A61B 3/1025
For confocal scanning
Official title: {for confocal scanning}
A61B3/1025 (For confocal scanning) appears on 453 US grants and 529 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 453
- Published applications
- 529
- Assignees
- 143
- Inventors
- 728
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 8 | 11 |
| 2011 | 7 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 | 24 |
| 2013 | 5 | 30 |
| 2014 | 19 | 38 |
| 2015 | 23 | 31 |
| 2016 | 31 | 57 |
| 2017 | 34 | 53 |
| 2018 | 44 | 45 |
| 2019 | 53 | 23 |
| 2020 | 27 | 36 |
| 2021 | 25 | 28 |
| 2022 | 23 | 36 |
| 2023 | 20 | 17 |
| 2024 | 28 | 20 |
| 2025 | 31 | 22 |
| 2026 | 10 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Medical devices, systems, and methods for performing eye exams using displays comprising MEMS scanning mirrors15 Sep 2026US 12,733,805 B2Envision Diagnostics, Inc.
- Ophthalmic apparatus, method of controlling same, and recording medium9 Jun 2026US 12,648,692 B2Topcon Corporation
- Fundus image processing device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions19 May 2026US 12,632,956 B2National University Corporation Hokkaido University
- Psychophysical evaluation of the effect of vitreous floaters28 Apr 2026US 12,611,099 B2Alcon Inc.
- Ophthalmic apparatus, method of controlling same, and recording medium31 Mar 2026US 12,588,812 B2Topcon Corporation
- Scanning ocular wavefront sensor for characterizing optical quality across retinal eccentricity8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305936 A1University of Houston System
- Methods for tissue imaging and uses thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305941 A1The University of Melbourne
- System and method of illumination of structures within an eye27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248384 A1Lensar, Inc.
- Stereo adaptive optics for retinal visualization system using wavefront sensing and correction30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215678 A1Alcon Inc.
- Retinal membrane detection using brillouin light scattering30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215965 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical mapping apparatus with adjustable depth resolution251US 5,975,697 AOTI Ophthalmic Technologies Inc. · 1999
- Optical mapping apparatus with adjustable depth resolution and multiple functionality167US 6,769,769 B2OTI Ophthalmic Technologies Inc. · 2004
- Scanning ophthalmoscope for examining the fundus of the eye148US 4,213,678 ARetina Foundation · 1980
- Imaging system for surgical lasers115US 4,881,808 AIntelligent Surgical Lasers · 1989
- Scanning laser ophthalmoscope optimized for selective retinal microphotocoagulation104US 6,789,900 B2Jozef F. Van de Velde · 2004