A61B 3/13
Ophthalmic microscopes
A61B3/13 (Ophthalmic microscopes) appears on 963 US grants and 1,092 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 963
- Published applications
- 1,092
- Assignees
- 323
- Inventors
- 1,579
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 11 | 14 |
| 2003 | 4 | 13 |
| 2004 | 9 | 23 |
| 2005 | 7 | 24 |
| 2006 | 11 | 14 |
| 2007 | 8 | 17 |
| 2008 | 24 | 19 |
| 2009 | 11 | 20 |
| 2010 | 15 | 30 |
| 2011 | 23 | 27 |
| 2012 | 19 | 23 |
| 2013 | 21 | 27 |
| 2014 | 17 | 38 |
| 2015 | 26 | 37 |
| 2016 | 42 | 58 |
| 2017 | 44 | 93 |
| 2018 | 39 | 77 |
| 2019 | 80 | 58 |
| 2020 | 51 | 65 |
| 2021 | 60 | 76 |
| 2022 | 45 | 73 |
| 2023 | 40 | 75 |
| 2024 | 54 | 74 |
| 2025 | 64 | 71 |
| 2026 | 46 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ophthalmic observation apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,618 B2Topcon Corporation
- Light field processor system29 Sep 2026US 12,748,322 B2Magic Leap, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for adjusting and controlling parameters of the illumination area of ophthalmological devices22 Sep 2026US 12,740,693 B2Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Ophthalmic observation apparatus, method of controlling the same, and recording medium22 Sep 2026US 12,740,702 B2Topcon Corporation
- Optical microscope for retinal imaging22 Sep 2026US 12,740,703 B2Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- System and method for in vivo cellular resolution transmission interference imaging of an eye8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305940 A1Sharpeye
- Non-contact wide angle viewing system with front lens assembly having anti-fogging, anti-reflective coating1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294240 A1Alcon Inc.
- Slit lamp system and method of synchronizing image acquisition using electronic devices thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294241 A1Lightx Innovations Inc.
- Systems and methods for enabling customers to obtain vision and eye health examinations1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301934 A120/20 Vision Center, LLC
- High-resolution slit lamp angular measurement add-on device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262934 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated laser workstation for high precision surgical and industrial interventions381US 6,099,522 AVISX, Incorporated · 2000
- Optical coherence tomography assisted surgical apparatus363US 6,004,314 ACarl Zeiss AG · 1999
- Optical coherence tomography assisted ophthalmologic surgical microscope231US 5,493,109 ACarl Zeiss AG · 1996
- Apparatus and method for a global coordinate system for use in robotic surgery207US 10,383,765 B2Auris Health, Inc. · 2019
- Enhanced ophthalmic surgical experience using a virtual reality head-mounted display196US 9,844,321 B1Novartis AG · 2017