Patents
Patents for A61B 1 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor (52,871)
10/2004
10/12/2004US6802840 Medical instrument positioning tool and method
10/12/2004US6802809 Endoscope
10/07/2004WO2004086434A2 Magnetic switch for use in a system that includes an in-vivo device, and a method of use thereof
10/07/2004WO2004084717A1 Illumination assembly having fluid-tight seal
10/07/2004WO2004084716A1 Electrical adapter for medical diagnostic instruments using leds as illumination sources
10/07/2004WO2004084715A1 Illumination system for medical diagnostic instrument
10/07/2004WO2004084714A1 A probe, in particular for tubular cavities
10/07/2004WO2004084713A1 Protective sheath for illumination assembly of a disposable vaginal speculum
10/07/2004WO2004084707A2 Methods and devices for minimizing the loss of blood through a severed sternum during cardiac and/or thoracic surgery
10/07/2004WO2004084702A2 Method and apparatus for tracking insertion depth
10/07/2004WO2004068840A3 Remote video inspection system
10/07/2004WO2004054430A3 Device, system and method for selective activation of in vivo sensors
10/07/2004WO2004034875A3 Medical device sheath apparatus and method
10/07/2004US20040199196 Inflatable intraluminal molding device
10/07/2004US20040199121 Apparatus and method for providing percutaneous access and medicament to a target surgical site
10/07/2004US20040199088 Guide wire having bending segment
10/07/2004US20040199087 Guide wire structure for insertion into an internal space
10/07/2004US20040199074 Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the body
10/07/2004US20040199061 Apparatus and methods for in vivo imaging
10/07/2004US20040199055 Crank retractor handle
10/07/2004US20040199054 Magnetically propelled capsule endoscopy
10/07/2004US20040199053 Autosteering vision endoscope
10/07/2004US20040199052 Endoscopic imaging system
10/07/2004US20040199050 Cone tip biliary catheter and method of use
10/07/2004US20040199049 Probe vibrating assembly for endoscopic procedures
10/07/2004US20040199048 High flow stone basket system
10/07/2004US20040197248 Using high temperature, high pressure steam; cooling mechanism
10/07/2004US20040197058 High speed electronic remote medical imaging system and method
10/07/2004US20040196553 Observation apparatus and observation system
10/07/2004US20040196364 Electronic endoscope system
10/07/2004DE10314289A1 Bildleiter Image guide
10/07/2004DE10314287A1 Endoscope has an equalization section within the image conveying optical fiber with the image conveyer enclosed by a protective tube both prior to and after the equalization section
10/07/2004DE10313344A1 Medical or dental hand instrument, e.g. for cutting or drilling, has an electrically activated tool that is supplied by leads formed on an insulated shaft by deposition of an electrical layer and then erosion to form two strips
10/07/2004CA2523820A1 Electrical adapter for medical diagnostic instruments using leds as illumination sources
10/07/2004CA2523805A1 Protective sheath for illumination assembly of a disposable vaginal speculum
10/07/2004CA2523801A1 Illumination assembly having fluid-tight seal
10/07/2004CA2519477A1 Methods and devices for minimizing the loss of blood through a severed sternum during cardiac and/or thoracic surgery
10/07/2004CA2517841A1 Method and apparatus for tracking insertion depth
10/06/2004EP1464315A2 Polyurethane feeding tube and associated adaptors
10/06/2004EP1464270A1 Towing positioning device
10/06/2004EP1464165A2 Imaging device and related methods
10/06/2004EP1463441A2 Apparatus, method and system for intravascular photographic imaging
10/06/2004EP1463440A2 Prevention of flap necrosis in plastic surgery
10/06/2004EP1301235B1 Medical device with braid and coil
10/06/2004EP1073363B1 Medical body access device
10/06/2004EP1057063A4 Confocal microscopy with multi-spectral encoding
10/06/2004EP1001701B1 Analytical device for in vivo analysis in the body of a patient
10/06/2004CN2645602Y Inner specula device
10/06/2004CN2645601Y Light conducting type tongue depressor
10/06/2004CN2645600Y Stepping motor corner control handler for endoscope
10/06/2004CN2645599Y Hard choledochoscope for laparoscope bile duct operation
10/06/2004CN1533739A Method of remote control therapeutic instrument and its device
10/05/2004US6801370 Imaging optical system
10/05/2004US6800060 Swallowable data recorder capsule medical device
10/05/2004US6800057 Image obtaining apparatus
10/05/2004US6800056 Endoscope with guiding apparatus
10/03/2004CA2463214A1 Medical device with track and method of use
09/2004
09/30/2004WO2004083817A2 Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site
09/30/2004WO2004082472A1 Apparatus and method for light control in an in-vivo imaging device
09/30/2004WO2004082470A1 Capsule type endoscope
09/30/2004WO2004082462A2 Endoscopic tissue removal apparatus and method
09/30/2004WO2004069036A9 Computer-assisted knee replacement apparatus and method
09/30/2004WO2004062489A8 Four-blade surgical speculum
09/30/2004WO2004030519A3 Thymic atrophy
09/30/2004US20040193211 Fingertip surgical instruments
09/30/2004US20040193186 Flexible housing element for a surgical tool
09/30/2004US20040193183 Branching passage assembly for endoscopic biopsy channel
09/30/2004US20040193104 Bendable, reusable medical instruments with improved fatigue life
09/30/2004US20040193094 Hydrocephalus shunt system with endoscopic placement features
09/30/2004US20040193017 Endoscopic fluid supply conduit system
09/30/2004US20040193016 Endoscopic delivery system for the non-destructive testing and evaluation of remote flaws
09/30/2004US20040193015 Electric bending endoscope
09/30/2004US20040193014 Electric bending endoscope
09/30/2004US20040193013 Flexible tube for an endoscope
09/30/2004US20040193012 Endoscope and manufacturing method therefor
09/30/2004US20040193011 Anti-twist casing for endoscopic manipulating head assembly
09/30/2004US20040193010 Capsule endoscope
09/30/2004US20040193009 Endoscope having a guide tube
09/30/2004US20040193008 Endoscope having a guide tube
09/30/2004US20040193007 Endoscope assemblies having working channels with reduced bending and stretching resistance
09/30/2004US20040193006 Anatomical visualization system
09/30/2004US20040192645 detecting chitin in mammals; useful for diagnosing disease caused by accumulation of chitin or amyloid plaques such as Alzheimer's disease, spongiform encepalopathies, type II diabetes, atrial amyloidosis; administering the composition to inhibit polymerization of N-acetylglucosamine to chitin
09/30/2004US20040191819 Expression profiles for breast cancer and methods of use
09/30/2004US20040190159 Endoscope image pickup unit for picking up magnified images of an object, a focus adjustment apparatus and method, and a focus range check apparatus and method for the same
09/30/2004US20040189799 Borescope with simultaneous video and direct viewing
09/30/2004US20040189798 Method and apparatus for photographing fluorescent and reflected-light images
09/30/2004US20040188816 Double-sealed imaging apparatus
09/30/2004US20040187893 Cleaner comprising brush having plurality of bristles coated with hydrophilic polymer; cylindrical design allows brush to be pushed through surgical instrument or lumen
09/30/2004US20040187892 Scrubbing element with leader
09/30/2004DE102004012512A1 Endoskopische Visualisierungseinrichtung Endoscopic visualization device
09/30/2004CA2519376A1 Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site
09/29/2004EP1462144A1 Hydrocephalus shunt system with endoscopic placement features
09/29/2004EP1462063A1 Flexible housing element for a surgical tool
09/29/2004EP1461963A1 Method and device for image display
09/29/2004EP1461654A1 Confocal microscopy with multi-spectral encoding and system and apparatus for spectroscopically encoded confocal microscopy
09/29/2004EP1461601A1 Equipment for spectroscopy of subsurface autofluorescence
09/29/2004EP1461449A2 System for monitoring bacterial tumor treatment
09/29/2004EP1461095A2 Self-propelled, intraluminal device with hollow, cylindrical head and method of use
09/29/2004EP1250171B1 Hemostasis valve
09/29/2004EP1135070B1 Laparoscopic sealed access device