A61B 3/1176
For determining lens opacity
Official title: {for determining lens opacity, e.g. cataract}
A61B3/1176 (For determining lens opacity) appears on 55 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 55
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 198
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatus for screening for maladies by retinal scan11 Aug 2026US 12,702,295 B2
- Color correction in ophthalmic imaging14 Jul 2026US 12,682,498 B2Alcon Inc.
- Laser methods and systems for addressing conditions of the lens31 Mar 2026US 12,589,033 B2Lensar, Inc.
- Slit lamp microscope, ophthalmic information processing apparatus, ophthalmic system, method of controlling slit lamp microscope, and recording medium10 Feb 2026US 12,543,950 B2Topcon Corporation
- Laser methods and systems for addressing conditions of the lens23 Dec 2025US 12,502,312 B2Lensar, Inc.
- Optical treatment plan generation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294541 A1Alcon Inc.
- Systems and methods for corneal opacity detection using optical coherence tomography24 Sep 2026US 2026/0289773 A1
- Automatic cataract grading based on three-dimensional optical coherence tomography18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165580 A1Alcon Inc.
- Portable ophthalmic diagnostic system with artificial intelligence processing14 May 2026US 2026/0130589 A1TeleMedC Group, Inc.
- Laser Methods and Systems for Addressing Conditions of the Lens30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115045 A1Lensar, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for imaging and analysis of ocular tissue74US 5,139,022 A1992
- Methods and devices for the measurement of the degradation of image quality on the retina of the human eye due to cataract58US 5,579,063 A1996
- Method and apparatus for imaging and analysis of corneal tissue35US 5,404,884 A1995
- Ophthalmic disease detection apparatus32US 4,711,542 AKowa Company, Ltd. · 1987
- Cataract imaging apparatus30US 7,156,518 B2Visual Pathways, Inc. · 2007