A61B 2018/2035
Beam shaping or redirecting
Official title: {Beam shaping or redirecting; Optical components therefor (A61B2018/2255 takes precedence)}
A61B2018/2035 (Beam shaping or redirecting) appears on 757 US grants and 1,029 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 757
- Published applications
- 1,029
- Assignees
- 371
- Inventors
- 1,412
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 6 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 | 13 |
| 2003 | 13 | 10 |
| 2004 | 7 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 4 | 18 |
| 2007 | 4 | 16 |
| 2008 | 6 | 39 |
| 2009 | 0 | 16 |
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| 2011 | 7 | 27 |
| 2012 | 20 | 31 |
| 2013 | 17 | 39 |
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| 2015 | 38 | 86 |
| 2016 | 53 | 69 |
| 2017 | 32 | 38 |
| 2018 | 45 | 59 |
| 2019 | 56 | 67 |
| 2020 | 55 | 67 |
| 2021 | 48 | 72 |
| 2022 | 54 | 69 |
| 2023 | 38 | 51 |
| 2024 | 53 | 72 |
| 2025 | 60 | 56 |
| 2026 | 22 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 2018/20351Scanning mechanismsIndexing code513
- A61B 2018/20361With redirecting based on sensed conditionIndexing code180
- A61B 2018/20553With special lens or reflector arrangementIndexing code100
- A61B 2018/205547Controller with specific architecture or programmatic algorithm for directing scan path, spotIndexing code65
- A61B 2018/2045ChoppersIndexing code37
- A61B 2018/20554Arrangements for particular intensity distributionIndexing code32
- A61B 2018/205545Arrangements for particular spot shapeIndexing code26
- A61B 2018/204AttenuatorsIndexing code18
Recent patents
- Corneal lenticular formation using a femtosecond laser for hyperopia and mixed astigmatism correction29 Sep 2026US 12,746,155 B2AMO Development, LLC
- Corneal lenticular incision using a femtosecond laser with improved scanline sweep speed profile8 Sep 2026US 12,728,038 B2AMO Development, LLC
- Apparatus and method for controlling immunostimulating laser thermotherapy11 Aug 2026US 12,702,856 B2Clinical Laserthermia Systems AB
- Device and method for in vivo flow cytometry using the detection of photoacoustic waves23 Jun 2026US 12,661,013 B2BioVentures, LLC
- Single and/or dual (532 and/or 577) nm laser delivery system attached to an ophthalmic microscope23 Jun 2026US 12,661,266 B2Appasamy Associates Pvt Ltd
- High-precision medical treatment systems in three or higher dimensions and methods utilizing a set of pulsed lasers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306172 A1Ultrafast Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Laser skin treatment optical system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306173 A1BellaMia Technologies, Inc.
- Urinary stone edge detection for laser lithotripsy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294538 A1Lumenis Ltd.
- Manufacturing method of transparent orthodontic device apparatus using 3D printer1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294596 A1Ods Co., Ltd.
- Laser beam scanner systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294685 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical device with an end effector assembly and system for monitoring of tissue before and after a surgical procedure551US 10,722,293 B2Covidien LP · 2020
- Method for ophthalmological surgery473US 4,665,913 ALri L.P. · 1987
- Apparatus for ophthalmological surgery407US 4,718,418 ALri L.P. · 1988
- Laser dermablator and dermablation330US 6,447,503 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2002
- Far ultraviolet surgical and dental procedures300US 4,784,135 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1988