehud BENDORY
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
MODULAR BODY CAVITY ACCESS SYSTEM
Publication number
20220151479
Publication date
May 19, 2022
3NT Medical Ltd.
Ehud BENDORY
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information
Patent Application
Endoscopic System With Attached Instruments
Publication number
20220117468
Publication date
Apr 21, 2022
American Endoscopic Innovations, LLC
James Barry
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
FLUID CONTAINER ADAPTERS
Publication number
20220095897
Publication date
Mar 31, 2022
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Ryan Vincent William Pollock
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
EXPANDABLE GUIDE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
Publication number
20220095899
Publication date
Mar 31, 2022
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Brittany Elizabeth Reed
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
ACTUATOR FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC PROBE, ENDOSCOPIC PROBE AND METHOD FOR C...
Publication number
20220071477
Publication date
Mar 10, 2022
viZaar industrial imaging AG
Bjoern Simon ZAAR
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
FLEXIBLE TUBE INSERTION APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF...
Publication number
20210369084
Publication date
Dec 2, 2021
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Shuji NAKAMURA
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
INSERTION DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE
Publication number
20210345859
Publication date
Nov 11, 2021
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Tatsuhiko OKITA
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR BODY CAVITIES AND METHODS OF USE
Publication number
20210345862
Publication date
Nov 11, 2021
Drive Medical, Inc.
Yan Shi ZHAO
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information
Patent Application
FLEXIBLE TUBE INSERTION DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND FLEXIBLE TUBE...
Publication number
20210338055
Publication date
Nov 4, 2021
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Ryo TEZUKA
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Patent Application
LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES
Publication number
20210315445
Publication date
Oct 14, 2021
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
Evan WILDER
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information
Patent Application
Methods and Apparatus to Shape Flexible Entry Guides for Minimally...
Publication number
20210228063
Publication date
Jul 29, 2021
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Theodore W. Rogers
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information
Patent Application
CATHETER WITH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CONTROL HANDLE HAVING LINEAR MECHANISM
Publication number
20210187247
Publication date
Jun 24, 2021
BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC.
Jeffrey William Schultz
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information
Patent Application
Endoscopic Cannulas and Related Methods
Publication number
20210161555
Publication date
Jun 3, 2021
COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Thomas William Winegar
A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE