A61F 2002/1681
Having supporting structure for lens
Official title: {having supporting structure for lens, e.g. haptics}
A61F2002/1681 (Having supporting structure for lens) appears on 1,440 US grants and 1,509 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,440
- Published applications
- 1,509
- Assignees
- 328
- Inventors
- 1,449
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 25 | 25 |
| 2003 | 19 | 44 |
| 2004 | 13 | 29 |
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| 2021 | 67 | 111 |
| 2022 | 73 | 87 |
| 2023 | 79 | 95 |
| 2024 | 67 | 87 |
| 2025 | 65 | 58 |
| 2026 | 36 | 52 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2002/1683Having filiform hapticsIndexing code599
- A61F 2002/169Surrounding opticIndexing code244
- A61F 2002/1682Having mechanical force transfer mechanism to the lensIndexing code233
- A61F 2002/16901Supporting structure conforms to shape of capsular bagIndexing code213
- A61F 2002/1689Having plate-hapticsIndexing code200
- A61F 2002/16905Having means on lens to reduce overall dimension of lens for insertionIndexing code129
- A61F 2002/16902Separable from intraocular lensIndexing code117
- A61F 2002/16903Having means to temporarily stabilize hapticIndexing code35
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for adhering a capsular bag to an intraocular lens29 Sep 2026US 12,746,112 B2Alcon Inc.
- Intraocular lens designs for improved stability22 Sep 2026US 12,740,857 B2Alcon Inc.
- Ocular implant support devices and methods of use8 Sep 2026US 12,727,991 B2Long Bridge Medical, Inc.
- Intraocular lens with focal performance tailored to pupil size deploying refractive power modification along spiral tracks25 Aug 2026US 12,714,553 B2Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited
- Viscoelastic soft tip plunger18 Aug 2026US 12,708,507 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
- Intraocular lenses and methods and systems for intraocular lens implantation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294619 A1Apollo Medical, LLC
- Accommodative Intraocular Lens System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294620 A1Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods for implantation of deformable intraocular lenses415US 4,573,998 AStaar Surgical Company, Inc. · 1986
- Open chamber, elliptical, accommodative intraocular lens system415US 6,488,708 B22002
- Intraocular lens345US 4,787,903 A1988
- Accommodating intraocular lens325US 5,674,282 A1997
- Focussable intraocular lens317US 4,409,691 A1983