A61F 2/1602
Corrective lenses for use in addition to the natural lenses of the
Official title: {Corrective lenses for use in addition to the natural lenses of the eyes or for pseudo-phakic eyes}
A61F2/1602 (Corrective lenses for use in addition to the natural lenses of the) appears on 414 US grants and 376 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 414
- Published applications
- 376
- Assignees
- 160
- Inventors
- 494
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 5 |
| 2002 | 14 | 12 |
| 2003 | 12 | 29 |
| 2004 | 13 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 9 | 16 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 14 |
| 2011 | 3 | 14 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 14 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 16 |
| 2015 | 11 | 16 |
| 2016 | 9 | 27 |
| 2017 | 17 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18 | 24 |
| 2019 | 15 | 23 |
| 2020 | 14 | 15 |
| 2021 | 12 | 16 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 12 | 15 |
| 2024 | 17 | 19 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Intraocular lenses for presbyopia treatment22 Sep 2026US 12,740,855 B2AMO Groningen B. V.
- Exchangeable optics and therapeutics using magnetic tacks14 Jul 2026US 12,678,276 B2California LASIK & Eye, Inc.
- Ophthalmic prosthetic to treat negative and positive dysphotopsia7 Jul 2026US 12,672,955 B2
- Method of making a multizonal lens with enhanced performance3 Mar 2026US 12,564,487 B2AMO Groningen B. V.
- Piggyback intraocular lens that improves overall vision where there is a local loss of retinal function17 Feb 2026US 12,551,332 B2AMO Groningen B. V.
- Add-on intraocular lens30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215907 A1Physiol
- Posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (iol) and manufacturing method of the same25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174546 A1Physiol
- Phakic refractive lenses18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165830 A1Medennium, Inc.
- Intraocular lens that improves overall vision where there is a local loss of retinal function28 May 2026US 2026/0144629 A1AMO Groningen B. V.
- Methods and systems for changing a refractive property of an implantable intraocular lens21 May 2026US 2026/0137560 A1AMO Development, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Compound intraocular lens294US 5,968,094 AEmmetropia, Inc. · 1999
- Accommodating intraocular implant287US 4,254,509 A1981
- Surgical device for implantation of a deformable intraocular lens242US 4,702,244 AStaar Surgical Company, Inc. · 1987
- Vision prosthesis206US 6,638,304 B2Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · 2003
- Methods of obtaining ophthalmic lenses providing the eye with reduced aberrations190US 6,705,729 B2Pharmacia Groningen BV · 2004