A61B 3/00
Apparatus for testing the eyes
Official title: Apparatus for testing the eyes; Instruments for examining the eyes (eye inspection using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/10)
A61B3/00 (Apparatus for testing the eyes) appears on 12,920 US grants and 14,504 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 12,920
- Published applications
- 14,504
- Assignees
- 3,549
- Inventors
- 17,230
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 41 | 0 |
| 1977 | 32 | 0 |
| 1978 | 29 | 0 |
| 1979 | 40 | 0 |
| 1980 | 43 | 0 |
| 1981 | 58 | 0 |
| 1982 | 38 | 0 |
| 1983 | 65 | 0 |
| 1984 | 52 | 0 |
| 1985 | 59 | 0 |
| 1986 | 65 | 0 |
| 1987 | 81 | 0 |
| 1988 | 79 | 0 |
| 1989 | 113 | 0 |
| 1990 | 74 | 0 |
| 1991 | 109 | 0 |
| 1992 | 77 | 0 |
| 1993 | 107 | 0 |
| 1994 | 118 | 0 |
| 1995 | 109 | 0 |
| 1996 | 137 | 0 |
| 1997 | 103 | 0 |
| 1998 | 139 | 0 |
| 1999 | 179 | 0 |
| 2000 | 172 | 0 |
| 2001 | 147 | 52 |
| 2002 | 157 | 163 |
| 2003 | 184 | 233 |
| 2004 | 152 | 261 |
| 2005 | 82 | 261 |
| 2006 | 118 | 271 |
| 2007 | 188 | 318 |
| 2008 | 254 | 347 |
| 2009 | 197 | 346 |
| 2010 | 300 | 442 |
| 2011 | 315 | 487 |
| 2012 | 270 | 548 |
| 2013 | 407 | 609 |
| 2014 | 500 | 736 |
| 2015 | 543 | 752 |
| 2016 | 614 | 834 |
| 2017 | 638 | 878 |
| 2018 | 636 | 831 |
| 2019 | 797 | 827 |
| 2020 | 722 | 825 |
| 2021 | 616 | 836 |
| 2022 | 571 | 816 |
| 2023 | 566 | 810 |
| 2024 | 618 | 762 |
| 2025 | 737 | 677 |
| 2026 | 472 | 582 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 3/10Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients'11,052
- A61B 3/0016Operational features thereof3,483
- A61B 3/02Subjective types, i.e. testing apparatus requiring the active assistance of the patient2,338
- A61B 3/0008Provided with illuminating means1,142
- A61B 3/0091Fixation targets for viewing direction577
- A61B 3/18Arrangement of plural eye-testing or -examining apparatus353
- A61B 3/0083Provided with means for patient positioning316
- A61B 3/0075Provided with adjusting devices279
Recent patents
- System, method and computer program for a scientific or surgical imaging system, scientific or surgical imaging system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,608 B2Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Eye tracking color vision tests6 Oct 2026US 12,751,612 B2Verily Health Inc.
- Processing system for OCT imaging, OCT imaging system and method for OCT imaging6 Oct 2026US 12,751,613 B2Leica Microsystems Nc, Inc.
- Speckle aware clinical decision support system for retinal diseases6 Oct 2026US 12,751,614 B2
- Virtual reality techniques for characterizing visual capabilities6 Oct 2026US 12,751,615 B2Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
- Device for detecting fluorescence images8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305933 A1Heidelberg Engineering GmbH
- Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing program, and information processing method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305934 A1Nikon Corporation
- Head-mounted display testing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305935 A1Heru Inc.
- Scanning ocular wavefront sensor for characterizing optical quality across retinal eccentricity8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305936 A1University of Houston System
- Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring anisocoria and asymmetry of pupillary reaction to stimulus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305937 A1Neuroptics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and methods for processing analyte sensor data1,380US 6,931,327 B2DexCom, Inc. · 2005
- System and methods for processing analyte sensor data1,230US 7,276,029 B2DexCom, Inc. · 2007
- Method and apparatus for optical imaging with means for controlling the longitudinal range of the sample1,199US 5,321,501 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1994
- Methods and apparatus for forward-directed optical scanning instruments1,184US 6,485,413 B1The General Hospital Corporation · 2002
- Method and apparatus for performing optical measurements using a fiber optic imaging guidewire, catheter or endoscope1,079US 6,134,003 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 2000