A61B 3/0008
Provided with illuminating means
Official title: {provided with illuminating means (A61B3/117, A61B3/14 take precedence)}
A61B3/0008 (Provided with illuminating means) appears on 1,142 US grants and 1,509 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
- 552
- Inventors
- 2,385
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 89 | 90 |
| 2025 | 97 | 75 |
| 2026 | 64 | 73 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Medical devices, systems, and methods for performing eye exams using displays comprising MEMS scanning mirrors15 Sep 2026US 12,733,805 B2Envision Diagnostics, Inc.
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- System and method for in vivo cellular resolution transmission interference imaging of an eye8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305940 A1Sharpeye
- Ophthalmic apparatus for multiple eye health measurements1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294237 A1Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
- Ophthalmic imaging system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294239 A1Young Optics Inc.
- Method for the inspection of an ophthalmic lens for semi-opaque defects17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272286 A1Alcon Inc.
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By later US patents
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- Medical and veterinary imaging and diagnostic procedures utilizing optical probe systems259US 8,914,098 B2oProbe, LLC · 2014
- Variable multiple color LED illumination system239US 6,183,086 B2Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. · 2001
- Eye detection apparatus and image display apparatus205US 7,414,791 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2008