A61F 2/16
Intraocular lenses
A61F2/16 (Intraocular lenses) appears on 4,098 US grants and 4,364 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 4,098
- Published applications
- 4,364
- Assignees
- 843
- Inventors
- 3,777
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 31 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 33 | 0 |
| 1985 | 32 | 0 |
| 1986 | 52 | 0 |
| 1987 | 70 | 0 |
| 1988 | 54 | 0 |
| 1989 | 76 | 0 |
| 1990 | 62 | 0 |
| 1991 | 54 | 0 |
| 1992 | 73 | 0 |
| 1993 | 54 | 0 |
| 1994 | 44 | 0 |
| 1995 | 30 | 0 |
| 1996 | 49 | 0 |
| 1997 | 61 | 0 |
| 1998 | 59 | 0 |
| 1999 | 58 | 0 |
| 2000 | 56 | 0 |
| 2001 | 64 | 29 |
| 2002 | 75 | 93 |
| 2003 | 76 | 128 |
| 2004 | 57 | 121 |
| 2005 | 48 | 138 |
| 2006 | 69 | 150 |
| 2007 | 59 | 138 |
| 2008 | 38 | 132 |
| 2009 | 31 | 140 |
| 2010 | 63 | 160 |
| 2011 | 78 | 173 |
| 2012 | 97 | 149 |
| 2013 | 153 | 182 |
| 2014 | 134 | 220 |
| 2015 | 145 | 184 |
| 2016 | 163 | 249 |
| 2017 | 196 | 228 |
| 2018 | 181 | 223 |
| 2019 | 205 | 227 |
| 2020 | 183 | 217 |
| 2021 | 172 | 249 |
| 2022 | 171 | 188 |
| 2023 | 178 | 210 |
| 2024 | 145 | 187 |
| 2025 | 163 | 144 |
| 2026 | 101 | 105 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2/1613Having special lens configurations2,384
- A61F 2002/1681Having supporting structure for lensIndexing code1,440
- A61F 2/1662Instruments for inserting intraocular lenses into the eye898
- A61F 2/1602Corrective lenses for use in addition to the natural lenses of the414
- A61F 2002/16965Lens includes ultraviolet absorberIndexing code304
- A61F 2/1694Capsular bag spreaders therefor234
- A61F 2/1691Packages or dispensers for intraocular lenses214
- A61F 2002/1696Having structure for blocking or reducing amount of light transmittedIndexing code161
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for adhering a capsular bag to an intraocular lens29 Sep 2026US 12,746,112 B2Alcon Inc.
- Injector for an intraocular lens29 Sep 2026US 12,746,113 B2Iolution GmbH
- Intraocular lenses for presbyopia treatment22 Sep 2026US 12,740,855 B2AMO Groningen B. V.
- Light adjustable intraocular lenses with advanced polymerization control22 Sep 2026US 12,740,856 B2RxSight, Inc.
- Intraocular lens designs for improved stability22 Sep 2026US 12,740,857 B2Alcon Inc.
- Self-adjusting suspension systems for intraocular lenses8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306249 A1Ocumetics Technology Corp.
- Intraocular Lens Fixation Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306250 A1California LASIK & Eye, Inc.
- Intraocular lens scaffold device and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306251 A1
- Systems and methods for vergence matching with an optical profile and using refractive index writing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307346 A1AMO Groningen B. V.
- Real-time surgical reference indicium apparatus and methods for intraocular lens implantation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294581 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated intraocular lens injector device1,063US 8,808,308 B2Alcon Research, Ltd. · 2014
- Intraocular lens741US 7,883,540 B2Kowa Company, Ltd. · 2011
- Optical lens for correcting astigmatism451US 5,016,977 AEssilor International-Compagnie Generale · 1991
- Variable power intraocular lens and method of implanting into the posterior chamber447US 4,373,218 A1983
- Methods for implantation of deformable intraocular lenses415US 4,573,998 AStaar Surgical Company, Inc. · 1986