- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61B - Diagnosissurgeryidentification
- A61B 1/227 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor for ears, i.e. otoscopes
Patent holdings for IPC class A61B 1/227
Total number of patents in this class: 556
10-year publication summary
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44
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52
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58
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67
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63
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Welch Allyn, Inc. | 785 |
46 |
| Otonexus Medical Technologies, Inc | 76 |
27 |
| Acclarent, Inc. | 573 |
19 |
| Spiral Therapeutics Inc. | 49 |
19 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 10057 |
15 |
| Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | 3877 |
12 |
| 3Shape A/S | 473 |
12 |
| 3nt Medical Ltd. | 28 |
10 |
| Helen of Troy Limited | 224 |
9 |
| PhotoniCare, Inc. | 19 |
9 |
| Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. | 2150 |
8 |
| Zipline Health, Inc. | 10 |
8 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | 2688 |
7 |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | 376 |
7 |
| National University of Ireland, Galway | 280 |
7 |
| Kenvue Brands LLC | 954 |
7 |
| Lantos Technologies, Inc. | 28 |
6 |
| Ohio State Innovation Foundation | 2132 |
6 |
| United Sciences, LLC | 22 |
6 |
| Gyrus ACMI, Inc. | 1211 |
5 |
| Other owners | 311 |