A61B 3/1005
For measuring distances inside the eye
Official title: {for measuring distances inside the eye, e.g. thickness of the cornea (A61B3/11 takes precedence)}
A61B3/1005 (For measuring distances inside the eye) appears on 628 US grants and 748 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 628
- Published applications
- 748
- Assignees
- 221
- Inventors
- 1,015
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 6 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 4 | 11 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 | 24 |
| 2008 | 11 | 14 |
| 2009 | 11 | 14 |
| 2010 | 9 | 27 |
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| 2012 | 14 | 27 |
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| 2014 | 29 | 44 |
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| 2021 | 30 | 27 |
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| 2023 | 35 | 56 |
| 2024 | 25 | 30 |
| 2025 | 30 | 23 |
| 2026 | 18 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- System and method of a process for robust macular thickness analysis using low-cost line-field optical coherence tomography (OCT)28 Jul 2026US 12,694,479 B2Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Ophthalmologic apparatus and method of examining eye to be examined14 Jul 2026US 12,678,042 B2Topcon Corporation
- Systems and methods for vitreous disease severity measurement2 Jun 2026US 12,642,646 B2Alcon Inc.
- Methods and systems for predicting the post-operative effective lens position in cataract surgery19 May 2026US 12,629,245 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Methods for tissue imaging and uses thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305941 A1The University of Melbourne
- Ophthalmic injection robot and system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306295 A1Alcon Inc.
- Ocular tomographic image generation method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283461 A1Deepeyevision Inc.
- Device for measuring properties of eye and method thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272295 A1Icare Finland Oy
- Tonometer for determining properties of eye and method thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262939 A1Icare Finland Oy
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Fiber optic needle probes for optical coherence tomography imaging722US 6,564,087 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2003
- Fiber optic imaging endoscope interferometer with at least one faraday rotator710US 6,501,551 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2002
- Grating based phase control optical delay line535US 6,111,645 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 2000
- Method and apparatus for acquiring images using a ccd detector array and no transverse scanner522US 5,465,147 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1995